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#1 2003-01-03 11:30 am
- mcapozzi
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- From: Rochester, NY, USA
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Classic Question
Ok, I am about this " " close to just nuking the damn G4/933 I have and putting 9.1 on the sucker. I use 10.2.3 and it is very slow, basically moving files (100 files 4MB each) from one folder to another folder shouldn't take 90 seconds considering both folders are on the same partition on the same drive. My only concern is how do I change file associations in OS 9. It is very easy in OS X, but I work with Windoze boxes so the files always show up un-associated in OS 9. All I need is a website or a program, just something to help straighten this out. Thanks a million, Mike.
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#2 2003-01-03 11:57 am
- mcapozzi
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Re: Classic Question
Which version of OS 9 runs the best???
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#3 2003-01-03 10:18 pm
- Gary-Jr
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Re: Classic Question
I have used 9.0.4 and 9.1 and now 9.2.2 The later runs the best and is the most stable. You can download the updates to take 9.1 up to that.
Imac 17" G4 1.25ghz, 1.5GB ram, DVR-110D, 160GB, 240GB FW. drive 10.5.6
MacBook 13.3", 2.0Ghz, 3GB Ram.
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#4 2003-01-04 2:59 pm
- Egress
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Re: Classic Question
I agree. 9.2.2 is the best version of OS 9. Besides, If you start with that, You'll never have to worry about upgrading it.
I've decided that I'm going to transition to OS X very gradually. It's installed, and I keep it up to date, but I only use it about 10% of the time. I may get to 100% in a couple of years, maybe.
Hey!!! Was that Pithy? Got a twenty?
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#5 2003-01-09 10:03 am
- macgeneral
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Re: Classic Question
Mike,
you are correct, moving 100 4mb files on the same drive partition from one folder to another should NOT take 90 seconds. Can you tell me the sonfiguraation of your G4 (before you go ballistic and abandon X).
I was pretty resistent here at work to migrating to X but at home I'm now using it exclusively on my G3 b/w (yosemite). And I don't find many issue at all. Now I must point out I AM NOT RUNING JAGUAR..but rather 10.1.
I'm wondering if you've got enough RAM on your system.
Just curious.
I'd agree, having used the 9.x OS on about 150 clients here that 9.2.2 seems to be the most stable. Otherwise 9.1. The 9.0.x set seem to run "okay" but I'd prefer 9.1
macgeneral
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#6 2003-01-10 7:16 pm
- mcapozzi
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Re: Classic Question
512MB of RAM and I'm running 10.2.3. I did notice that the files transferred much, much faster if the folder I was moving them too was not open. So I wonder if this is a Finder issue more than a system issue. BTw, the video card is a Geforce4 MX.
-Mike
PS-I put 9.2.2 on and I love it, but I missed my iApps too darn much to leave the system at 9.2.2. I had a weird issue with my restore CDs that I posted in another group I think.
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