Does anyone miss the early OS X?

[velocityg4]

Definitely not. I hated 10.0 and 10.1. There wasn't much software available and they were very slow. My near new 466mhz G4 DA with 640MB RAM crawled especially when compared to the much more useful Mac OS 9.1. It wasn't until 10.2 that I switched.

 

[maccompaq]

Been using Apple computers since Apple II, and my favorite OS is Leopard by far. Snow Leopard is not bad. I don't care for Lion, have not tried Mountain Lion, and Mavericks is OK on my MacBook Pro Retina.

 

[MacBH928]

Not sure what you miss exactly , OS X has always been more or less the same with added features.

Gone is the brushed metal, aqua buttons, and the alternating transparent lines backgrounds (dunno what they are called).

I would be more understanding if you miss OS 9 because it was totally different. I can take 2 screenshots from OS X Jaguar and Mavericks and for the inexperienced he might think its the same.

I see it same with Windows. Last Windows I used was Windows XP. I installed Windows 7 and I know my way around everything is the same. To be honest, it still the same since Windows '95.

 

[n8mac]

While I say that Mavericks is the best OS so far, I miss OS 9/8.6 for nostalgia reasons. I remember burning CDs for backup at work and we would just hit "print finder window" and use that as the CD insert to tell what was on that disk, miss that feature. Plus I miss pre OS X iTunes when they came out with the first visualizer that I showed off to peeps at work. Way ahead of it's time.

 

[the8thark]

While I say that Mavericks is the best OS so far, I miss OS 9/8.6 for nostalgia reasons. I remember burning CDs for backup at work and we would just hit "print finder window" and use that as the CD insert to tell what was on that disk, miss that feature. Plus I miss pre OS X iTunes when they came out with the first visualizer that I showed off to peeps at work. Way ahead of it's time.

8.1/8.6 were amazing. In ways better than 9.

TO me all of the OS X's 10.2 and post were very good. None were trash as some have said here. My favourites were 10.3, 10.6 and 10.9.

 

[OLDCODGER]

Nope. Not me. Still using it (10.6.8).

Also still use OS9 through Sheepshaver.

 

[deluxeshredder]

alternating transparent lines backgrounds (dunno what they are called)

Pinstripes.

 

[S.B.G]

I started with Mac when Tiger was out. I don't miss it, because as the OS progressed, so did I with it. Tiger was a great OS, but to me, so was Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and now Mavericks.

I've been fortunate to have never had any major issues with any version of OS X thus far.

 

[maflynn]

Nope. Not me. Still using it (10.6.8).

Also still use OS9 through Sheepshaver.

I was playing with that for a while myself and I have a G4 Cube that runs OS9 if i feel the need

I started with Mac when Tiger was out. I don't miss it, because as the OS progressed, so did I with it. Tiger was a great OS, but to me, so was Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and now Mavericks.

I've been fortunate to have never had any major issues with any version of OS X thus far.

I predate OSX and so I've been through the good and bad of Mac OS. There have been buggier versions, though as I mentioned before I found Tiger to be the best OSX version up until Mavericks. Tiger offered a stable and lean OS, after that with Leopard I felt there was a lot of bloat creeping into the OS. Mavericks is a breath of fresh air being a tighter more efficient OS with a good balance of features P)

 

[S.B.G]

I was playing with that for a while myself and I have a G4 Cube that runs OS9 if i feel the need


I predate OSX and so I've been through the good and bad of Mac OS. There have been buggier versions, though as I mentioned before I found Tiger to be the best OSX version up until Mavericks. Tiger offered a stable and lean OS, after that with Leopard I felt there was a lot of bloat creeping into the OS. Mavericks is a breath of fresh air being a tighter more efficient OS with a good balance of features P)

What kind of bloat do you think was creeping in?

 

[satcomer]

Funny, I just booted up my old iBook G4 with Tiger the other day. I do miss that OS.... most stable major OS X release aside from snow leopard. It's a shame the backlight on it is nearly dead.

I guess you never had to network a Tiger Mac on a Domain network before, it was a nightmare.

 

[maflynn]

What kind of bloat do you think was creeping in?

Leopard saw a large increase in the memory footprint and size. I can't say specifically but it felt slower and less responsive then prior versions.

I think Apple is on the right track now and things are pretty nimble and we have a good balance of features.

 

[jeremysteele]

I guess you never had to network a Tiger Mac on a Domain network before, it was a nightmare.

Didn't say it was the best, just said it was the most stable

 

[MacBH928]

Pinstripes.

Yes, and while this was from OS 9, I like the loading bars with slanting vertical lines . Very iconic of that ear

 

[viizi]

I miss oscar the grouch hiding in the trash can

 

[TechGod]

I actually loved how fast 10.6.7 was on my 2011 MBP... 10.7 ruined it. ML kinda fixed it an Mavericks has pretty much fixed it(with some nice added features.)

 

[MacsRgr8]

I miss oscar the grouch hiding in the trash can

"I love it because it's trash"

 

[swingerofbirch]

I do remember feeling amazed at using OS X Public beta (they charged for the beta back then and now the whole OS is free!)--although it was ridiculously slow, and I was trying to use it for college work.

It definitely felt like the future. The way things moved on the screen felt so modern. It was like the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, where you were amazed at the feel of it.

I always thought it was funny how Mac OS X got more "Platinum" (like OS 8 and later) over time. I haven't been impressed with window management (I think Misson Control could use some work) and how the Dock has failed to evolve. I have some ideas on how I would change it if I could.

The OS is very practical. Compared to iOS, it still has all the trappings of traditional desktop computing, even if the software quality of Apple's first-party apps (I'm think of iPhoto and iMovie in particular) has dropped.

I'm not sure anyone will ever be amazed by what a UI can do again. Maybe I'm wrong. I think we've come to expect magical things can happen. The reason OS X felt like such a leap was that the Mac previously didn't even have the ability to redraw a window when dragging. Compared to things like the VCR which is as it was when it came out, the personal computer has evolved slowly over time, and sometimes it evolves very quickly and sometimes very slowly. I think the origianl OS X and the original iPhone are the biggest leaps we've seen (I consider the iPhone part of the personal PC evolution).

 

[jorgk]

… There are days when I'd prefer Sherlock to Spotlight …

This! With Sherlock I always found what I was looking for immediately. Using Spotlight is a nightmare in comparison.
If I would know what the change in logic is one could adapt - but it remains a mystery whenever looking at (endless) Spotlight listings … what is 'it' thinking ???

 

[talmy]

If I would know what the change in logic is one could adapt - but it remains a mystery whenever looking at (endless) Spotlight listings … what is 'it' thinking ???

In Help Center, search for "Narrow down Spotlight search results". You can search for exact phrases, types of files, keywords, and combine search terms with Boolean operators.

 

[jnpy!$4g3cwk]

I do.

It just felt ahead of time, and I'm still amazed how little the UI has changed structurally.

How early is early? I thought 10.1 and 10.2 were still basically developmental. 10.3 (Panther) was the first version that was fast enough, solid enough, and featureful enough to be a decent (think Sun or SGI) Unix workstation replacement. Except for the security improvements, I think Snowleopard was better than Lion/ML/Mavericks-- more "Unixy".