uh-oh, I STILL spend time in OS9. (and not just to rhyme)

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I boot into 9
to use Illustrator 7

(I told you it wasn’t to rhyme! )

It’s funny to think about all the angst concerning Mac OS X in retrospect.

I seem to remember lots of wringing of hands about how to shut it down (Oh No, You got rid of the Special Menu) and how to Quit programs (Quit is not under File?!?. I’m lost!). Now if I run an ancient system with 7, 8, 9 on it I have to try to remember how to do things. X seems natural.

Nice find Laurie. The 3rd or 4th post by iBrotha brought back some fond memories too.

Wow, can’t believe it has been 9 years since I first looked at that new Macintosh HD icon and thought ‘Wow!’

A couple of corrections though: when Apple acquired NexT in 1996, the current version of the Mac OS still System 7 (7.6 IIRC), not 9.  The increment to 8 the following year, and the name changing of ‘System’ to ‘OS’, was a device to end the OS licensing with the Clone Manufacturers.  It wasn’t quite the same major update as we now see between version of OS X.  Likewise, I’m pretty sure the version number increment to OS 9 was just to pave the way for the new OS to be called 10, as it wasn’t all that different from 8.6!

Back then, all that talk of the changeover to UNIX & it’s variants over the years brought me to this spot on the internet. It (still) helps put it into perspective.
http://www.levenez.com/unix/

Seems to me that CompUSA is still around.  Apple won’t them sell their PCs anymore but there are several CompUSAs in my area.

Whoever says CompUSA is gone certainly hasn’t read much of the business press lately.

Re CompUSA:  When I retired in 2002 I received a $200 gift card to CompUSA. Since the nearest store was about 15 miles away it was a bit inconvenient compared to online shopping with free delivery. So I put the card aside waiting for the day when I would be going in that direction.

Years passed and I read that they were going out of business so I thought I’d better use the card quickly. Of course now I couldn’t find it. Money lost, I figured. Then a year or so later I came across the card and saw that CompUSA was revived in the South and had a presence online. Well, I visited the site and lo and behold they had a page for people who had old gift cards. I sent them the number and necessary info and a couple weeks later I received a check for $200.

Pretty cool, huh?

I met Rodney a couple of times years ago at a MicroCenter in Minneapolis. A great writer, and a true gentleman. I still miss his columns and presence here. Thanks for the memories.