NCMtnMan wrote:
But, I thought Macs never had any problems. Sorry, but I couldn't help it. 35+ years in computer/networking business and I've never known any brand or manufacturer's systems that didn't have issues from time to time.
That's the truth.
Some releases are better than others.
Mac System 7.1 was nice. 7.5 was a mess. 7.5.5 was just okay.
Mac Systems 8.0 and 8.5 were really buggy. 8.1 and 8.6 were reasonably stable.
Mac System 9 was a problem. By 9.2.2 it was pretty stable. Good thing, since that became Mac Classic.
Mac OS X 10.0 was really just a concept.
Mac OS X 10.1 was still just a concept.
Mac OS X 10.2 was beginning to look like an OS.
Mac OS X 10.3 was usable.
Mac OS X 10.4 was glitchy, but by 10.4.11, it was very reliable. (last PowerPC-only version).
Mac OS X 10.5 was glitchy, but it was a transition OS (It ran on Intel and PowerPC chips).
Mac OS X 10.6.8 was the last of the transitional systems. It was so stable, it lasted almost a decade.
Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 I skipped β still used 10.6.8.
Mac OS X 10.10 through 10.14.6 have been mostly fine.
Windows 3.0 was a bit of a mess. By 3.1.1, it was usable, and abandoned for Win95. Win95 was stable by the last service pack.
Win98 was a mess. NT was indecipherable by normal humans.
Win2000 was GREAT, as Windows systems go.
WinXP was great, by Service Pack 2.
Win Vista was HORRIBLE.
Win 7 was quite nice. It reminded me of Win2000.
Windows 8? Well... What was Ballmer thinking?
Win 10 is a work in progress.