On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Christopher Clarke <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> The Smurf, being a G3, is a bit slow for things like Flash and h.264 video, >>> but otherwise it's a great machine! >>> >>> - Dan. (on a 300-MHz Smurf). >>> -- >>> - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. >> >> Slow? more like unuseable... > > Actually it depends on the content, the amount of RAM in the Machine, and > which OS you use. If the content is older Flash Content, or you can get it to > work in a version such as Flash 7 or 8, then itll work fine on a G3. Heck, I > know of a local TV station that is still using a Quadra 840av in its > production environment to get stuff off video tapes... Dont need no stinking > G4s xD
Well, my Smurf here cant handle youtube even at 1024x768, same with H.264. It has Tiger on it and 867MB RAM, with a 40GB 7200rpm hard drive. -- 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
