On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 17:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tomorrow I am planning on picking up a G3 at the surplus sale. What processor > speed will run OS X comfortably? I am fairly new to the MAC architecture and any > input would be helpful.
You want at least 350 mHz. Also, pick a model that has a USB port. Only G3's with USB can even think about running OS X Panther (panther cannot be installed on a machine without usb). We currently have an older g3 400 mHz iMac in my office that has USB and firewire. After boosting the RAM to 512 mb, it runs Panther *very* well. Much better than XP runs on a similarly configured Pentium II/450. bear in mind that you'll probably have to pay for OS X, since most of the surplus macs get shipped out with only OS X 10.1 or 10.2. Linux would run wonderfully on the G3 for less cost. :) Michael > > Thanks > Chris Peterson > > ____________________ > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
