Jamie The 233, 266 and 333 MHz iMacs ,revisions A-D otherwise known as 'CD tray loading' models, can all run Mac OS X, but realistically you need to have at least a 350MHZ model, since these came with faster 100MHz memory, whereas your model and the other tray loaders the memory runs at the slower 66MHz. You have already upgraded the Video RAM from the standard 2MB to 6Mb, so you will get bigger resolutions. 256Mb of RAM should be considered the bare mimimum when running Panther. I have seen iMac 350's running Panther OK, but this was only for Web browsing and writing letters, etc. With Mac OS X the more RAM you have the better!
I also have a friend looking to upgrade her 266MHz iMac to 256Mb RAM as she wants to run Panther too, so I'll see how she gets on. For best performance, I was advised to upgrade my processor, so I did with a NewerTech iMAX Powr 466MHz card. I still need to upgrade the RAM from 160MB to either 384MB like yourself, or 512Mb (Max our iMacs can take). I too will be moving across to Mac OS X in the next few weeks, so I'll let you know how I get on! Alternatively, instead of buying an accelerator card like I did, it may work out cheaper to get another second hand iMac, at least a 350MHz model (preferably with FireWire), or faster! You can also put more RAM into the later iMacs (1GB) plus it will be the faster 100MHz. The first 350MHz iMac did not have FireWire, but the later versions did! Pete -----Original Message----- From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jamie Kahn Genet Sent: Saturday, 3 April 2004 10:52 PM To: iMac List Subject: Panther on a Rev c iMac? Hi there. How well would MacOS 10.3 run on my Rev c iMac (the fruit coloured 266MHz G3, Rage Pro 6MB VRAM model)? Acceptably fast? Much slower than 8.6 which I currently run? I'm shortly going to be upgrading my RAM to 384MB from 160MB and will swap my 6GB HD for a much larger size. I'll put the old one in a USB enclosure for external use. As a result I'm wondering if a system upgrade is in order as well. Overlooking any compatibility issues with my older software (which anyone would face, anyway), which should I move up to - MacOS 9 or 10.3? Or should I simply stay with 8.6 (though it's low limit on the number of open files has been annoying me)? I'd like to be able to use Safari and Apple's Mail or Bare Bones Software's MailSmith and have as many files open as I like, but not if it's going to be painfully slow. I can live with a little speed reduction, but not excessively so. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- "To see Tomorrow's PC, look at today's Macintosh." - Byte magazine October 1995 -- Message scanned by the Sheriff -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
