# Mac OS 10.1 already outdated?! ARRRGH!

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 5, 2004, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-10-1-already-outdated-arrrgh/222866 "2004-01-05T19:40:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-10-1-already-outdated-arrrgh/222866/41 "2004-01-09T22:18:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by AHunter3 \*  
> MacOS X is just plain different. Not only are there a zillion more files (and very little carry-over of knowledge acquired by years of using earlier versions of the MacOS), but in addition the typical troubleshooting procedure often looks something like this –  
> (snip)

Well, I’m a UNIX geek by day, and I think you’re exaggerating things a tad. 🙂 I had a glitch with printing when I upgraded to 10.3 a few months ago, and the solution was to delete a couple of Preference files (y’know, drag icons to Trash?).

Yes, it is possible to do a lot of tinkering with MacOS X if you want to open Terminal and snope around the UNIX underbelly, but if you don’t, 98% of the stuff can be done straight from the GUI anyway. In my experience, if there’s a bug that “requires” a UNIX CLI solution, usually someone will wrap that up in an Applescript application in five minutes and stick it on the internet.

As I said, I’m a UNIX geek by day, and even I don’t bother with the CLI on MacOS X. I’m too busy being (more) productive and having (more) fun to be a geek in the evenings. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-10-1-already-outdated-arrrgh/222866/42 "2004-01-09T23:20:26Z")

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I’m finding myself very nostalgic for a computer that would run with “System” and “Finder,” both on an 800K floppy.

Troy McClure SF, Mac Classic user, System 6.0.7

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mac-os-10-1-already-outdated-arrrgh/222866/43 "2004-01-10T00:22:55Z")

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I’m still nostalgic for a computer where booting it up involves putting **Star Raiders** in the cartridge slot and turning it on. 😃

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