Originally posted by ezra
Have you ever used the terminal? This is not Os9, you have more options as to how you can use your machine. Have you ever used Linux? OsX is very similar, with a GUI on top like Gnome, or KDE. You can bypass the GUI with the Terminal.I don't use OsX like a Mac, I use it like Unix. I also wish there were a way to turn off the GUI, and there probably is a way, but I'm not certain. I would boot right into a command line if I could. For fun I like to hold down cmd-v on startup to remeind me that I an using Unix. Give it a try, and you'll soon have a different impression of your MacOS.
I don't mean to just do away with the UI altogether. I just want something leaner. Maybe I'm asking for too much.
I used to have linux running on my old Motorola Starmax (remember those awful things?)
I do use the terminal, in fact, I've been using Pine to check my email since 95. My first computer was and 8088 running dos. But when I went to school they put a Mac in front of me. I used to hate it, now I can't do without it. I always wished I would have a command line at my disposal, and not just a telnet or ssh window to the webserver or mailserver. As a designer, the command line doesn't get me far. It is nice to have apache and mysql to test and do quick changes in flash, director, photoshop, or bbedit and not have to ftp all the time.
I like OSX. I don't need to be convinced. With this update, it's now responsive enough for my daily work. I don't need it to be pretty.