[CUBE] OT: X migration strategy (Jaguar v Panther)

[Hal]

I'd go with Jaguar now and get going on OSX. You'll find the transition 
to Panther very simple. The interface is very similar and only took me 
a couple hours to get used to. It's really very easy.

I switched back at 10.1 and have never looked back.

-Hal

On Mar 26, 2004, at 8:35 AM, Erik Ness wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I'm definitely going to X sometime in the next month. I'd like to 
> impose on you all for a critique of the following strategy:
>
> I thought this was going to happen last year, so I do own Jaguar. Soon 
> my wife will purchase a new laptop, at which point in time Panther 
> becomes available. I know Panther is my endpoint, but I am anxious to 
> switch ASAP because my most important software is FileMaker, and the 
> new version is a hands-down, kick-@$$ winner. Is the transition from 
> Jaguar to Panther transparent enough -- and the interface similar 
> enough -- that I won't be pulling my hair out over minor differences 
> in a month?
>
> Some potentially meaningful addenda:
>
> 1. Window management and app switching matter to me, and what I see of 
> Expose I really like, though I think I can muddle through between the 
> dock and DragThing in the interim.
>
> 2. I run a lot of shortcuts, and am currently re-doing all my 
> OneClick/AppleScript tricks using iKey, DragThing and AppleScript. 
> Jaguar is performing nicely.
>
> 3. Though it hurts the pocketbook a bit, I'm not afraid to pay for the 
> right tool (for example FileMaker and Mailsmith) if it does the job 
> well.
>
> So, am I crazy to be short-term Jaguar user, or should I just do it 
> all when Panther arrives?
>
> Cheers, and many thanks for any input.
>
> Erik
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