4/28/2002 8:21:06 PM, Donald Keenan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Welcome to the list. From your experience with your WallStreet, you seem >to bring a lot of savvy with you. Great deal...a steal really. >I'm relatively new to the list and definitely new to computing. I could >never have pulled off the troubleshooting you've done. I have a Pismo >500mhz >with a 30gb hard drive. I'm not sure I'll ever live up to the potential >use of this incredible PB! >OS X has been working better for my, so far, modest demands on the >Pismo. When you mention legacy, what exactly falls into that category at >this point in Apple history? Any G3? I know some creative professionals >still find the Pismo more useful than the TiBook.
Thanks for the kind words, Donald. It's enheartening to hear that you're getting decent performance out of OS X on a Pismo. I'm sure that there are lots of people here, myself included, who'd be happy to share some performance tweaks with you should the need arise. Plus, I'm guessing that your humility belies your actual Savvy Level. If you're on a tecchie mailing list geared toward PowerPC hardware, chances are you know a thing or two about a thing or two. I suppose that in this case, by "legacy" I meant OldWorld. Hopefully an Apple historian will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the iMac was the first machine released with ROM-in-RAM technology that severed the formerly-inextricable bond between the Mac OS and Mac firmware. Machines that have such technology are known as NewWorldRom machines; machines that don't are OldWorld. Although the original PowerBook G3 Series was released after the iMac, PowerBooks were still OldWorld up until Lombardo, I think. Your Pismo is a NewWorld machine. For my purposes, the Open Firmware model and ROM-in-RAM means being able to run any PPC-compatible operating system without bootstrapping from Mac OS. In fact, you can actually pass commands directly to BIOS from a command line (hold Cmd-Opt-O-F on boot). For a UNIX junkie like me, that's really cool. Some Solaris machines have a similar BIOS. As for reaching the potential of a machine, I don't think anyone ever really does... I invest a lot of effort into increasing the capabilities of my computers, but that's a never-ending road that ensures that I'll never actually be productive. :) Looks like a good list. I'm glad I joined. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
