RE;yes a crystal ball would be helpful,Im presantly on my second mac,haveing worn the first one(9500) into a smoldering heap in two years,and now this one in a little over three,I think expansion when I purchase,but I havent really done very much, as I have learned the more I try to add the more the machine becomes problematic,to nearly unuseable in the presant situation.the presant I-book comes better equiped than the G4 350 sawtooth with the the add-ons.so my thinking is this machine OS9.2.2 as is for existing peripherals,and the I-book for OS X.then maybe next time move up to a more expensive machine when I have some better Idea just what to get,because right now Im more confused than usual. except that its comes out cheaper to replace this machine than to repair and upgrade it for OSX,just my opinion,and thankyou for the help
> >> But the big change came with Mac OS X, the first Mac OS to use the >> "velocity engine" by default. At this point, I would hesitate to >> recommend buying a new G3 model if you ever plan to run OS X. AltiVec >> makes that much difference with Aqua -- or at least it did before Quartz >> Extreme. > > This is the sort of thing I wish I had a crystal ball to tell when I bought > my Pismo. When I bought mine, the G4 had just come out, and none of the > information I could find anywhere showed that the G4 offered any real speed > benefits over the Pismo, and that the Pismo offered much better expansion > options, as well as a proven track record. I went for the Pismo. I can't say > I've regretted my decision, but then again, I'm still running 9.2.2. I don't > feel any pressure to go to X, but might, were I to have a G4 Powerbook. > > Does the G4 upgrade for the Pismo offer these speed benefits of the AltiVec > and Quartz Extreme? -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
