Andrew, A $600 budget is overkill for a G4. She can get a wonderful 17" PowerBook with all the best and whistles for less than $400, and run Tiger with Classic. Leopard, as everybody has already clarified, is a no-go if she wants Classic.
If she wants to be able to BOOT OS9, though, a 1Ghz TiBook is her best bet, as it has been already pointed out, but of course that should be even cheaper. They are also very easy to upgrade (any 12 year old can do it), so it can be tricked out at home and still have plenty of money to spare. Best of luck, Felix On Sep 12, 10:02 am, Andrew K <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all. > Just got a call from my Mom requesting a replacement for her trusty > pismo 500 running TIger. > > She's gotten involved with maintaining a website that has more > graphics than the Pismo can handle so she needs a newer powerbook but > she also wants to be able to run her OS9 applications. > She's got a $600 budget. > > I'm thinking a G4 aluminum around 1GHz would do the trick and run > Leopard (so she could have time machine) but I'm not sure about > classic applications in OSX 5. > > Any suggestions? > > Andrew in Ann Arbor -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
