On Tue, 24 May 2005, Tom Peterson wrote: > Nick Marshall wrote: > > >On Mon, 23 May 2005, Tom and Lisa P wrote: > > > > > > > >>What would be better for running OS X on a Wallstreet (yes, I know a > >>WS isnt an optimal solution); a G3/500 or a G4/400 ? > >> > >> > > > > > >Unless the apps you are going to use have been optimized by Altivec, iTunes > >for instance, go with the G3. The extra 100Mhz will make more of a > >difference in most operations. Plus it runs cooler. > > > > > > > I have the wallstreet that has 2 megs vram. It now has L2 1 meg cache > via G4 500 mhz Blue Chip accellerator. It does most everything that the > daughters 700mhz G3 Ibook does. maybe not as eleganly. :)
Exactly. That's what I was trying to get across by comparing my Ti to my friends Pismo. 'Elegantly' is a much nicer way to put it. :) The good thing is Tom and Lisa now know there is a third option. 500MHz G4. What are you running the display at? 800x600 millions or 1024x768 thousands. -- Nick http://www.izap.com/~pinnacle therhythmex: AIM, Jabber, and Yahoo Messenger ID "So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?" Galations 4:16 [NASB] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
