Mac OS X Panther All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Chapter One
Shaking Hands
with Mac OS X
In This Chapter
Understanding the advantages of Mac OS X
Checking your system requirements
Upgrading from earlier versions of Mac OS
Installing Mac OS X
Running Mac OS X for the first time
It's human nature to require instant gratification from your software. I've
seen it countless times: Someone runs a program, immediately feels comfortable
with it, and then spends the rest of his days using that program religiously.
Or another person plays with the same program for 120 seconds and
dismisses it as too difficult or too confusing. It's rather like watching a fancy
fashion show runway in Rome or Paris: There had better be eye appeal pretty
quickly, or the bucks won't flow.
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