on 28/07/05 00:28, Jeff Wenzel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm considering purchasing a pb g3 wsII 300mhz, running 8.5 with 192MB/8g > hd, DVD card and drive. > Haven't worked or played with macs since 1994 (can you even imagine???) so > I'm essentially clueless - but hey, I found this group so I can't be beyond > help (I hope). > I've read how to trick it to get beyond the 192 and get to 512 for RAM. > That's good - but as far as operating systems go - where does that max out? > How far down the road is it before the latest web browsers won't work with > an "ancient" OS? > Also, with everything SCSI are there any 3rd party adapters out there for > plugging in digital cameras/dv recorders? > I'm not trying or expecting to run the world with this computer - I'd just > like to own a mac again and am wondering what the bottom line expectations > should be with this unit. What will it do and what will it not do. > I'm open to any and all suggestions and even heavy criticism at this point - > wish I was as savvy as most of you on here, but all that went out the window > 10 years ago - and God knows in the computer world, a day is as a thousand > years.
Some people are running the latest version of OS X, 10.4, on a Wallstreet. You would need the software XPostFacto in order to fool the installer, but it's doable. The latest version of OS X officially supported is 10.2. You need to keep in mind that there won't be DVD playback under OS X on the Wallstreet because Apple never wrote a driver for the DVD decoder card. If you really want this feature, then you'll need to go back to the old Mac OS. Version 9.2.2 runs fine on the Wallstreet. -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] plonk: excl.,vt. [Usenet: possibly influenced by British slang `plonk' for cheap booze, or `plonker' for someone behaving stupidly (latter is lit. equivalent to Yiddish `schmuck')] The sound a newbie makes as he falls to the bottom of a kill file. While it originated in the newsgroup talk.bizarre, this term (usually written "*plonk*") is now (1994) widespread on Usenet as a form of public ridicule. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
