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Ben Lovejoy wrote:
> 
> What's the verdict on OS8? Is it worth upgrading from 7.6? Is is stable?
> Are there any known incompatabilities? What goodies do I get? Can I upgrade
> without reformatting the drive?
> 
All new stuff puts my back up a bit - until I get used to it.  I quite like it
now.  It is drifting the windoze way, I hate sticky menus and grey!  The
internet stuff is a waste of space and can cause problems to those of us who
are set in our ways.  

I don't know about reformatting?  

It is very stable and crashes are less frequent and less intense.   

I would do it, 8.1 promises even more.

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In article <B0BDAD46966815592@lovejoy.demon.co.uk>,
ben@lovejoy.demon.co.uk (Ben Lovejoy) wrote:

> What's the verdict on OS8? Is it worth upgrading from 7.6? Is is stable?
> Are there any known incompatabilities? What goodies do I get? Can I upgrade
> without reformatting the drive?
> 
I upgrade to OS8 from 7.1!  The transition was certainly worth it.  TCP is
more integrated into the system and I'm convinced the marked improvement
I'm seeing in data transmission speeds is because of this.  I didn't need
to reformat my drive - simply update the driver software using the
Installation CD.  Pop up windows are a god send to me mainly because I can
keep regularly used windows right on my desktop without taking up much
room.


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Lawrence <flowerpots@bigfoot.com> wrote:

>> What's the verdict on OS8? Is it worth upgrading from 7.6? Is is stable?
>> Are there any known incompatabilities? What goodies do I get? Can I upgrade
>> without reformatting the drive?

>It is drifting the windoze way, I hate sticky menus and grey!

Urgh!

>internet stuff is a waste of space and can cause problems to those of us who
>are set in our ways.

Worrying ...

>It is very stable and crashes are less frequent and less intense.   

The only regular crashes I get under 7.6 is when I've been using Netscape
for an hour or so, so stability isn't a huge issue for me, but in what way
less intense? Are they recoverable without rebooting?

Ben

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Lawrence <flowerpots@bigfoot.com> wrote:

>> What's the verdict on OS8? Is it worth upgrading from 7.6? Is is stable?
>> Are there any known incompatabilities? What goodies do I get? Can I upgrade
>> without reformatting the drive?

>It is drifting the windoze way, I hate sticky menus and grey!

Urgh!

>internet stuff is a waste of space and can cause problems to those of us who
>are set in our ways.

Worrying ...

>It is very stable and crashes are less frequent and less intense.   

The only regular crashes I get under 7.6 is when I've been using Netscape
for an hour or so, so stability isn't a huge issue for me, but in what way
less intense? Are they recoverable without rebooting?

Ben

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Ben Lovejoy wrote:
> 
> Lawrence <flowerpots@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> 
> >> What's the verdict on OS8? Is it worth upgrading from 7.6? Is is stable?
> >> Are there any known incompatabilities? What goodies do I get? Can I upgrade
> >> without reformatting the drive?
> 
> >It is drifting the windoze way, I hate sticky menus and grey!
> 
> Urgh!
> 
> >internet stuff is a waste of space and can cause problems to those of us who
> >are set in our ways.
> 
> Worrying ...
> 
> >It is very stable and crashes are less frequent and less intense.
> 
> The only regular crashes I get under 7.6 is when I've been using Netscape
> for an hour or so, so stability isn't a huge issue for me, but in what way
> less intense? Are they recoverable without rebooting?
> 
> Ben

Yes, generally you can recover by just quitting the application; but it does
suggest you reboot asap.  When I have, I have never found any hard disc
corruption using FirstAid or Disinfectant.

Do it!

Merry Christmas.


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Lawrence <flowerpots@bigfoot.com> wrote:

[System 8]
>> >It is very stable and crashes are less frequent and less intense.
>> 
>> The only regular crashes I get under 7.6 is when I've been using Netscape
>> for an hour or so, so stability isn't a huge issue for me, but in what way
>> less intense? Are they recoverable without rebooting?

>Yes, generally you can recover by just quitting the application; but it does
>suggest you reboot asap.  When I have, I have never found any hard disc
>corruption using FirstAid or Disinfectant.
>
>Do it!

I think you've sold me on the idea.

And I was impressed by the demo at www.info.apple.com.

Ben
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