[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >I have been reading all of your suggestions, and not one person has >mentioned the Quartz Enhanced video, or whatever you call it, acceleration >in OS X...I know that it doesn't support our Imac video..but has anyone seen >what difference it makes vs another machine..I upgraded to the full 6megs of >VRAM..so I guess thats about all I can do, however some say it is sluggish >on macs that don't have a supportive video card, meaning hey it will work, >but if you have a video card it makes it faster than OS 9, but you dont so >stick with 9, so I'm in a toss up...now another question..OS X supports >Revision A's...does OS X support Revision A's with Upgrade cards? �It says >on Apple.com that they don't support upgrade cards..but do support the >Revision A with a G3 upgrade being >able to run OS X? � Thanks, Josh > >replacing the Hard drive
Josh, I have the following (it sounds like you want to clone my rev.A): iMac 233 Rev.A (1 owner - me) iForce (PowerLogix) G3/400/512L2 384mb RAM 40gb hdd (7200 rpm ATA100) OS X.2.2 (yep! 10.2.2) The whole system runs great, except for the HP printer problems I'm having right now. HP is having problems with 10.2.2 with their printers & scanners, and I'm about to try a posted fix from HP - I'll know this weekend if it works. I'd go with the biggest 7200rpm hdd you can afford - but not over 120gb (not supported). AND if you are going to go to OS X, you have to partition the 1st 8gb's for OS X. Sounds like you have a handle on the RAM. The rest is whatever you want. I use Photoshop 6.01, and even without Quartz, it runs at the same speed as it did in 9.2.2 (duh! it runs in classic, so Quartz won't work anyway) As far as speed, X, for some reason, seems to make my lil'-ol'-Mac fly. Everything is faster. I'm completely satisfied, and it is my main OS. I haven't booted into 9 for probably 2-3 months now. Once you get used to X, it's great. Hope this helps - GOOD LUCK!!! -- J. R. Rosen Armadillo Press-Printing & Graphics 305 Wells Fargo Dr., Suite 4 Houston, Texas 77090 281-586-9383 (office) 281-586-9876 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
