[MacDV] Re: The New Towers - (formerly "refurbished G4")

[Thubten Kunga]

Kathy,
Apple already announced that this is their plan to appease folk like 
yourself last Fall. I am dead sure about the model. So far they have 
only committed til June to continue to offer it that way. Have you 
written Steve Jobs of your concerns yet?

Since what you want to keep using OS 9 for is available in OS X, you 
are going to have a difficult time getting much sympathy from him. But 
I'm sure he'd like to know you think the Cubase for OS X is less stable 
than Cubase for OS 9. Can't you run Cubase for OS 9 in Classic mode or 
not?

sjobs at apple.com

k
On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 09:39  AM, KathyMac! wrote:

>> You can still run your 9 apps in Classic mode which is often times
>> faster than running them natively Kathy. Do you know for sure that 
>> what
>>  you think you "need" isn't available in X or doesn't run perfectly in
>> Classic mode? What apps?
>>
>
> It's really more of a situation that I much prefer working in the 
> native OS9
> environment. I like the control of the system folder and the fact that 
> I
> know the OS so well for tweaking, customization, tricks etc...
> OSX is harder to control and it's not that I don't want to go thru the
> learning curve of how to master and control a UNIX system like OS X, 
> it's a
> matter of not interrupting my work and stopping life to do so.
>
> I use Cubase for audio. The X version is not as stable and it is 
> different
> enough that it too would require some more of a learning curve, 
> slowing down
> my work.
>
> In general, I just want the ablitity to have an OS9 drive AND and OSX 
> drive
> for use of the iLife suite and all video work - which will end up 
> getting me
> more and more into the world of X without being forced to stop 9 
> suddenly.
>
>> However Apple is going to
>> continue to offer the dual 1.25 GHz MDD with native 9 booting
>> capability  maybe at a lower price than now since that speed will
>> become the middle model when the next refresh is released. It will be
>> the fastest last OS 9 native booting Mac. Maybe it'll have some 2003
>> features like FW800. Who knows? Steve.
>>
>
> Are you sure about this? Why would they make the middle model still 
> bootable
> in 9 when they said all computers would not have that option? If they 
> do
> choose one to stay in an OS9 configuration why do you think it's the 
> 1.25
> model? Maybe it would be the 1ghz model?
>
> Kathy