Christopher Hightower wrote: > If anyone could help me out I would appreciate it. I would like to run > Panther on my 1999 iMac G3 333mhz. I was wondering what exactly I would need > to do, to do so. The machine I have is equipped with the memory and hard > drive that it shipped with, no additions. I would like to know what exactly I > would need to add, aiming for the lowest financial expenditure, and I was > wondering if I should consider upgrading the processor.
The minimum would be to add a 256 MB SODIMM, I think, but I doubt that you'd get good performance. I have the same model iMac (though with 96 MB RAM rather than the measly 32 it shipped with) and recently considered the same question. My conclusion was basically what Chas Martin says: if I maxed out the RAM and replaced the hard drive -- I'm not even sure I could change the module in the lower RAM slot myself, so there would be labour costs to factor in -- I'd have spent a significant chunk of change that would be better put towards the cost of a new Mac. Add a Sonnet upgrade card (which would also give me Firewire) and I would have *exceeded* the cost of a new eMac. So, FWIW, I intend to save my pennies, give the Rev D a bit more memory (that 96 megs seemed like overkill in 1999 -- tempus fugit) and let it go on running OS 9, which it does in sprightly fashion. For some things, such as .Mac or the iTunes Music Store, I'll need OS X: but I'll be running that on newer hardware. I don't think you can really expect to run a 2003 operating system efficiently on a 1999 machine. Miche. -- "There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is having nothing to declare except your handbag." (I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue). -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
