Speaking of Panther, wasn't there a software download that enabled right-clicking on an Apple mouse---by holding down the click a little longer?
On Jan 21, 8:44 am, "Mac User #330250" <macuser330...@gmx.net> wrote: > ---------- Original message ---------- > Subject: Best MacOS x on a G3 B&W? > Date: Wednesday, 11. January 2012 > From: seeker <jesselorenstj...@gmail.com> > To: "G-Group" <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> > > > what if any would be the ideal version of macOS x to > > install on g3 b&w with maxed ram? i am a huge fan of opensource, but > > i have fallen head over heals for mac osx and would like to keep these > > machines as such.... so any help? > > I’m running Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. My B&W has its original 350 MHz G3 > processor, and I maxed out the memery 4×215 MB PC100 DIMMs to 1 GB. Sady I do > rely on 10.4 because of internet functionality: I use TenFourFox. I also have > a Cube G4 with 450 MHz running Tiger. > > BTW TenFourFox on a G3 with some fancy must-have extensions (like NoScript and > AdBlock Plus) also put the speed brake on it. You just feel that it is too > much for this old little bugger! > > My experience: the bottleneck is the 350 MHz processor. But even with a faster > one it wouldn’t be the same experience as it is on, say, a G4 Dual 1GHz > running Tiger or a G5 Dual-2 GHz with at least 2 GB memory running Leopard. > The second problem that the B&W has is the absence of an AGP bus. PCI just > isn’t fast enough for Quartz Extreme. Under heavy I/O load (i.e. because I’m > copying files on the USB bus --> USB 2.0 expansion card --> PCI bus --> CPU > --> > IDE channel) graphics becomes snatchy. Without Quartz Extreme (with the > original ATi Rage 128 PCI graphics card) it will be snatchy anyhow. > > The best OS? > I can see Mac OS 8.5.1 (the original bundled OS) rocking on it! > > Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x is maybe the best choice if you want to go for speed. Or a > slim Linux/BSD distro. (But which one? Is there one for PowerPCs?) > > Mac OS X 10.3 might also be an option, but there is just soo much great > software that requires at least 10.4 to run… 10.3 just makes you feel bad > about your decision. > 10.2 will do as well, but I heard that 10.3 is even faster than 10.2 was. > Also, 10.3 is the first to feature all that usability that you expect when > going for Mac OS X. The backstep to 10.2 just feels like loosing something. > Well, it did to me: I’ve tried. > > IF you don’t go for speed, 10.4 is propably good for you. > > Cheers, > Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- 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
