>I'm upgrading a B&W G3 300 in anticipation of OS X 10.1 in September.
>(Currently, I'm at 9.1.) With memory now unbelievably cheap, I just maxed it
>out at 1 GB and am considering a G4 ZIF upgrade. I'd like some feedback:
>
>1) With the memory maxed, virtual memory shows as being off, even though it's
>turned on. With 1 GB, I'm not concerned about needing VM, per se. But does
>this mean the "modern memory manager" is not functioning? Will this lead to
>less efficient memory management? More conflicts? Leaks and, so on? For
>example, Mac OS is now using 91+ MB and growing. With VM on, it generally
>stayed at ~36 MB.
>
In 9.1 virtual memory has to be off - the classic mac OS can't manage a 1GB
swap file. :) Under OS X you'll be fine though.
>2a) It looks like more and more things are taking advantage the G4 (IBM's
>ViaVoice, VPC, OS X, itself...). But, which upgrade to get? The Newer G4 400
>is the cheapest, by 15 to 20%. But, I'm concerned that this upgrade has no
>future, since it requires a firmware update to run and Newer is out of
>business. Suppose OS X 10.2 introduces a change that breaks the firmware? One
>alternative brand, the Sonnet Encore/ZIF, claims to work without updating the
>firmware (though it does need some sort of "software" to run).
>
Sonnet is a large and respectable upgrade mfr - I wouldn't worry about
support under X for their upgrades.
>2b) Are a lot of people on the list using G4 upgrades in the B&Ws? Were they
>worth it? Does the Sonnet really work with vanilla ROM v1.1f4?
>
No idea.
>3) I installed Netscape 4.78, last night. It ran OK for a while, but then quit
>with a "1,011" error (and said I should restart, which I've yet to do). Just
>*what* is a 1,011 error? A conflict with the Lockheed-Martin extension? Ideas?
Error 1,011: Get Internet Explorer 5, iCab, or any other real browser. :)
-Ben
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