Carlisle, Thanks for amplifying my answer, yours is so much clearer and sensible. I recognize that I was assuming that everyone knows Unix to some degree, even though I also know that isn't true.
Brad > Berry, > > To amplify Brad's answer: > > When you first set up your Mac under OSX, you create accounts that > will have various levels of administrative privileges. That way you > can set up your machine for multiple users, and everybody gets their > own directory space for storing files, etc., and you can limit what > some of the users (for example, your child, friend, co-worker, etc.) > can get to and do. At least one of the users has administrative > privileges, that is, can add and delete files and applications at > will. So, if you set up your machine with an account for you and > your kid, and you fixed it so that your kid had limited privileges, > then only you could load the software, not your kid. > > With regards to native vs non-native, what this means is that if you > have some OS9 software that use with plugins for the scanner, then > although that software will run in OSX, the plugins won't. You will > have to upgrade to the OSX version of the software to run the plugins. > > Have a great evening! > > Carlisle > > At 10:46 AM -0700 9/14/04, Brad Davis wrote: >> Berry,, >> OS X is basically a Unix system, I'm sure you've heard that. #3 just means >> that you have to have full privileges on the system - the administrator >> privileges. When you go to OS X you will find that there are differing >> levels of privileges which define what you can do and administrator is the >> only one who can install software. >> >> #4 just means that the program controlling plug-in must have been written >> for OS X. There were programs that were cobbled together and would run >> under OS X, but weren't native to the operating system. These existed early >> on for OS X, when there hadn't been time to rewrite everything to run under >> OS X. Generally, these required an added layer between the program and the >> OS so that a translation could be done. By now, most everything is native. >> >> By the way, when you go to OS X, you will find that it will run OS 9.2 under >> OS X. This is so you can run legacy programs. I found that it worked, but >> was not satisfactory (and you can't use the Minolta plug-in with say >> Photoshop running under 9.1, for instance). >> >> With OS X, you get a chance to learn UNIX, if you so choose, or not, there >> is not real need. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Brad >> >>> I notice on the Minolta compatibility chart, the following footnotes >>> regarding use of the Scan Dual IV with Mac OS-X: >>> >>> *3:You must be logged on as an administrator to complete the driver >>> installation. >>> *4:The Mac OS X plug-in cannot be used with applications that are not OS X >>> native. >>> >>> Since it is stated that various versions of OS-X are compatible, *4 is a >>> little puzzling. *3 is a mystery to me. >>> >>> My main question is whether SD-IV works fine with OS-X 3.x, or are there >>> some issues. >>> >>> (I am still using OS 9.1 on a G4, but am considering upgrading the OS or to >>> G5.) >>> >>> Berry >>> >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> ---------- >>> Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe >>> filmscanners' >>> or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the >>> message title or >>> body >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------- >> Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe >> filmscanners' >> or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message >> title or body > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe > filmscanners' > or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or > body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
