[G4] Versiontracker.com

[Alex]

On Monday, May 24, 2004, at 09:11 Canada/Eastern, Anne Keller-Smith 
wrote:

>  [...] I need to be able to plug in my OS version and my 
> program/peripheral
> specs and generate a page that will tell me how things will get along 
> if I update/
> upgrade my OS. [...]

There's no such thing. The amount of work and testing required to 
maintain such a database would be staggering.

The solution is to approach the problem in a methodical fashion. First, 
make a list of third-party hardware, then check the manufacturer's 
support site, <http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/>, or discussion lists, for 
info on compatibility. Then make a list of software you _have_ to use, 
and check the developer's support site, versiontracker, or discussion 
lists for upgrades and compatibility. It's not practical to check every 
piece of third-party software prior to upgrading.

As a general rule, updates (e.g., v10.2.3 -> v10.2.8) are unlikely to 
break anything major; upgrades (e.g., v10.2.8 -> v10.3.3) are more 
likely to cause problems.

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