On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:56:33 -0800, Gene Osburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Some good thoughts there. Thanks! > I *definitely* wouldn't sink any significant amount of cash into that > old box.... I don't want to, and indeed, have very little cash to sink - but I do so much prefer OS X to either Windows or Linux that I'd like to make it at least usable. > 1) A 400 MHz+ G3 ZIF could pep up performance more than you may think. > Don't know how much they go for on your side of the Pond, but they're > temptingly inexpensive on ebay (to me, at least). I've found one on eBay that's pretty local, for �15, which is /nothing/, really. OK, you've persuaded me - I've gone and bid on it now. > 2) The no-cost alternative is overclocking your current processor. I've thought about it, but I'm not keen. When I put in a faster chip, though, I'll see if I can bump up the front-side bus speed. > 4) Maybe a cheaper vid card than the 7000? True, but I was after Quartz Extreme and the consequent offloading of work from the CPU... > Oh, and it seems to me that Jaguar is a bit more nimble than Panther on > older Macs. But I like Panther too much to go back now! :�) Many thanks for the comments... -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
