Re: [suse-ppc] Suse PPC vs. OSX
I still use Classic on my main desktop, but X on my iBook. The main reason I haven't fully switched is that I'm waiting for a few more programs to be carbonized. The frustrating thing with Aqua is that it's still a bit immature. Some nice GUI features of Classic are gone. Specifically, I miss spring loaded folders and I wish the finder windows would come up to the front when you click on the desktop. However, I've heard they're coming back in 10.1.3, which should be out any day now. The biggest problem I've had, however, is that Aqua has a hard time with windows holding a lot of documents. Open up a window and the response time is slow. Scrolling is slow, clicking on triangles is slow, etc. Now open it up in classic and you'll see that it's *much* faster. Project Builder is a nice IDE for X. I'm taking Java classes right now, and it works well. It does lack a lot of features that the commercial IDEs have, though. However, for basic java dev, it's more than adequate. You may want to try JBuilder if Project Builder doesn't suit you. I actually use JBuilder instead of Project Builder. I want to support X, and I do need it for development work. However, I'm placing my hopes for the GUI on 10.2.
I use to work with a Pentium 3 with 512 MB RAM. With MS XP or Windows 2000 the speed is higher than in KDE but even with KDE and XFree 4 (Mandrake 8.1)working is no problem except of the lack of some programs(Homesite,Photoshop). But what is the experience with OS X? Do you have to wait while resizing a window? Let's say working with a PB 550 with 512 MB RAM. How is it to develop JavaApps? What are 'Developer tools, Project Builder'? Thanks.
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