Dear David, Skype runs just fine on this: G4, 10.4.11, 450 MHz, 576Mb my dl is 1,350 and up is 320! ! !
What you have are a bunch of crybabies who just think everything has to be FAST, as you can see from my numbers, I sure am NOT fast, but it works well and has for years. "I'm a designated FREE SPIRIT HITCHHIKING on the Information Super Highway" ======================================================================= --- On Mon, 4/30/12, David W. Morris <[email protected]> wrote: From: David W. Morris <[email protected]> Subject: Skype To: [email protected] Date: Monday, April 30, 2012, 12:59 AM I downloaded the last version of Skype that runs on the G4 & G5 Mac models, but I am wondering if my 1.67GHz G4 PowerBook w/2gb RAM is fast enough to run it with both incoming and outgoing video turned on? At first I suspected my shared cable TV Internet service provider might be to blame for my outgoing video stream freezing on the other person's screen, but when I test my Internet speed, I regularly see 5.5 to 7 Mbits/sec download speed and 2.3 Mbits/sec upload speed. I am using a (new to me) FireWire 400 iSight webcam, which appears to be working perfectly, so now I am wondering, is it my G4 PowerBook that is too slow, or is it the upload speed of my ISP? What do the rest of you think? Is if my ISP, or my G4 PowerBook? I don't know if I can get faster upload speed from my ISP by switching to a more expensive Internet package, or if there are any DSL companies where I live that could equal, or surpass the speed of my current cable TV ISP plan, as I don't live in a big city with lots of different companies that are ISP's and I doubt we have any fiber optic cables within 100 miles of where I live. Thanks in advance for any ideas. AmigaDave dual booting MacOSX & MorphOS2.7 on my 1.5GHz G4 MacMini & dual 1.42GHz G4 PowerMac & MacOSX & MorphOS3.0 beta on my 15"& 17" 1.67GHz G4 PowerBook's, plus MacOSX & Ubuntu10.10 PPC on my dual 2.7GHz G5 PowerMac -- 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 -- 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
