Review:Mac OS X

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Macintosh OS X

 * Mac OS X is a totally new operating system. The Macintosh has grown up.  It is no longer the 97 lb weakling it once was.


 * The switch from version 10.4 to 10.5 has not been easy. So for the moment, I recommend waiting until things begin to work better.  Mac OS 10.4 was based on Unix.  Mac OS 10.5 is officially certified as Unix.


 * Also, the look of Mac OS 10.5 is different from 10.4. The visual quality of 10.5 is much poorer than 10.4.


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The new Mac

 * The operating system is what gives a computer its personality. Apple has created four different Macs with four completely different personalities.


 * In the computer industry, a new product must be at least four times as good as the previous version or it will not be accepted (or needed.)


 * The NEXT STEP Macintosh (both PowerPC and Intel versions) are a tremendous improvement over Macintosh OS 9. The first few versions of Mac OS X were a bit rough and even the current verison could have some rough spots fixed.  But overall, Mac OS X is such a huge improvement that few people still use the old system.


 * A new path


 * The Intel Macintosh is not the same as the PowerPC Macintosh. Both are called Mac OS X but these are totally different computers and different operating system.  If you are a very conservative person, you will still wait a few more months before you buy the Intel Macintosh.  (The amount of available software is the weakness.)


 * More later...


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Uses at Wikiversity Film School
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 * All of the software used at Wikiversity Film School is either Macintosh software or Linux software.
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Rating
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 * Four and 1/2 Stars


 * If you are looking for a new computer, you should consider the Macintosh.


 * By the end of 2008, you should consider only the Macintosh computers since Dell and the other PC computer companies will only offer Windows while Apple will provide a solution for both Macintosh and Windows.


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