> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > A maybe overworked topic, but I have an older iMac, a 350MHZ > > G3, no bells and whistles, no firewire etc. I have a chance > > to pick up the education discount Jaguar, and at that price > > I just may go for it. For older iMacs like mine, what are > > the major hurdles? I have lots of ram, 640mbts by the way, > > so that is ok. > > Should work fine. This is perhaps the time to consider a faster-speed > hard drive (the one in your machine is probably a 5400rpm model, and > perhaps a larger one as well, but apart from that you should be in good > shape. Obviously Jag will run much faster on a modern G4, but it should > run acceptably well as is. And there's always OS 9 to fall back to if > you find it too slow, so for $69 it's worth the "risk" IMHO.
I won't be buying a hard drive, I am not a gear addict, I just want this nice machine to run even nicer :-) I updated the firmware tonight, went smoothly, so that is done, and have 9.1 on one partition and 9.2 on the other. Is there anything else I should be doing before I go for it? Can you suggest a good book on Jaguar, if there are any out yet? I will probably be buying a laptop soon, maybe wait and see what the long expected new model looks like. It would be convenient to have them more or less synchronised. What is the minimum size partition X will run smoothly on? -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
