Re: Old G3
If it's already running OSX, there's no need to partition the HD. Only the very early G3 Macs had the issue where you had to install OSX within the first 8Gb of the drive. I don't think that that model had that restriction; and if you have an HD that's under 8Gb, there's nothing to worry about. It sounds like the best text editor would be Word X, part of Office X. (I think it was the '01? '03? version? It's the first Office version that ran under OSX.) I *believe* that will run under 10.1... Maybe someone else knows for sure? Word's more powerful then Textedit, and is 100% compatible with Word (even '07) on a PC. You could also try an older version of Appleworks, it has a text editor, and was universal, so it would run under both OS9 and OSX. You might consider upgrading to 10.2; 10.2 was really the first really stable version of OSX, and is more compatible if you want to run useful apps. You can check on the LEM swap, eBay, or Craigslist for old versions of Office, AppleWorks, or 10.2 -Elliott On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:38 AM, joshuallen wrote: I just acquired an old iMac G3 (Tangerine!) from a guy. He gave me the original install/restore disks + backups (OS 8.something), OS 9 full version, and an OS 10.1 upgrade version + backups of all. It booted up to a login screen when I first turned it on and so I tried an full install of 10.1, including reformatting the hard drive. It seemed to work. Later I read that it's preferable to partition the hard drive, for OSX, but I can't seem to get that to work. Also, I'd like to use the machine for writing. If possible, I'd like something with a few more features than TextEdit, such as page/word count, that would easily transfer over to a PC, but that might be wishful thinking. I'm new to Mac. If anyone can give me some advice on software and let me know if partitioning is a requirement (and how I'd do it), I would appreciate any help. -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard?
My wife has a 2006 17 Intel iMac, which came with, and still has, Tiger (with all the updates). Recently she came across a program that required at least Leopard. So I'm thinking of upgrading her. Can I go from Tiger to Snow Leopard directly? Do I just need the retail upgrade box? Anything to watch out for? Thanks -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old G3
Joshua, I'm with Clark --you should either go up to at least 10.3, or stick to OS 9, which will work fine with whatever amount of memory you got in there. As for word processors, I have a soft spot for WordPerfect, which you can get online for free --I'll post the link if I can find it. Good luck with your new iMac! Felix -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard?
On Apr 20, 2010, at 2:25 PM, John Niven wrote: My wife has a 2006 17 Intel iMac, which came with, and still has, Tiger (with all the updates). Recently she came across a program that required at least Leopard. So I'm thinking of upgrading her. Can I go from Tiger to Snow Leopard directly? Do I just need the retail upgrade box? Anything to watch out for? yep, I've done that to a couple of systems with no issues at all. The only problems I've run into are printer driver issues, because we have some big networked Xerox and Canon copiers/printers, and one really obscure issue with a system joined to a Windows 2003 file server. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Old G3
On 4/20/10 2:41 PM, Elliott Price wrote: With the first-generation G3 Macs, there were some drive addressing problems that prevented it to boot from OSX if it wasn't on the first 8Gb of the disk. This is my understanding of it, I may be wrong about why, but those models definitely have that restriction. I *think* it was only the G3 minitower, the G3 desktop, and maybe the Bondi iMac. If the HD is under 8Gb, then there's no problem. I believe it applies to all tray loader iMacs which includes the next generation after the Bondi. And that group DID include a tangerine model. I was thinking there wasn't a tangerine in the tray loader clan which made me skip the 8Gb issue. You're right, that is a potential issue. To the OP, does your new toy have a tray loader or slot loader optical drive. If you have a tray loader then you do need to partition the HD with a slightly less than 8Gb partition at the beginning of the HD to install OS X onto. If you have a slot loader then you don't need to partition the drive. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- 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 To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
