Most people are probably going to tell you to stick with 10.3 on a G3 iMac. I have the 700 SE and have 10.2 on it. You can run 10.4, but you're likely to notice a performance hit. 10.4 just seems to function better with more memory and the more the better. 512mb would be the bare minimum recommended for 10.4. Though it can be run in less, the performance would be degraded. You'll be able to run later software and get newer drivers with 10.4 since it is more recent than 10.3. 10.4 was around for a long time and became the baseline for backwards compatibility for a lot of things. Now, though, even 10.4 isn't new enough and developers are raising the bar to 10.5 which you won't be able to run on a G3 iMac. So if you want maximum software compatibility and don't mind losing some performance, then 10.4 is the way to go. If you're happy with running older apps faster, then stay with 10.3.
On Mar 12, 10:28 pm, Albert Carter <[email protected]> wrote: > I currently picked up a G3 iMac 700 SE. It has a 60GB Harddrive and 512MB > RAM. It also has MacOS X 10.3.9 installed on it. I wanted to find out if 10.3 > is best for this iMac or if it would better to install 10.4 on it. Also > wanted to know what the pros and cons are for each. > > Thank You, > Albert -- 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
