Re: New G4

[Tim Collier]

I was running Virtual PC on a 17 inch 1 gig G4 iMac and it was 
"painfully slow".  But, it did run and got the job done.  This last 
Friday, I purchased a new 12 inch iBook with a 1.2 gig G4 processor 
(using it now).  I installed VPC on it and I was truly amazed at how 
much faster it runs.  This is VPC version 6.x.....I eventually plan on 
updating it to the new Version 7.  Just wanted to let you know that the 
slight boost in processor speed has made a huge difference in 
performance of VPC.  I wonder if the Bus Speed is different also?  
Anyway, this is my experience.

Tim
On Nov 28, 2004, at 1:51 PM, Bonnie wrote:
I've been saving my nickels and dimes and I will soon have enough to 
upgrade to a new machine :-) I am trying to decide which G4 I need, so 
maybe you all can help. I don't do games, but I do use graphic 
programs (photoshop, indesign, illustrator etc.). Also I am going to 
need to run VPC (some of my jobs are for the unenlightened). I 
understand VPC is painfully slow, so what should I get to reduce the 
pain? I'll be running OS X (10.2.8 to start, but will probably switch 
to Panther soon). Will a dual processor help with this? If so, which 
one? What I have now is a G3 266 MT upgraded with a Sonnet G4/500 zif.

Thanks,
Bonnie
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