On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Kasey Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > ok the Rev.2 ones have 16MB of video RAM (use system profiler.)
Um.B&W G3s use a separate graphics card, so there could be any sorts of card in there and thus any amount of VRAM, so that is no guide. For instance, mine has a Radeon 7000 in there, so I can use Quartz Extreme. > And finally, they can run Tiger. (btw > thats what im on, a 400MHz one.) Mine too. And it's a Rev 1. Both types can run 10.4 - all you need is a Firewire DVD drive and XPostFacto to kick off the installer (B&W's can't boot off Firewire.) In fact, I installed an old Apple-firmware DVD-ROM drive in mine (got for nothing off my local Freecycle group) and it boots & loads Tiger off the internal drive just fine now. No config changes necessary at all, it Just Worked™. :-) > Oh, as for CPU upgrades, you unclip > the heatsink , list the lever, and lift the CPU out. True, but then you have to muck around hacking the firmware to enable a G4 to be used, which is a real pain. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: [email protected] • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: [email protected] Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: [email protected] • ICQ: 73187508 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
