Re: [WinMac] Mac OS 8.6
CHoogendyk@aol.com
Tue, 25 May 1999 09:36:22 -0500
In a message dated 5/25/99 12:20:58 AM, expresso@snip.net writes:
> Hmmm, let's see: I didn't have to reinstall any drivers when
installing
>NT4's Service Pack 2, 3, 4, & 5. If we look at MacOS 8.5, we see that
>Service Pack 1 ("MacOS 8.5.1") and Service Pack 2 ("MacOS 8.6") may have
>needed new drivers. AND, these drivers operate down in CPU Ring Zero
>(Supervisor or Kernel Mode), so they are indeed quite easy to break.
give it a break. why always this putdown angle?
to be honest to the people who don't know NT as well, . . .
When I did my first server install for NT4sp3 (as opposed to all the
workstation installs) on a dual everything Compaq, I enlisted the help of the
LAN Support group from OIT who had installed dozens of similar servers. They
walked me through installing the basic NT4 and then something like several
dozen patches. They felt that this whole sequence was very important.
This same group came over to do an upgrade to NT4 sp4 (from sp3) on one of
our Compaq servers and ended up having to down the server for a day or more,
wipe it clean and completely re-install it. Something to do with the
proprietary nature of the Compaqs, even though they are considered the best
of the Intel based servers.
Because of that experience, they have scheduled a full day of downtime to
update our primary staff server to NT4sp4 (sp5 is out now). This happens to
work because the library is closed that day while we swap out and replace our
catalog servers (DEC Alphas running Digital Unix). So a couple hundred people
won't be able to do any work on computers that day. We'll have an end of
semester book shelving party -- music in the stacks.
Anyway, the relience on OIT LAN Support is two-fold. I have been devoting my
time to learning Unix and supporting two sun servers, five DEC Alphas and the
databases and web services on them. Installing upgrades on those is sometimes
more complicated; but, depending on what you are doing, you can actually do
it without rebooting the server or even taking it out of service.
I did put OS 8.6 on my G3/300 the day it came out. It was increcibly easy,
and I love it. Have you noticed how lightning quick Sherlock is? OK, I'll go
look for the driver update also. But I haven't had any problems with it.
About the only thing that ever crashes my G3 is Netscape.
Anyway, I think we could talk about Windows and Mac factually without the
partisan putdowns.
[moderator: yes, this is really important to do on this list!]
Chris Hoogendyk
Network Specialist
UMass Library, Amherst
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