On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 10:51 , John McGilvary wrote: > Does anyone have any experience running Jaguar on these yet, or is the > video too slow? > I am considering buying one of the 300 MHz models for school, and am a > bit curious. Of course, 9.1 would be OK on it, but just wondered.
OK I'll give you some info that might be of some damn use ;) I have a 300MHz iBook that is currently running OS X 10.1.5 very happily (Jaguar hasn't arrived yet - GGRRRRR!@!�!$!$�@!@) and contently. I have a few suggestions that will make it easier on you and the iBook. The first is to have a bigger hard disk installed by an Approved Dealer or Apple Service Center. The second is that you can fit a RAM SODIMM under the Airport card (which itself is under the keyboard) on the iBook to boost the RAM. Mine has 288MB RAM and seems perfectly happy with running OS X. OS X 10.1.5 and later have full 2D acceleration support for the ATi Rage Mobility (a laptop version of the Rage Pro) chipset that powers the graphics on the iBook. This dramatically improved the speed of the desktop and of Quicktime playback in OS X. The 4MB of VRAM might be considered a little restrictive but it's not too bad as long as you are not into any heathen pursuits like playing games or watching DivX movies. If I were you I'd go that bit further, if you can afford it, and get either a 366Mhz with FireWire or a 466Mhz SE with FireWire. They have 10GB hard disks, plenty big enough for OS X and some apps, and FireWire which means you can attach another external drive when you can afford one, or a DV camera for portable DVing. Suffice to say my iBook, although it has a 10GB hard disk, is as original as they come, made in early 1999. I love it to death, the only thing that has ever gone wrong with it was tht the wires broke on the power cable just where the cable goes into the plug for the iBook. I know how to remedy that, using old plug parts, HS Tube and super glue, though if you are really worried about it. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Mac LC Central -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
