I second that. OS 9.1 runs fine on my 7100 with G3 upgrade card, OSX doesn't run at all. The 7100 will actually take 136MB of RAM (4, 64-MB SIMMS plus the 8MB on-board RAM) but that's not enough to run OSX or most modern software.
> on 19/10/04 20:30, 1st PowerMacs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Looking for information on system performance while using a 7100 with an G3 > > upgrade card. How well does an upgraded 7100 run OS X, and OS 9. Are there > > any software issues with using these cards? > > A place where I do some work has a 7100 with a Sonnet G3 card. It runs OS9.1 > acceptably but only does mundane tasks. Officially the 7100 does not go past > OS8.6. I think the 7100 will only take 128MB of RAM so that limits what can > be done - OSX most unlikely. > > Nick > > > > -- > 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.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]> > List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.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]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
