I still use it, despite its age.
When I was in school, beginning with Kindergarten, the only computers that my teachers had were Apple II series. I was even impressed with THAT.

The main computer labs had IBM all-in-ones, that were rigged to run Windows 3.X with some GUI called "Success Maker".

There was one class that had a lot of Apple

Pizza Boxes.

They were loaded with software and games.

I enjoy the After Dark screensavers, and there was a random screensaver every time. There was even a half-way dimmed screen screensaver one.

It was fun to watch the fish colliding with each other, and one of them eats the other fish.

I was only familiar with Windows 3.1, and vaguely Windows 95. (which back then I looked at Windows 95 the way I look at Windows 7 now ) And then there was Windows 98, with the Plus themes. All of this is very nice, but nothing compared to Mac OS System ? (Probably 7 or 8) ... There was so much on there, I did not even know I did not get online with them... When I was in 4th grade, They installed ethernet connection boxes in every classroom. They also were introducing Windows 95 PCs to the entire school. For a while they had custom-built PC clones, and then they had Tangent, but then all they have now is Dell.

filled with viruses also. They did not scan for viruses. I actually was sneaky and logged in as a teacher and got full access, so I downloaded spyware scanners. There was 45,000+ items found.
Who cares?! My school is dumb.
It is still sad that they are all BARELY taught how to use computers, which is Keyboarding, and Microsoft Office. The author of "
A Mythological Reference" is a retired teacher that substitutes...he brought a chrome-colored Mac with him.
I don't know what everybody uses for computers. But Windows is expensive, and also difficult to work with.
I know that Mac OS Original System has problems, but Mac OS X has so many more problems. I know that Mac OS X is fun, but it is suitable for only a media center computer. If Apple ever enters the Video Game console market, Mac OS X would be perfect for video game consoles. But It is annoying for computers. I think of computers as tools, not as toys. The Finder is so bloated, that I actually have it shut off and I don't even want to bother with it unless my processor is 1GHZ and up. And then I think...what makes the OS X finder so much better than the original finder?! The original finder can work perfectly on processors that are much slower than 1GHZ. That means it is much more efficient. It means that it is faster. The computer companies need to focus on making their computers as FAST

as possible, and not as fancy-looking as possible.

I can restart really fast...by the time OSX, windows, and whatever... has yet to log off, OS 9 has already restarted and logged back in!!
Mac OS 9 can have graphics...such as desktop wallpaper images. It can play lots of games. (but the actual operating system looks kinda dull...but that Brushed Metal skin is possible with Mac OS 9)
Also, there is aftermarket software such as After Dark, Classilla, A-Dock, and I-Text.

I like using Mac OS 9 to organize files.

It is much more stable...or at least I have had a much better experience.
While the Operating System is very old, I still use it a lot more than OS X. I think I will try AROS, or even Linux... and I will be much more likely to donate to AROS before buying a newest "Mac", or "PC" systems.
But I will get Ipods and Ipads (which require "Mac Or PC" to sync) IOS is much cooler than Mac OS X. In my opinion, today's Macintosh is actually the worst thing that Apple sells... The iPods, iPads, iPhones, QuickTime, iTunes, iTunes Store, ... are all more interesting.
They are very overpriced... and also... the hardware is made to not last very long. How long before a computer is considered outdated? 6 months?
