On 2/8/03, Sid Barras said: >I did put in a fast (20gb 5400rpm travelstar) Hard drive, and maxed the >memory at 512mb, but other than that, my 266mhz G3 wallstreet is stock.
I got acceptable performance since 10.1.5 - 10.2.5 on my almost stock 266MHz WallStreet, with only 192MB RAM and an IBM 20GB TravelStar HDD. I forget which, but one of the following release added (some of) the missing graphics acceleration for the WallStreet graphics chip, which also helps. But I succumbed to temptation a few months ago and got a 2nd hand Pismo - with AirPort, USB and FireWire. The most important thing for OS X is the video chip. My WallStreet flies in OS 8.1 - 9.2. It IS faster in OS 9 Finder than my Pismo running the OS X Finder. The Pismo is so much more slimmer and lighter. Portability is important to me. I am dreaming about a 12" G4 as my next PowerBook, provided my eyesight holds up... Mike -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
