Mac Tiger...Worth it?

Just wondering what any of you Mac people think of Tiger. I don't use Macs that often, but I'll be using one at my new job, mostly for print layout and design. Any opinion on Tiger? I'd be upgrading from OS 9.2, so any suggestions would be welcome.

the jump from OS9 to X is huge. OS9 software does not run natively in X.

X is so much nicer. 9 now looks ancient.

there are people who still use 9?

We'll be updating software as well during this process, since the prices are fairly reasonable. And I'm much more familiar with OS X than I am anything below that, but since we're making the jump, I figured we should go to the latest & greatest. I was just curious about the difference between Panther and Tiger.

There were a fair number of negative reviews of 10.4.3 on Apple's site, and I was wondering whether it was users whining about changes they were used to or if it was cause for alarm.

Originally posted by MTB-Markie:
the jump from OS9 to X is huge. OS9 software does not run natively in X.

X is so much nicer. 9 now looks ancient.

From the amount of dust on this machine, I would say that no one here was even using 9.

Originally posted by pdx pollard:
there are people who still use 9?

There was not much difference between Panther and tiger for me.

The widgets can be useful but there's no real reason to make the switch. more concerned about OSX on Intel that will drop next year - or so it's said

yeah, apple should designed OSX to be intel compatible from the start. I immagine there will be a lot of problems.

Not only should you switch from 9 to OS X because the difference is insanely better, but I found that the more I discover in Tiger, the better it is than Panther. Much more automation capabilities, and Spotlight has changed the way I file stuff, as in, I no longer need a hundred different folders. It can search every file on you computer via keyword, including content in text docs and emails, and even find applications faster than navigating through the windows. Eventually every OS will use this type of features (ie MS Vista) but for now you can get it through Tiger.

depending on what kind of print production you are doing, there will be so many problems from jumping from 9 to tiger. i had to install all new programs, updates and settings to get back to where i was. i love it, some things stillhave issues, but for the most parts its stable and smooth. the might mouse is the greatest thing, cant fig out why it took apple to make one.

I was wondering about the jump from Panther to Tiger myself. I mean, my computer does everything I want it to now, is there really a compelling reason to switch?

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
I was wondering about the jump from Panther to Tiger myself. I mean, my computer does everything I want it to now, is there really a compelling reason to switch?

one reason would be for the mighty mouse

i think the widgets are nice, but some are overrated

i had a hard time getting my setting down when i switched

the only thing I ever find compelling is speed, does it run faster? It seems new OSes are always slower, not faster, than their predecessors.

its faster for me due to my (companies) new g5 with some jacked up ram and memory, so cant help you with that one.

No speed difference discernible for me.

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
the only thing I ever find compelling is speed, does it run faster? It seems new OSes are always slower, not faster, than their predecessors.

that's so you can buy more RAM or better yet, faster computers. :)

Thanks for the tips. Just one more question, though: When upgrading the old OS to Tiger, will I still have the option to keep 9.2 on the machine? I have more experience using Macs that were already set up as opposed to upgrading them myself, and I just want to be sure that any software that I haven't upgraded yet will still be able to run.

I believe the answer is yes. If you do a clean install you ay have to re-install OS9. You should try and track down the last version of OS9 anyhow…

I can't believe I'm participating in this geekfest, but doesn't OS-X offer the built in option of running a "Mac classic" environment, so you can still run your older software? Without having to have two OSes installed side by side.

What else do you have to do on a Thursday afternoon?

Yeah, I did a little research, and it looks like Tiger still comes bundled with a Classic OS to run older software.

Thanks to everyone for chiming in. Now if I could just get them to pony up for the Adobe CS2 Suite…

Originally posted by Doctor Doom:
I can't believe I'm participating in this geekfest, but doesn't OS-X offer the built in option of running a "Mac classic" environment, so you can still run your older software? Without having to have two OSes installed side by side.