One of the reasons for the upgrade to the G-4 was the inability of the G-3 to do multiple processors... It was intended to be a consumer level chip as opposed to a pro level processor... Consequently it's long life in the iMac & iBook lines.
On Nov 30, 1:10 pm, "Michael G.M." <michaelgm717...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello again! > > Unfortunately the party didn't last and I'm getting artifacts and > horizontal lines with the 9200 and FWIW I did Zap the PRAM. This time > though the card was much, much cooler than ever since I'm using the > slot cooler when I removed it. > I've got the ATi Rage 128 stock card in it now. It'll be interesting > to see what all my G4 coming in the mail has in it, it's > going to be a surprise! :+] > > Also, thanks for sharing about your G3 uses and enjoyment! This is > what it's all about; making use of a useful machine and sharing, > that's really awesome! I think part of the reason these G3s last so > long and well is because they run so cool and have relatively low > power requirements! > Too bad Apple discontinued the G3 and RAVE, I can only imagine what a > 2.0 GHz G3 or Dual G3 would have been like! > Always fun to imagine. RAVE had a lot of hope too, as did Altivec. I > wonder how long OpenCL will last ;)? > > cheers! > -Mike -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
