[Ham-Mac] OS X advice

[Chris Smolinski]

Dennis Hudson wrote:
> 
> I don't know about "the most number", well I do know, OS9 must have
> more. It's been here longer. If you are talking about current and
> future developments then, OS X would be my choice. Remember lots of
> stuff will still run in "CLASSIC" mode. But it needs lots of ram, and
> I'm not sure how it will work on a machine with a 33mhz buss. Serial
> ports are going to be another downfall with the 8600. I know there are
> some issues with OSX directly accessing them in some cases, and it gets
> worse with CLASSIC under OSX. Version wise I wouldn't mess with 10.1 if
> you have an option for 10.2.6. Vast speed improvements and many
> programs will require it anyway.

Serial ports under Classic now work properly (as far as I can tell). One
issue is that if you install an OSX driver for a USB serial port
adapter, it will no longer be usable in Classic.

Sound input is barely working in Classic, essentially unusable, although
with some hacks I could probably make the OS9 version of MultiMode work
in Classic. Speaking of, I have temporary lower pricing for MultiMode
and MultiMode Lite for a limited time. Visit
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html

73
Chris
N3JLY