[P1] OT: Used Mac Prices

[Mike Urseth]

Of course I'm plugging along in the Old World of 9.2. Getting into 
OSX native versions of Quark, Illustrator, etc. will be a little 
pricey.

I realize that I can run Classic (although I must admit to being more 
than a little underwhelmed by what I've seen of that process.

Luddites Unite! You have nothing to lose but your brains!


>>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.
>

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