At 3:01 AM -0400 7/9/01, Jamal Hannah wrote:
>Here is what a friend just told me:
>----
>The problem with the older PowerMacs is that Apple has
>terminated them completely... parts are going to become harder to find,
>too. I can't recommend any of those machines as a good investment- Apple
>is doing everything possible to force early obscolescence on them.
>
>Hence the fact that OSX won't run on them, even though the
>machines ARE capable of running it from a technical standpoint. Apple
>wants to sell more hardware.
If you have used OSX on a non G3/G4 mac (604e), you'd agree with
Apple's argument to buy new faster hardware. Apple doesn't make G3/G4
upgrade cards and therefore cannot support those made elsewhere.
>Sonnet's released software patches for OSX that let OSX run
>on older machines like the 7600, but it's a nasty kludge, and nobody can
>guarantee the compatibility or long-term viability of that option- I can
>tell you that FreeBSD (the kernel in OSX) doesn't well handle base-drivers
>inserted as modules.
I'm sure Sonnet supports their software just as they support their
hardware, that's what you get for paying for something that should be
free;) If Sonnet, or other upgrade companies, cannot maintain
long-term compatibility with OSX, they will all go out of business.
>On the other hand, if you want to go the UNIX (Linux) route,
>then a Powermac 7600 (or a G3 CC) isn't bad at all!
>----
>
>Does anyone know what the 2nd to last paragraph means? And would this
>Sonnet software allow OSX to run on a G3 Color Classic?
Instead paying $30 to experiment with Sonnet's software, you might
try a freeware solution that covers most cards from most brands. This
just get OSX working with your card. You'll also need the utility to
configure the L2 cache available from the same place below.
<http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/>
_
Andrew
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