If you are a fairly experienced mac'er, would OS X confuse a lot?

I've been using macs since I was 6 (1995) and it really isn't that hard. it took me a couple of weeks to pretty much master it, and it'll be even easier when Jaguar comes out. I wouldn't suggest getting it until Jaguar, cuz you might have to spend more money other wise.
 
I'm using macs since my 6th too, also 1995 :)
But, I already have the Cd, It came free with my dad's
new G4, only he didn't want to use Mac OS X,
so now the cd is being unused, so I wondered
if it would be alot of work to master it like the normal Mac's.
(6 to 9)

I'm sorry but I don't even know what Jaguar is, could you explain?
 
no probelm:
Jaguar is the next update to Mac OS X, which is said to be much faster and more feature-packed then it is right now. It is expectyed to come out sometime August or Spetember. For a much better decription: http://www.apple.com/macosx/newversion/

If you know the mac OS already, it really isn't hard at all to switch. It has a ton of the same features as the old version, except it is way better. I would definitely recommend switching to OS X. and If you don't like it :)eek:) you can always switch back.

In my opinion: Go for it!!
 
Thanks for the good advice, it's unlike other unhelpful forums here. :)
But my dad is worried that Mac os X will slow down a lot of the 9.0 programs, or that some programs won't even run on it. Will we have to buy all the applications for mac os x again? And my dad talked about how hard Mac Os X was cause it's unlike every other macintosh system. He said you can't just screw around a bit, it'll be more like Windows, all those settings you have to know, what do you think?

Also, will Jaguar be downloadable, or will we have to buy it?
I guess we'll have to buy it, but I can't see it anywhere.
 
OS X may slow down some programs, but you'll have to specify which programs you use a lot

SOME programs don't run it, but if you put OS 9 and OS X on seperate partitions you can hold down the option key at startup to choose which OS to use, so you can use both.

Mac OS X, like I said, really isn't that hard, but you're going to have to try it out and see for yourself, because I'm only speaking my personal experience. The settings aren't very hard to know either.

We don't know if Jaguar will be free (doubtfully) or how much it will cost, but you'll probably have to buy it rather than downloading it.
 
OS X is more user-friendly than any other OS I've seen, the only thing your dad has to do is to forget that he knows OS 9 and it'll flow like a charm. I'd guess he looks in places that seem logical to him in OS 9, tell him that mostly any pref. can be set in System Preferences.

OS X is good to learn, but you have to have will to learn it and not insist that you know.
 
Originally posted by xaqintosh
if you put OS 9 and OS X on seperate partitions you can hold down the option key at startup to choose which OS to use, so you can use both.
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Could you explain this a little further?
I'm gonna write this down or print it :D

If it really isn't as bad as my dad tells me, we
made a deal we would install it and be happy.
And from the look of your posts, Mac OS X
seems a bi harder, but doable.
So I guess he's gonna let me install it.
woo!
Thanks.
 
If you partition your HD and Install OS X on one partition, and OS 9 on another partition, while you start up the computer you can hold down the option key and a screen will pop up letting you choose which Operating System to start up with. If they are both on the same partition, you have to set it with the System preferences before you restart. NOTE: partitioning requires erasing your HD, so you must bcak it up.
 
Eh.. one more question, from the looks of several articles at www.macworld.com, it seems Mac OS X really is pretty different. Now I know that, and I don't care, I'll just learn my way trough, but what the hell is this
all about? I sure hope this isn't any standard procedure you're going o have go master. Also, is it true that you can't double-click a folder to open it anymore? If so, what do you do?:confused:
 
you still double-click to open a folder. Unless you are in column view, in which case you click once to open folders and twice for items. but you can use either list, icon, or column view. Also, that picture was of the terminal, which lest you control the Command-Line interface If you want to. You definitely don't have to (I rarely if ever us it) and you won't be any worse off if you don't use it.
 
The Command line is not needed by everyday users . It is used by devolopers and people that know unix. You will not need to do this all you have to do is double click on the app and presto, it runs. Mac os x is so good that if in the rare case that an app crashes it dose not affect other apps or even the system!

Also, is it true that you can't double-click a folder to open it anymore?
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Who told you that? You can open folder by double clicking.
 
I just read it on macworld.com in one of the articles but I can't find it anymore. They said something like this:

"Sadly when you double-click in Mac OS X, you won't open the file, you'll have to press command blabla.."

But I just searched for it like 30 minutes but couldn't find it anywhere, weird. Maybe it's a default setting, but you can adjust it to classic.
 
RPS - let me put some of yours and your dad's worries to rest.
1st - you're probably not going to have enough room to do partitions on the old imac you mention in the other thread. don't worry. it works fine with it all on the same partition. in fact there can be disadvantages to partitioning. you're probably goin to want an external HD before long anyway if you don't already have one. and that will give you plenty of options.
2nd - having used macs since the mid 80's, i can say that most of os x is just like mac has always been. don't let the 'nix terminal jockeys scare you. i've only used the terminal once and i manage to do everthing i want in os x. that being said, the thing that will cause you the most confusion are "permissions". not to worry again - there are LOTS of threads here that deal with how to use them once you run across a problem with them. no big deal. You will probably want to go to www.versiontracker.com and get an app called ASM which brings back the application switcher if you have a habit of reaching for the upper right hand corner to switch between apps. of course, the dock will work for this as well. just a matter of habits.
3rd- lots of free and shareware apps at versiontracker - it's a virtual playground of fun stuff. some of the apps you have now will have free os x updates. others you'll have to pay to upgrade. you can continue using almost any app in classic - where you run os 9 at the same time as os x. i can only say this is a really cool thing when first switching.
4th - os x is incredibly stable, so there's not a lot of need to "mess around" like you did previously. in fact there is almost no reason for you to ever open the system folder. anything else can be screwed with pretty easily and then fixed, just like always. (of course it's smart to back up things you play with)

tell dad a 44 yo mac user who started with a 512kE in about '84, thinks os x is the only way to go and that once he tries it, he'll want it back!!;) remember the best point - you don't give up os 9 to get os x, you get both!!
 
I agree with everything that Ed has said, and versiontracker is great too if you ever want any of the OS 9 functionality you might be missing, check in the utilities and system utilities.
 
OK thanks A LOT yiu guys, my dad read these posts and he's gonna let me install it, say hello to a new fellow Mac OS X'er! :) :D
 
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