The PowerPC processor ? a RISC replacement for the aging but venerable 68K line ? opened new doors for performance while allowing virtually transparent compatibility with non-optimized applications, which at the time included the Mac OS. In the mid-1990's, the Mac community went through a technically significant but surprisingly fluid (thanks in large part to developer software product Metrowerks) transition.
Why stick with Mac OS 9? Performance and future app development.Our next installment is entitled the 'Mac OS 9 Refugee Manual, Part 1,' and covers the following topics: Earlier this month the report 'A Switch campaign of a different kind: Why people are sticking with Mac OS 9, and what will make the Mac OS X shift happen' generated tremendous response.
