remaining reasons for forcing us back into OS 9?

**ScottW** · January 8th, 2002, 10:16 PM

Since the release of 10.1.2, I have made it quite the effort to just MOVE and to bear the turmoil while it lasts and companies come out with programs.

Since then, I have used OS X 95% of the time and rarely reboot into OS 9.

My major issues are:

1) Photoshop (runs fine under classic mode, but obviously not as snappy)
2) Retrospect Backup (just released today, so awesome)
3) Dreamweaver (runs fine under classic)

Everything else has either come out for OS X or is in Beta. This is REALLY COOL, now if I could just get MySQL/Apache/PHP all running on my system.

On my wife's machine, she has a few more issues.

1) Adobe Press Ready (Postscript software for 1220c DeskJet)
2) Microtek USB Scanner support (haven't tested the waters w/ this one)

At least on #1 it forces her to reboot into OS 9 to print illustrator files to the deskjet using postscipt... and possibly for using the scanner.

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**vanguard** · January 8th, 2002, 10:27 PM

I haven't booted into 9 since the day I bought my iBook six months ago.

However, I still have to use classic for RealPlayer and for the Palm desktop (waiting for avantgo support). Other than that, OSX is a dream.

**themacko** · January 8th, 2002, 10:40 PM

I went ahead and installed X monday (after I saw iPhoto). Everything seems to work pretty good .. although I really want Real Player for X. What the hell is taking these guys so long?

**xegan** · January 8th, 2002, 11:07 PM

SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI !!!

everything sticking out of my Adaptec 2930U SCSI card
doesn't work - that in includes a yamaha 4x CD-r,
a Umax 1200 scanner, and an external HD.
My SCSI zip works fine though....

I'm thinking that apple isn't looking back
when it comes to SCSI... Firewire full ahead...

Real Player would be nice, seeing as how WiMP
just came out for X.

I also want Griffin to update it's iMate drivers
so I can use my old 4-button Kensington ADB mouse,
and old ADB keyboard (they just feel better).

**Ronnie Fitz** · January 9th, 2002, 12:15 AM

Digital performer!!!!
All Audio apps!!!!
I love 9.1 it is fast and it never crashes on me
i just never liked having a swap file!!!!!!
at least in windblows you can turn the swap file off!!!!
you gota atmit that moast mac guys have plenty of ram
on there macs!!!so who needs a swap file!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i used windows for along time untill i saw a mac
and i fell head over heals in love with the interface!
but when os x came out i jumped at the chance to buy it!!!
but then i found out it was a hell of alot like windblows
and it made me sick.
i mean the mac was the reason i quit using windows
im sorry guys i just dont think it atcs like a mac now
please dont flame me
it is just the way i feel about it

**edX** · January 9th, 2002, 12:30 AM

Scott - probably the same thing that took them so long to have a working mac version in the first place.

i'm not sure what it is, but at least it's consistent

**ScottW** · January 9th, 2002, 12:33 AM

I have a SCSI VXA Tape Backup drive and works great... especially with Restrospect. AH! Finally.... I can backup. I am going to do a backup of the Cube and do a complete restore to my PB... this way I can test it out and see if it really really works.

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**lethe** · January 10th, 2002, 01:13 AM

1. software airport basestation
2. file syncronization
3. ram disk

4. the last thing is not so much a reason to use OS9 on an up and running system, but one thing i really love about OS9 is that the OS9 install disk is much more than just an installer. the OS9 install disk can boot up a largely funtctional system even if the hard drive is corrupted, or altogether absent. this is great for troubleshooting a broken mac. you can boot from the CD and backup all your files to the network, even if the HD is not bootable. it would be great if this were possible with the OSX install disk.