I think you have sufficient RAM; you would be better off upgrading your
processor zif card to a 400 mhz or so (about $85 on ebay, and sell the old
for about $30= $55 net) than buying more ram. I realize that's only a 33%
clock speed boost but it's a good return for the money I think, and will
help everything run smoother/quicker.
The consensus seems to be that G4's are best for OSX by far, but those
processor cards are more costly- $228 for a G4 450 mhz at Otherworld
computing- dealmac says this is the best price. Some users running X on G3's
are happy with it. 300 mhz on a G3 is probably the minumum really adequate
speed for X. Here's what listmom Dan Knight had to say a while back- worth
re-running:
> Mac OS X?
> Having used OS X on a G3/266, I'd advise against it until and unless you
> bump RAM past 256 MB and have a faster hard drive. Memory is one of
> the most important factors in OS X performance. You'll also want to run
> in 16-bit video, not 24-bit, unless you invest in a Radeon card. OS X is also
> a good reason to consider a G4 CPU upgrade, since the Velocity Engine will
> also help with all the overhead of the Aqua appearance. Then look for a copy
> of OS X on eBay for around $70.
NickUtah
>> On Sunday, April 28, 2002, at 11:07 AM, Sean wrote:
>> I'm running OS 9.0.4 on my G3 rev.B MiniTower. I haven't sprung the
>> $200 Cdn to
>> upgrade to OS X. Is it worth it?
>>
>> How much RAM would you (not Apple) recommend? I have 448MB physical RAM.
>>
>> Is there a speed hit with OS X on a 300MHz G3? Is it noticeable? Does
>> the
>> sexiness of OS X outweigh the slowdown?
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