Mac OS Reviews

My favourite OS out there, despite aging features/technologies - Advantages: Ease of use, 'Connected' or 'direct' feel with the user, Original and best - Disadvantages: Reliability issues, Bad multitasking

Apple have really got it bad at the moment. Or was that good. If your looking at it from a product design and financial point of view, Apple are great. But from a OS point of view, it's a madhouse. We have OS 9.0.4 on some new Macs, OS 8.x on others. Pretty much all new Macs have OS 9.1, and new PowerMacs have OS 9.2, although people have ...  Read the complete review

Mac OS 9.1 is in my opinion a better operating system than even Mac OS X. It's easy to use, looks attractive and does everything you need it to do. The appearance has not really changed from the the earlier Mac OS', the folders have all got that nice, 3D file look, the windows are smooth and it has shadows and lighting for effect. ...  Read the complete review

In March, Apple released their next generation operating system - OSX. This is a big change both under the covers, and for us, the users. The Mac has always suffered from the fact that if one application crashes, it can bring the whole system down - not with OSX! Now there's full memory protection. In addition you don't get the ...  Read the complete review