On Dec 30, 2008, at 8:57 PM, rmwoods wrote:
> > Although I have been using Mac for years, I am not expert enough to > know what kind of g4 (I think) I now have. The :About this Mac" specs > are as follows: > > Hardware Overview: > > Machine Name: Power Mac G4 > Machine Model: PowerMac3,3 > CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (2.8) > Number Of CPUs: 1 > CPU Speed: 450 MHz > L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB > Memory: 512 MB > Bus Speed: 100 MHz > Boot ROM Version: 4.2.8f1 > Serial Number: > > I am using Mac OS X 4.11, and have great fears about trying to use > some Classic Mac applications, as in the past, when i was upgrading my > old g3 (blue and white0 I ran into serious problems, resulting in my > purchase of this g4. It is running well, and i can print on my > LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer (it shows up as "Unknown" in theprinter > dialogue but I had a lot of trouble getting it to run on a parallel to > USB cable). > > I am loath to upgrade to OS X 5,? since this is currently running > well. > > Any comments on the machine (what is it: Sawtooth? Yikes? or whatever? > and whether I should buy OS X 5.?? Tiger may be as far as you can go. See what others say. Do you have Mactracker? http://www.mactracker.ca/ It might be a Gigabit Ethernet ... Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
