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Sharper tools

There is a box on my desk which contains the CDs for Mac OS 10.3 (also known as “Panther.”) I would think this machine would be the last to upgrade (I’m already on 10.3 at home) but many of our machines in Production are still on 9.1.

So once I get my current batch of tasks cleared away, I’ll be doing a system upgrade. There’s a new version of Quark here, too. Since each newer version of the Mac OS since 10.1 has run faster on the same hardware, this should let me squeeze enough performance from this box to last until… well, until I leave, I suppose.

Sobering thought.

Now playing: Princely Ghetto from Cherry Marmalade by Kay Hanley

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