Panther does sem to run quicker than Jaguar on the older G3's. If you are happy with the way your machine is running why change? Otherwise there are a host of G3 and G4 accelerator cards out there that will give you a huge performance increase. I'd probably go for a G4 card, if possible, so you can take advantage of any AltiVec optimised software. Don't know if other readers have noticed this, but when a G3 and G4 of the same speed are put side by side to run non-optimised software, there is little to distinguish the perfprmance of a G4 466 from a G3 466. However if you then run software that has been optimised to take advantage of the AltiVec processor on the G4, then you notice a significant performance increase and the G4 romps home ahead of the G3. It does depend what you are using your machine for, so if you are into graphics, photo, video editing or pro audio I'd recommend the G4. Hmm wonder if Tiger will improve things even further? Pete
-----Original Message----- From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Tweedie Sent: Saturday, 5 June 2004 2:17 AM To: G-List Subject: Re: Max OS on a G3 MT I've been running Panther on a GS/DT for a while. Be sure to use XPostFacto to install it... it actually seems more responsive than Jaguar. If 10.2.8 runs well on your machine now, my opinion is that Panther will run better. Mike PS> My DT is G3/466 512Mb. > Michael, you don't mention how much RAM you have or what you use it for. > I know Macers that use the older Beige G3's with Jaguar and Panther > running. I was told by a reseller that anything 350MHz and above would > run Panther/Jaguar fine with 256MB RAM. > > -----Original Message----- > From: G-List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael > Emery > Sent: Friday, 4 June 2004 2:52 PM > To: G-List > Subject: Max OS on a G3 MT > > > I have a beige G3 MT with a modest 333 MHz G3 ZIF upgrade. I like the > machine lots, because it has a floppy, SCSI, Firewire and USB > capability. > It's only limitation is that the max OS is 10.2.8. > > Would the installation of a speedier G3 or G4 processor enable this box > to run a newer Mac OS? > -- > Michael > > -- > 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> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- > 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> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
