on 23/07/02 19:22, robin heath at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > (new list member here, hello to all.) > > so is the day coming (far too soon for my liking) when the newest operating > system Apple unleashes will be way too bloated to bother installing on my > old reliable 400MHz Pismo PowerBook? > > this is something I've been mulling over recently, particularly last week, > as I spotted several Macworld attendees sauntering up my block in their > Jaguar t-shirts... > > I'm running OS X, and want to pick up 10.2 when it lands next month. this > isn't a question of money - it's strictly a matter of how efficiently this > PowerBook will continue to operate as newer and newer OS's become > available...
All the comments I have read on the Internet were unanimous in saying that 10.2 was significantly faster than 10.1. People with beta versions were reporting that the latest builds were perceptibly faster than the previous ones, which were faster than 10.1, this is even if you rule out Quartz Extreme, which disqualifies a lot of Macintosh that simply don't have the right video card or an AGP slot. Some specifications on the Apple's web site were calling for an optimal 32 MB video card with AGP, although that was optimum performance. I'm wondering, since the Pismo has an AGP slot, if we could expect some hardware-based acceleration, even though the video card in the Pismo has only 8 MB. I guess we'll see, but I'm not holding my breath. I remember using a Wallstreet before the Pismo and how abysmal were the video performance... Anyway, I have high hopes that 10.2 will be a good upgrade! -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin <http://members.cox.net/nemesys> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] C Programmer's Disease n.: The tendency of the undisciplined C programmer to set arbitrary but supposedly generous static limits on table sizes (defined, if you're lucky, by constants in header files) rather than taking the trouble to do proper dynamic storage allocation. -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
