On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 11:29 AM, RJay Hansen wrote: > I've been lurking on this list for some time. I'm finally getting > serious > about attempting to install X on my machine at home, but have a couple > of > questions before I do. > > I have a 9650/350. The only drive in it currently is a 4.5GB 68-pin > UltraWide SCSI. The machine has a FWB Jackhammer UltraWide SCSI PCI > card > that the drive is hooked to. I have my eye on an 18GB UltraWide SCSI > drive > for $70. Will I be able to run X from this setup?
I don't see why this shouldn't work. Although, I would check into whether the Jackhammer is supported under OSX. I don't think that it is, but don't take my word for it. > > Another question I have is for those running 9.2.2 on unsupported > machines. > Is it stable in your experience? At least as good as 9.1? I read on > the "OS > 9 Forever" site, that in 9.2.2 the Finder was noticeably faster and > Open > Transport was more stable too. If this isn't the case, I see no good > reason > to upgrade to that. I haven't had a problem with 9.2.2 on both my 8500 and my S900. It does seem more responsive than in the past. > > The other question I have is for those with 9600's with 300mHz or > faster > 604e's who have put G3 or G4 upgrade cards in them. Do you think the > speed > gain from a 400-450mhz card is worth the investment? (Discounting any > Altivec speed gains). Would you advise getting a faster card to really > see > an appreciable speed gain, or does any G3 or G4 upgrade make a lot of > difference if you're running X? > Even a G3/300 would be an improvement. It is a substantially better chip, it lags the 604 in Floating-point, but that is rarely an issue. When it comes to OSX, G3/300 is the minimum to get good performance from it. Also, a G3 is REQUIRED in order to use Jaguar. 604s can only go to 10.1.5, and Jaguar is *much* faster than 10.1x. > > Thanks for any help or opinion My opinion, go for a nice G4/400. Not too expensive and a good performer. Of course, the exact processor upgrade depends on what you want to do....... -Robyn -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
