On Jun 14, 2009, at 4:37 PM, Linda wrote: > > my sister has an all in one G3. She would like to use verizon's USB > wireless system for her internet access but it requires at least Tiger > to be installed.
This is likely to be difficult if your sister isn't somewhat technically capable. The 1st problem is the AIO is USB 1.0. I'm not certain what you're referring to as "Verizon's USB wireless system" but I'm guessing that you're talking about using a USB cable to tether a Verizon cell phone to the AIO as the internet access? It's likely she would need a PCI USB 2.0 card for this setup to work, although it may be possible to make it work using the built-in USB 1.0, and my not effect internet access speed if the connection is through a cell phone. If the connection is a broadband connection you'd FOR CERTAIN need a PCI USB 2.0 card installed. > I know she has 256 mb of ram and about 38G of hard > drive space with 600 mhz. This computer is lightly used. Will Tiger > run on this computer? Yes, Tiger can run on this computer with the assistance of XPostFacto 4.0. There are significant issues. She would likely need more RAM, preferably the maximum 768MB (3x 256MB), but she could probably "get by" with the current 256MB, but low RAM will really churn the HD's use of virtual memory which can lead to HD failure, so getting enough RAM is a high priority. Also, the video may be really slow. The AIO shipped with only 2MB VRAM onboard. There is an optional 4MB stick you can get to bump it up to 6MB, but the OEM Rage video isn't good for Tiger. Ideally, you'd want to add a Radeon video card, but this is VERY DIFFICULT in the AIO and can't be easily accomplished. It's possible that if she was only using minimal email, etc, and didn't mind really slow interface she could possibly upgrade to Tiger "as is" and have some functionality, but again, from an economic standpoint this isn't a good idea, there are AGP G4's selling for less than the upgrade costs that will run circles around the AIO. G4 Mini's are also very reasonable upgrades in comparison to the AIO. > I would love to see her upgrade to a newer computer but that isn't > going to happen. Lobby her to look into a Mini, a used or refurbished Intel would be good. Or a used laptop? Upgrading this AIO will be a chore, and not for the faint of heart. I can't see the outcome being satisfactory. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
