Re: OT: Stable Mac OS releases, was Re: digital question #2

Okay, Jeff, I'll bite: HOW did you get Photoshop 7 to run under Linux?
And what sort of box are you running Gentoo on? I ask because in my day
job, this may matter...

Dennis

Jeff Dilcher wrote:

> I am probably the lone user of desktop Linux on the list, using Gentoo.
> Don't laugh- I am running Photoshop 7 on it! Linux is not without it's
> own learning curve, though- not for the technologically weak of heart,
> but it is getting more user friendly, and is regarded as very secure
> and pretty stable.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 09:35:56AM -0500, Pam Niedermayer wrote:
>
>>Dennis, I"ve been a Mac software developer for 19 years (and a software
>>developer for 34 years). MacOS was a patched wreck waiting to happen,
>>day in and day out. Its only saving grace was the interface and the fact
>>that even it was superior to Windows. I've also been a user of many
>>types of applications, such as graphics. Memory management, or lack
>>thereof, continuously got in the way. Maybe 8.6 was the best of the
>>MacOS's, I'll leave that for you to debate, I tend to prefer 9.2.n; but
>>I no longer boot into MacOS.
>>
>>Pam
>>
>>Dennis Moser wrote:
>>
>>
>>>No, she's not kidding...8.6 WAS an extremely robust and steady OS on
>>>pre-Power PC Macs such as the IIci's and Quadras...but that was the
>>>problem, the Power PCs were a move away from that and required
>>>something more...one of the problems was Apple maintaining
>>>backwards-compatibility with all that old hardware (I still have three
>>>IIci's and a Quadra 950...).
>>>
>>>One thing to remember is that, underneath the "hood", OS X is really a
>>>UNIX operating system and they are noted for their stability (we ran a
>>>IIci with NetBSD UNIX on it for a year before needing to reboot it!).
>>>
>>>Dennis
>>>
>>>Pam Niedermayer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>You've got to be kidding! No, and I mean NO, version of Mac OS has
>>>>ever been as reliable as OSX, on which I'm booted for months, not
>>>>hours, without a crash, or even hint of a crash. That alone is worth
>>>>the price of admission (a new Mac). Now 9.2.2 is also very good, and
>>>>I'm with you on the upgrades issue (still run all the major graphics
>>>>and publishing apps in 9); but....
>>>>
>>>>Pam
>>>>
>>>>Judy Seigel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>...
>>>>>IMO, the last good system was 8.6 -- it did everything wonderfully,
>>>>>NEVER crashed, was kind and considerate and sensible. ...
>>>>
>>>>
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