I entered the modern mac era january 2008 with a G4 tower running Panther 10.3.9 which I soon upgraded to Tiger 10.4.11. I, too wanted to retain Classic so I didn't get a G5. I also have a G3 B/W running Panther and Mac OS 9.2.2. Also a G4 Powerbook 1.6GHz running Leopard 10.5.8. My main production Mac is an old PowerPC 8600 running MacOS 8.6
The G4 Tiger machine is the one I spend 95% of my time on. Three other Macs are on my LAN and I use DSL. As a matter of fact you might want to hang onto your G3 as a back-up Mac. A savvy user will have at least 2 working macs. I work in web and graphic design so it's wise to be able to cover one's behind in case of disaster. You don't need to buy a new mac; I've always bought second-hand, two off eBay. Judith Rosenbaum wrote: > Dear List: > > I'm considering the purchase of a G5 with Leopard installed; however, since > I'll be upgrading from a G3 running OSX.2.8, I'd like to know what problems > I'd be facing if I don't have Classic on the new(er) machine. My needs are > simple: I mainly use Office, browse the Net, download and crop photos. No > music, no videos. I don't need a 20" or 24" screen, or Intel - just an newer > OS that will bring me into this century. My G3 is having issues (I back up > often) so I'm more than ready to replace it. > > I know that this has been addressed before, but I have been unable to locate > the e-mails that I so carefully printed and filed. I'm sorry for the > redundant question, but please know that I appreciate your help. > > Regards, > > Judith Rosenbaum > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
