>> >A couple of the rumors swirling around the upcoming Panther (OS >10.3) release is that it will have a Finder that has, finally, been >cocoa-ized, which may improve its performance; and that Panther will >have a new file system based, or totally borrowed, from the Be OS. >There is some logic to the last rumor, whether it will happen in >10.3 or a later release is uncertain (as are all rumors), because >Apple has hired the Be programmer who reportedly developed the Be >file system...thus, possibly a totally new Finder. Could be a >welcome development. Of course it wil be v10.3.3 that finally gets it working right ;-) -- <<--------- Right, and I being the very cautious person I am, will wait till 10.3.3 before upgrading from 10.2.3. I prefer to sit back and watch the feathers fly on a new release, than to jump in and have my feathers yanked out willy-nilly. Jerry