OT: Used Mac Prices

[Charles Martin]

> From: Mike Urseth <mike at signhelpers.com>
> I'm torn that way. On the one hand, the biggest expense about going
> to a G5 is upgrading all my old software. On the other, the lure of
> SPEED!
>
I'm sorry, what software do you *have* to upgrade to use a G5? The 
10.2.7 update ships with the machine, and the only other 
"compatibility" updates I'm aware of (for Photoshop and Digital 
Performer) are both free (and not strictly necessary -- they are just 
speed updates).

> Does anyone know if the dual processor aspect of this machine is
> utilized  by OSX?

Depends. If what you are really asking is "is the Finder multi-threaded 
at last?" then the answer is "yes."

Of course, in normal use the Finder has little need of the 2nd 
processor, but that's always been true.

_Chas_

"You, on the other hand, need to go back to 
i_own_a_pc_and_all_i_do_is_play_games_and_steal_from_kazza
_and_wait_for_crappy_mac_knockoffs_to_come_to_windows.com." -- great 
putdown seen on MacNN forums