I agree...OSX is usable on my G4, but it's a step back performance-wise. Everything is slower and my CPU resources are really being chewed up in a pretty major way. I am sure there are serious improvements under the hood, but on my G4, they aren't yet noticeable.Actually I find it quite usable on my indigo G3 iMacs, certainly better than XP on PCs from the same era, so the reusability of old hardware for modern OSes is not that bad.
This is a good question. The answer: nothing is available in OS9. So, I can't purchase new plugins, softsynths etc. If it weren't for the lack of availability of OS9 software, I would still be in OS9. OS9 was (almost) bliss.If your old software, OS and plugins were so good compared to the new stuff, why would one get a new computer in the first place?
On my PCs, XP has been far superior to earlier versions of Microsoft OS's. When I put XP on my PC (even my old one with Windows 98), it ran much better (faster, smoother) than it ever did. I do realize this need not always be the case with new OSs. But what surprises me is the strikingly noticeable reduction in performance from OSX (i.e., speed, and CPU resources).Besides I don't understand this whole grudge with OSX being somewhat slower than OS9; when in the history of computers, was a newer and more versatile version of an operating system EVER faster than the old one?
Is there anything that can be done to optimize OSX for use with Logic on a G4?
Dave