I can't conceive of running a G3 on any Mac OS before 8.6 (USB support) And actually OS 9.0/9.1 can be tuned to really fly.
So why go even further back? I say this because I had a lot of stability issues with the 7s. On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:14 PM, doodsonj <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Team, > > I couldn't work out the best place to put this message, but thought here > was most apt. > > I have an iMac G3 (Indigo) lying about - I was wondering what the earliest > MacOS that I could install on that G3? I'd prefer going back to System 6 or > Mac OS 7 (7.5.3 is available for download) rather than OS8 or OS9. > > Additionally, what is the oldest OS that I can install on a PowerMac G3 > (B&W)? I'm really looking to downgrade as far as possible. > > Take care. > > James. > > P.S. I upped the RAM to the max then installed OS X 10.4 on the G3 after a > bit of tinkering - but it ran quite slowly (obvs!). I'm looking to go the > other way now and turn it into a no-frills attached word processor for > writing up some on my PhD work (no distractions like that new-fangled > Internet invention!). > > -- > 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 > -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- 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
