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[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

I am using Lion on my Mac Pro with no problem (apart from not being able to 
run some old irreplaceable software). My "solution" is a separate Snow 
Leopard partition on another disc, just as I kept OS9 all those years ago. 
Don't know how long I'll need it?
I don't find the Lion additions a disadvantage, personally.
FD

On 6 Sep, 2011, at 23:36, John McMaster wrote:

> ;-)  I do not feel the urge to be forced to buy, and find room for, a new 
> input device (on top of keyboard, mouse and graphics tablet) to use an OS. 
> I guess it may take over from the mouse (not sure control is fine enough 
> yet), but I don't feel good about 10.7 (used OSX since beta) and seems to 
> be dumbing down. First upgrade I have felt that about...
> 
> I get the impression Mac is going all laptop (plus maybe iMac); my 23" 
> Apple display died and I could only get a 24" on the insurance a year or 
> so back (not as good as the 23"). It comes with such a short cable that it 
> barely reaches from my elevated display shelf to the Pro on the ground. If 
> my other Apple display dies I will have to move my Pro as the cable will 
> most certainly not reach from where it is, why do I want my DVD drives 
> under my desk rather than beside it? Reason for the short cables? Not so 
> much desktop clutter when plugged into a laptop :-(
> 
> john
> 
> ________________________________________
> 
> no fair changing the discussion in mid-stream;^)
> 
> "can't" and "don't wanna" are very different things
> 
> can't debate the latter
> 
> i think touching will displace mousing as we adjust to it--i suspect it 
> will be much faster after it develops and we practice
> 
> mice were (and are) pretty unnatural
> 
> i already find myself reaching out to touch the screen on my macs
> 
> ric
> 
> 
> On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:45 PM, John McMaster wrote:
> 
>> Well aware of, but does not suit my way of working on the desktop (only 
>> two hands) and yet more clutter :-( Slower in use than mouse in one hand 
>> and other on keyboard, Lion is fine on laptops but not convinced for 
>> desktops....
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> the answer:
>> 
>> <http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/>
>> 
>> ric
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 3:20 PM, John McMaster wrote:
>> 
>>> That is a sticking point, how will it work on my desktop which has not 
>>> (and
>>> will not) have a swiping device? Fine for the laptops though.
>>> 
>>> john
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 
>>> 
>>> love lion and gesture direction
>>> 
>>> ric
>>> 
>> 
> 
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