deadgoon42's Journal: More comments on the OS 9 vs OS X debate

I pulled out my old PowerMac 5400 the other day to see if it still worked and to attempt to install System 7 on it. I did not succeed with the System 7 installation, but it already has OS 9, so that is okay. I decided to play around with OS 9 and I have to say that I am still not convinced that OS 9 has a better interface than OS X. Sure the vintage rainbow apple up in the corner is cool, but I see no other reason why the interface is so great. I think the main reason people think that OS 9 is better than OS X is because that is the interface they are used to. I prefer OS X because that is what I am most familiar with, but if I used OS 9 for a while, I'd probably grow to like some of its features.

So now I will get to my point. All of you OS 9 users out there should give OS X a try.. and I mean a real try. For a month use nothing but OS X. At the end of that month you might still prefer OS 9, but I bet you will gain a new perspective on OS X and will probably miss some of its features when you return to OS 9. There is no denying that OS X is the future of Apple computers and I don't want all of you to be left behind.