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I'm still running OS 9.something. When OSX was first touted, I recall that it wasn't described as being backward compatible. Since I can't afford to upgrade all my software, I've avoided transitioning to it. What's the story? Was my information correct? If so, has the situation changed so that I can now upgrade to OSX and still run older versions of things like Photoshop and Quark?

If so, has the situation changed so that I can now upgrade to OSX and still run older versions of things like Photoshop and Quark?

You can run OS X and what's called OS 9 Classic simultaneously. You start your computer in OS X, but when you open an OS 9 compatible application, it automatically changes to OS 9. Works well for most people. But you might be able to download OS X upgrades for your software and OS X drivers for your peripherals. I did that for all my software and peripherals, so I no longer work in OS 9 at all. In fact, I wiped my hard drive recently and installed Jaguar and it's been very stable.

Go to the apple.com site and navigate to the discussion boards to read more.