Pogue is talking about how OS X has not been optimized to take advantage of certain older ATI graphics cards that were pre-installed in the older iMacs, iBooks and some other G3 models. See KnowledgeBase Article #106154 for the specific models.
Originally, Apple said OS X would be fully supported by these graphics cards, but it took much longer to arrive than they anticipated. After all that time, new graphics cards were being used, so they decided to just forget about the oldest ones. Of course, a lot of people who bought those Macs with the promise they could run X just fine are not happy about that and have filed a lawsuit. See this article at MacCentral for the latest: http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0204/18.g3suit.php The lawsuit may change Apple's mind. Previously the KnowledgeBase article said there were no plans to further support those graphics chipsets, but yesterday it was changed to say that further plans were being investigated. Eddie On 4/18/02 7:00 PM, Donald Keenan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone read David Pogue's article on OS X in the special edition of > MacWorld on OS X? > He mentions that Quicktime movies play with lower frame rate in OS X for > those of us with G3 processors and ATI graphics cards. > Has anyone noticed this? Any comments? Is this a new chasm of > performance between pre-2001 mac hardware and , as someone wrote at > lowend mac, "an elite" corps of G4 and beyond Apple users? > Is it a given that there's no way around this issue? No way to upgrade > graphics performance for the G3 generation? > Donald > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple iMac CDROMs from $79.99, iMac DVD CDROMs from $99.99 3 port USB Hub $14.99, 40GB Hard Drive Upgrades $119 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
