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Is OSX better than XP?
Zombie9920:
quote:Originally posted by psyjax:
Well first off, if it looks anything like that screen I can see where you get your impresion :D
But seriously, that looks nothing like Aqua, it's an aproximation, not the real thing.
Furthermore it's everything combined, not just the buttons or the way windows look (which to be honest I could do without the red yellow green buttons and some of the other goofier things) but the ebb and flow of the interface.
Once you get used to it, it realy does seem to live up to it's name. It feels like your swimming thrugh it. I don't know how to describe it, but it's real cool, imersive, fun, and fast!
If you ever get a newer Mac down the line, or get a chance to give one a serious go, you will see what I'm talking about.
There are free programms that change the look of the interface, notably there is Duality 3. It has this one theme calld Aluminum that rocks, I would post an image, but I have no server.
Also, the interface is real hackable if you know what you are doing. I mean you can make it do realy wierd stuff. If you checkout http://www.resexcellence.com/
you'll see what I mean.
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I know the layout of MacOSX is different than Windows, I was saying that I don't like the bright colors of Aqua(If the colors of the real Aqua are like the colors of that VS). I considered getting a Mac with a G4 in it even though I was very dis-satisfied with the old IMac w/a G3 running OS 9 that I bought a while back. The main reason I was dis-satisfied with that machine was because the thing would randomly freeze for no reason and no matter how many times I cleanly installed OS9 it would still freeze. I even tried replacing the RAM in the thing to no avail.
On top of the freezing, that machine also crashed alot(around 2-3 times in the period of a few hours of use) but the Pentium III machine running Windows 2000 that I had at the time never crashed. My first real experience with a Mac pretty much detoured me away from Macs because I felt I paid way too much for an inferior machine. I don't know if newer Macs have less problems but I may find out soon if I do indeed break down and buy another Mac. Hell, I would rather build my own Mac, but Apple pretty much prevents that because you can't go around and buy parts for a Mac without buying from Apple(which in the end costs more to build your own than to buy a pre-built machine). I have a question. Is the new IMac a decent machine for running OSX with no errors, speed problems or crashes?
[ April 24, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
psyjax:
Ya man I hear you, I had a revision A iMac 233Mhz, and it was no end of trouble. Ironicalt my bro. baught the same computer at the same time and he never had many problems with it at all. I just dont think they make computers, Mac or Otherise, like they used to.
The most well build machine I have ever run was an old Centris 650, thing never gave me problems. Also I had a 486 on Win32 (which I think was actually a prety neat OS, it was actually somewhat origional) which hardly ever gave me problems. I think as things get more complicated and technology gets cheeper, standards loosen up.
Alot of the crashes and stuff realy results from OS 9. No matter how you slice it, Classic MacOS was pretty crash prone, and I think OS 9 was one of the worst. I actually found 8.5 and the 7's to be more stable.
None the less, when running the Classic OS, it is possible to get thing realy stable if you tweek it up enugh. You gotta get the memory settings and extensions set up just right, and once you got it streamlined your set to go. So you can get it running very stable with a good effort.
Whatever, that's in the past. My dual 800Mhz G4 running OS X kicks ass :D .
As far as OS X, I gave my bro. my old iMac 233 and he installed OS X on it and while it is kind of slow (resizing is kinda choppy, scaling effects slugish, etc.) it is totaly usable and stable. He's running a web server off of it and it hasn't crashed yet. That's been up since Christmas so I would say an iMac (even a first generation one) can handle OS X :D .
OS X, is a phenomenon on to itself. The thing can't be crashed, if it can I have yet to see it. I have seen it kind of do a freeze thing when you really fuck up, or behave eraticaly at times, but these things correct themselves and are a rare occurance (I caused most of the errors tinkering with the OS and programming).
I have not used the new iMac's, but I imagine they will be just as stable considering that they are running newer hardware created to take advantage of the OS's power.
If you only wan't to play with the OS, perhapse you may want to buy an iMac DV or one of the last series of iMac's. Any G3 and above will run OS X flawlessly (not counting the beige G3's and some choppyness on older machines). Give it a go, it's pretty fantastic stuff!
EDIT:
I found the theme!
http://www.resexcellence.com/themes/
AlumiteX- I belive it's called. It looks great! Notice the Luna Theme as well, tho I don't know why anywone would want tor un that ;)
[ April 24, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax ]
Pissed_Macman:
Windows XP was only created to look like it could compete with OS X. This is a true sign that Billyboy is getting worried. Sorry to say it, but M$'s scheme succeeded. To WinXP supporters: YOU PATHETIC SAPS LAPPED IT RIGHT UP AGAIN!!! NICE JOB! YOUR IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AGAIN!
psyjax:
quote:Originally posted by Macman:
Windows XP was only created to look like it could compete with OS X. This is a true sign that Billyboy is getting worried. Sorry to say it, but M$'s scheme succeeded. To WinXP supporters: YOU PATHETIC SAPS LAPPED IT RIGHT UP AGAIN!!! NICE JOB! YOUR IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AGAIN!
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Err... that was just a Theme Macman
But ya, alot of Win XP (including the name) seems to have been in direct anticipation of Apple's offering. As usual M$ can't come up with their own ideas so they take someone elses.
Welcome back... I see you are no longer pissed.
Pissed_Macman:
quote: There is something I don't get. Some people claim that Aqua is such a great looking GUI, blah, blah. Well, I decided to try an Aqua Visual Style on XP today and personally I think Aqua is way too bright. It hurts my eyes..and I also think that the buttons look as cartoony as Luna(I do not like Luna one bit). My question is, what is so great about Aqua? I don't see anything special about it.
I'll give credit where credit is due. I do like the OSX icons. I like them so much that I'm actually going to use them with a more professional looking Visual Style(like Blackcomb Pro v.1.1)
A screenshot of the Aqua XP Visual Style.
[ April 23, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]
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My god! What have they done?! XP should stick with its own crappy visuals rather than steal OS X's! RRGGGHHH!!! That makes me so mad to see that! Isn't it because of those skins that ihateapple.com was shut down? please don't tell me there are others making skins like that!
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