SDRacer48 Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 I see everyone is so hyped up about upgrading all the time from 10.4.8 to 10.4.9 or 10.4.10. What is the point, does the system run faster or is there added features whats up. I can understand upgrading from say 10.4.8 to 10.5.0 Lepoard (once it is released of course) but something as tiny as a revision. Why? It just seems like it would complicate things and make more work. I am just happy to have a fully functioning OS x86 operating system. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sujaan Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 These updates often add new drivers which can really speed things up. So basically, a performance boost. When you get them working right, they also generally make your system more stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDRacer48 Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 So it does add a performance boost. Ok. Thanks, but I am happy with 10.4.8 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrizz Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 yeah I got a huge speed increase from 10.4.8 to 10.4.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delish Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 10.4.10 fixed some minor openGL issues I had in 10.4.8/9 (alpha channel showed weird colors in some games, smoke got bright green/purple) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailfish Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 A lot of us have this as a hobby as well. Just the challenge of doing it and making it work bring fun and satisfaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maculas Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 A lot of us have this as a hobby as well. Just the challenge of doing it and making it work bring fun and satisfaction. Exactly! Upgrading brings me a lot of pleasure! It's like buying something new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frizbot Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 With OS X, it does very little. Sometimes it can cause problems. If you're behind NAT or a firewall, usually the security issues don't crop up anyway. With OSX86, there are many changes. It is like an entirely new distribution for an unsupported machine. It includes new drivers, new issues, new fixes and difficulties. If something isn't working, try updating. If things are working, you can try upgrading and then downgrading if the new release isn't as flawless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3phemeral Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Exactly! Upgrading brings me a lot of pleasure! It's like buying something new! Except it costs you nothing I didn't feel the 10.4.8->10.4.9 update speeded things up, and i'm yet to try update to 10.4.10, but i will; it's always an entertaining challenge, it's thoroughly educational... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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