[MacDV] Re: iMovie3 for OS 9 as well?

[Thubten Kunga]

My response was meant to say "Do you really think Apple is going to 
sell an OS 9 compatible package in 2003?" rather than sarcastic against 
Sean.

But I'm glad I inspired such an eloquent case for the continued use of 
OS 9. Now you've got me thinking that the new lower priced 15" GHz 
SuperDrive TiBook might be the last great PowerBook Apple will ever 
make. Seriously.

I know about the problems you explain so well. But I allow myself to 
forgetaboutthem under Steve's Reality Distortion Field.

You are right and welcome to remind us of these horrific and unattended 
to realities Bobbo. Apple is in much to big a hurry to sell OS X than 
they are willing to devote resources to help important big and small 
third parties solve their compatibility challenges.

k

On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 02:26  PM, Bobbo wrote:

> I don't think he's kidding. I think he's sorry to be strongarmed into 
> an
> operating system that is still not ready for prime time, IMO. And 
> before
> anyone gripes and derides me for being a fogy and a hanger-on, try 
> being in
> the audio business and being cornered into using X. Two years and three
> major versions later, there are still issues there. ProTools is just 
> now
> due to become compatible. DECK remains problematical for many, even 
> with
> the latest updates of both OSX and DECK installed. Many people have
> reported problems with a variety of audio apps under X that remain
> unresolved, or are sometimes exacerbated, with Jaguar.
>
> And if one of your other hats is making serious art prints, try 
> checking in
> with Epson on when their latest drivers (for the fabulous 2200, for
> instance) will be fully operational outside Classic. Many of the 
> functions,
> like edge to edge printing, are unsupported in OSX and Epson has not, 
> to my
> knowledge, stated an intention to change that anytime soon.
>
> I continue to use 9 because it's stable. I can already hear the anvil
> chorus of "My OSX is more stable than 9 ever was." Well, jolly good, 
> but
> that isn't my experience. My brother was an early adopter of OSX and
> continues to have problems, right into Jaguar, and he is (and I am) an
> extremely experienced Macintosh user.
>
> Apple makes it very tempting to venture into X, and I do on occasion, 
> to
> use iDVD, for instance. Their iLife series is cooler than a moose at 
> the
> North Pole. I'll spring the $49 for the new set and call it a bargain. 
> But
> I too wish Apple had respected my choice of platform and workflow, 
> rather
> than being so controlling and demanding about forcing their 
> still-evolving
> new OS down everyone's throat, however wide and willing some of those
> throats may be.
>
> I realize no one is forcing me to use X... at least until I buy a new 
> Mac,
> an option I'll weigh and consider when that time comes. In the 
> meantime, my
> new Powerbook 1Gig boots up nicely in 9 or I would not have bought it, 
> and
> will continue to do so until the rest of the applications I use are 
> fully
> compatible and reside happily within X. Perhaps in two years (my 
> average
> between large new computer purchases) the rest of the world will have
> caught up with Jobs' vision.
>
> Meanwhile, I don't blame Sean for regretting the lack of choice in 
> this area.
>
> B
>
>> You're kidding right?
>>
>> k
>>
>> On Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 11:52  AM, Sean wrote:
>>
>>> Has anybody heard if iMovie3 will be available for OS 9 as well?
>>>
>>> (sigh) I think I know the answer to this one.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sean