MacOS X

MacOS-X is my standard operating system. Currently it is the only one that I use and much to my satisfaction. I have experience with Windows-98 and a little bit with Windows XP. However I prefer MacOS-X. I might be called a fan. But then I came a long way. Before this opearting system I used Os-9 for a while. It was OK. Before that I had a NeXTstep system at home, which was my favorite system. I was happy that Apple bought NeXT. Unfortunately it took them a while to deliver OS-X. I stepped in when the beta came out. It really looked a lot like NeXTstep and from then on it only got better.

I follow the OS updates pretty closely. For a minor update I usually wait a few days before committing myself. I buy the major updates, but I usually wait for the first minor update to appear. Each major update cost me money, but I think it is a useful expenditure. I hope that my computers (classic iBook and iMac DV-SE) can keep-up for a while. I plan my next hardware update in 2006 or so.

I nearly made the transition to OS-X. I only use Excel, Fireworks and Reunion under OS-9. I do not really see an alternative for Excel. I could use the OS-X version, but I find it to expensive. I like the Pivot tables of Excel. I use Fireworks as it is able to interact with my Umax scanner. No alternative here either. There is an OS-X version for Reunion, but a bit to expensive at the moment. Ande then there are the applications that are not truly OS-X. These applications for instance do not use the Services. I am not sure which applications that I use are not truly OS-X apps. I can only think of Winebook, an application to manage your wine cellar and drinking. There is an OS-X alternative for this one. Was it to expensive?

Anyway I try to buy and use only the true OS-X apps. They really benefit from the operation system foundation.

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