I am running OS X 10.1.3 on my iMac DV 400mhz with 512mb ram and a 7200rpm 40gb drive. It runs very good and I do not see an significant difference between it and OS 9.22 that I am running off of my outboard drive. I am running Photoshop 7 on it. The only problem I see is that none of the plug ins from Photoshop 6 run on the Photoshop 7 and upgrades may be way down the road. I also run Microsoft Office X with no trouble. Ralph
On Monday, March 4, 2002, at 12:52 AM, Steve Sobek wrote: > On 3/3/02 11:25 PM, "blhudge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm looking for advice/experiences from anyone >> who is running OS X on an iMac G3 400 mhz or similar >> model. >> >> I'm in the process of buying a used one specifically >> for running MacOS X for home use; web surfing, >> tinkering w/ the OS. Not into games so that shouldn't >> be an issue. May eventually want to run MS Office, >> Photoshop and other graphics apps. >> >> I plan on installing 256 mb ram before loading OS X. >> Can I expect decent performance? >> >> Thanks > > > I'm running X on a Rev. B Bondi blue. It's been upgraded from the > original > 233 Mhz to 500 with the Sonnet Harmoni, but X was "tolerable" at 233 > w/512 > mb RAM. It's very acceptable (not screaming, but just about fine) at 500 > with the card, so I'm assuming 400 should be okay, too. > > The more RAM you can cram in there the better you'll be, though. 256 > will be > fine, but if you can bump it up, do it. X eats RAM for breakfast, lunch > and > dinner. > > > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished > Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on > Sale! | > > PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in > STOCK > Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
