On Mar 26, 2011, at 8:38 AM, iJohn wrote: > I find myself doing something I never expected to do, asking questions > about a G4 eMac. I have a friend who has an 8 year (or so) old eMac > (ATI). While I haven't actually moved the unit so I could read the > sticker (it's sorta bulky), I think it is an M9150LL/A with an 800MHz > G4. > www.everymac.com/systems/apple/emac/stats/emac_800_ati.html > > I was wondering if anything other than performance might go wrong if I > moved her eMac to Leopard? Technically it doesn't meet the minimum > requirement of 867MHz, but it's not very far off. So if the only > concern is how well it might perform it seems like it's worth trying > it to find out. >
It should actually run ok, if it's got sufficient ram. I'd max it out if possible, and put in a 7200 rpm drive to replace that old 40gb one, as it sounds like it needs it asap. > I believe she's still running 10.3.9, Panther. I think she might be > using Internet Explorer as her web browser over a dial up connection. > (I'd love to move her to something faster than dial-up, but she can't > really afford anything much beyond the $10/mo she's paying now for > NetZero.) > I know many RBOCS (Qwest is, or used to be one of them, and ATT has one too) offer an un-advertised cheap DSL rate, often on the order of $13-$20 a month, but you have to nag them for it. It's also slow compared to regular DSL, at 768k, but that's way faster than dial-up. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- 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
