[Ti] Re: Software

[John]

On May 21, 2006, at 12:52 AM, Da Pen wrote:

> have some mac equipment available for use - a duo
> 2300c (very good screen and working order) and am
> thinking of getting another desktop machine of similar
> vintage.  I want to do bookkeeping (which I have
> located MacBooks Pro), contacts, calendaring, project
> management software, illustration/drawing/cad,
> spreadsheet, and photoshop.  I want the photoshop in
> order to start making photorealistic mock-ups of
> project designs for the client.  I find that most
> clients just can't envision the designs so I intend to
> do more than drawings.

If you haven't thought about it already, I'd recommend that you try  
to obtain older software that has an upgrade path. That is, make sure  
if you find a bookkeeping application for OS 9, that there is an OS X  
version of the same application as well. If your business grows, and  
you have the funds to purchase a faster/"better"/new(er) machine,  
that you won't have to convert one bookkeeping format to another.

As others have mentioned, www.versiontracker.com is a good source for  
finding OS 8/9 software. Keep in mind that a slower machine won't  
perform super fast in Photoshop CS, though a G3 PowerBook should run  
PS5 or 6 nicely, and be a bit more durable than a Titanium G4.

John