Joe Peichel

Upgraded the iMac G3/500 to OS X 10.1 yesterday, and am approaching the point where I could almost abandon my Windows PC. OS X is pretty snappy for most operations & even WebDAV works fast (although it doesn't seem to support SSL-based WebDAV servers...perhaps an oversight Apple will correct with 10.1.1?).

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