On Saturday, July 27, 2002, at 11:28 , Mike Beede wrote: >>> - Speaking of OS9, is there anywhere I can get it *without* OSX? I >>> asked the guy at the local shop, and he said I should just buy OSX & >>> not install it. I want OS9, but not >>> $179 worth. >> >> Why not upgrade to OS X, anyway? I upgraded a Revision B iMac to OS X >> and found the performance adequate for my needs. > > I found OS X fast enough on my 500MHz iceBook, but unless you have > a lot of memory, I think you'd be disappointed on a Rev B. Even > on the iBook it was noticably slow responding to the mouse, which > is *not* what you have grown to expect on a Mac. Of course, YMMV.
Yeah. MMDDV (My Mileage Definitely Did Vary :)). I ran OS X on an iMac RevB with 128 megs of RAM and got acceptable performance. A bit sluggish, yes, but mouse response time was never a problem. John A. Ardelli Owner/Moderator BIFIDA-L: The Original Spina Bifida Discussion List The Crystal Corner - The Original Dark Crystal Discussion List -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
