Re: OS X

[Alexander Payne <al3x@xxxxxxxx>]

I've been using OS X since leaked in-house versions that I wasn't 
supposed to have fell into my hands.  It's made more progress in it's 
short life than any other operating system I can think of, including 
Linux.  I now have my _mother_ using nothin' but OS X on two different 
machines, much less my own 700MHz iBook setup.  In all honesty, if 
there's anything other than unported/unportable software (as in Kim's 
situation) holding you back from switching, you've got technical issues.

It's a dream platform for those of us who want to do it all: code, 
design, audio, even video.  And there are no shortage of great audio 
apps for it.  My personal toolkit includes Ableton Live, a shareware 
audio editor that beats 'em all called Amadeus II, the Max/MSP OS X 
beta, and Traktor DJ Studio 2 (every now and then).  And those of you 
married to big sequencer packages now have Logic and Prol Tools.  
Upgrading might be short-term expensive, but the stability and 
efficiency of OS X will repay you in the long run.

I won't get into the geekier reasons why I love OS X, but feel free to 
e-mail me any other questions.  A lot of misinformation seems to be out 
there, and I'm happy to dispell it (or put you in touch with an Apple 
software engineer I know who could).
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Alexander F Payne   |   http://www.al3x.net/

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