> Is it really way slower than the Wallstreet series? Not at all. A Kanga benches at 747 on MacBench 4, a WallStreet 233 (the version with cache, not the MainStreet Road Apple version), at about 830. The only real difference is that the WallStreet has a 66 MHz bus, and the Kanga's is only 50.
In the real world, a 3400/240 is usually faster than a MainStreet, let alone a Kanga. No need to concern yourself with that model. The best thing to do with the cacheless wonders is stick a Sonnet CPU card in them immediately. The Kanga can run any OS X up to Jaguar under XPostFacto, but you need to have the RAM maxed out to 160 MB and you'll have to contend with poky graphics. The sound typically doesn't work, either--this is a problem on Kangas and 3400s running (or in the 3400's case, limping) X. I happen to like the 3400, and a Kanga is a 3400 with a big jolt of steroids. I wouldn't buy one as an OS X machine, but it would be killer in OS 9 or PPC Linux. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
