THANK YOU HIPPIES

Oh, sweet OSX.

We're currently running the studio off of our elderly G3, a blue and white model somewhere in the 300MHz range. For those of you who aren't computer geeks, this means it's pretty slow.

But once again, OSX has shown us all why it is hands down the greatest operating system ever created, the future of all things computer. The G3 had been sputtering along with an old version of OSX, probably developed in the late 70's, and we weren't able to get much done. Digital clocking errors while recording (even at lowly 16 bits), slow response, lots of quirky shit.

Well, an update to OS10.3 ("Panther," I believe) has changed all that. We were using 10.3 on the recently departed G4, and it was pretty good... no major issues. But sticking it in the G3 has been like getting a whole new computer. Think of swapping out that VW engine in your bug with a Porsche engine and you get the idea. Suddenly everything is far faster, no problems playing back huge DP projects (at 24 bit!), recording has been generally trouble free. And it's a damn blue and white G3! People practically give 'em away. No self respecting geek would even use it for email.

So once again we're greatly indebted to the good people at Apple for seeing this thing through. There was lots of grumbling when OSX first appeared, but everyone who used it was impressed; now it's proven its worth in a very real way. The difference is nothing short of miraculous, and it's made this whole crazy computer juggling thing a lot less painful.

So get out there and buy that OSX! Support those crazy ex hippies in the Northwest (I think that's where they are) and let's make sure they keep this sweet little system running.