Fellow PowerBook-philes, I am in the process of building a cheap laptop for my GF so that she will have a machine while she studies abroad in Rome, Italy this summer.
Consequently I am putting together a PowerBook Wallstreet from various parts and machines I've found for cheap. This will either be a 300mhz G3 or 466mhz G3 with 512 MB RAM and a 40 gb drive. Wanting to endear my GF to Macintoshes I was looking to put OS X on the machine. The problem -- I am not sure which OS X should go. As I understand it, OS X.2.8 is supported without the requirement of any other programs for loading it (such as XPostFacto) on the Wallstreet. However, as I also understand it, Mac OS X.3 had a significant spead increase over X.2 because of code optimization. Further, I understand X.3 is the best Mac OS X for laptops. The problem is that OS X.3 is not supported natively on the Wallstreet and I would need XPostFacto to get it to work. Further, XPostFacto's website lists problems with the video when installing OS X.3 on a Wallstreet. Does anyone have any experience on this matter? In other words: Which Mac OS X version is the fastest/most stable on the PowerBook Wallstreet? Lastly, my girlfriend is a Classics Major and uses a program written for DOS which helps her study (a sort-of Dictionary like program). I would like her to be able to access this program while abroad and therefore was looking to get one of the Virtual PC versions. As I would like to be running Mac OS X, and as this is only a DOS program, I am wondering if it would be best to get the lowest Virtual PC version I can find (4, 5 or 6?) which will run on OS X? I have unused copies of Windows 98 and of Dos 5 & 6, but which Virtual PC would have a decent ease of use and decent speed for a Mac OS X computer like the Wallstreet? Would Virtual PC 4 or 5 work? What about Virtual PC 6? Any comments or ideas on this? Sincerely, Pacer -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
