Greg Burkman writes, <lol -- I love the sig.>
Hahaha, me too. ;-) Just picked it up the other day; occasionally I go "sig-hunting" on the web. <9.2.2 on the Lombard just rocks (I sent an earlier post with the specs). i upgraded over a year ago to 9.2.2, and i've had a sweet ride on this machine. > Well, 9.2.2 rocks on my Beige, that's for sure! <The boot time and the Finder are _fast_. Some applications are speed demons. Photoshop 5.5 opens in three seconds. Office 2001 opens in four.> I don't have or use either of these applications, but I am noticing definite differences (increased speed) in my own "slower-to-open" applications: AppleWorks 6, Claris Emailer and iCab open faster under 9.2.2 than they did under 9.1. Since I use these all on a daily basis, I'm happy about this change. :-) <Some applications are dogs, but 9.2.2 generally runs the apps I need faster than a friend's Cube running 10.3. I was amazed at the sluggishness of the Finder. 10.3 and this is the best Apple can do?> You're right, it does sound kind of weird that a higher OS on a more modern Mac should be slow....Is it possible that the "slowpoke 10.3" problem was less than an optimal amount of RAM on that Cube? Just because one's Mac has what the OS says is the "minimum requirement" doesn't mean that's necessarily "enough" to make a particular OS happy and snappy. I for one noticed a difference running 9.1 on a Beige with 96 megs of RAM, then running it with 256 megs. Namely, the additional RAM speeded up the 9.1 (never mind that 9.2.2 is even faster, on this same 256 megs of RAM Beige). Plus I've heard repeatedly on this list about "You can run OS X if you have 256 megs of RAM, but 512 or more is PREFERRED." Which I take to mean that if I ever decide to upgrade my Beige to OS X, I'd be best off getting more RAM. <I'll be buying an iBook (10.4 and then upgrading it to 10.4.1) this summer, and while I know I'll appreciate a lot of new things (playing DVDs, and a lot more), I'll be waiting to see how fast it really is on the equipment.> I have no high hopes after Apple announced the Intel marriage. I want the last of the PowerPCs, the highest end iBook i can get, because I'm a cab driver and an Alaskan. Portability matters here, and that should give me a couple of years to see how it all plays out. I want the efficiency and the way it works with the bus.> Hahaha, well, maybe someday, but since I'm on the "trailing edge" rather than the "cutting edge," should I someday decide to get an iBook G4 -- hey, I MIGHT (I never expected to get a G3, and I did, so who knows) -- it'll be a used one from the swap list, by that time not only tons cheaper than what it would cost if I were to buy a brand new one now, but also with the "real Mac" circuitry in it. In the meantime, portability being important to me too (even if I don't drive a cab or live in Alaska), my Powerbook 5300c suffices (I'm still a simpleton where my computer needs are concerned -- being able to write and do email without being stuck in the apartment is enough to make me ecstatic, personally). ~Yersinia. ________ "Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity." -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
