From: "Thoma Mattox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 01:11:58 -0500
Subject: Debating swtich to OS X...need advice
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Quick question about OS X...
1) How slow will this be. I have a Rev. B iMac, Sonnets Harmoni
Upgrade (=
500 mhz 256 cache), 512 MB ram, 20 GB hard drive
With sufficient modifications, you should be able to run OS X at a
VERY basic speed. I *really* wouldn't recommend this -- OS X belongs
on more modern hardware. I have Panther running on an old Wallstreet
II powerbook (which is from roughly the same period as the iMac you
have), and while it does work, it's not very satisfying in terms of
speed. If I depended on that machine for ANYTHING other than the
occasional web check or email check, I would be frustrated.
Your machine, as you describe it, is a great OS 9 machine. Use it
that way until you can get a modern Mac.
2) Will the hard drive be large enough?
No, that's fine ... until you start adding your own files. Then it
won't be enough.
3) Currently have a Cannon i320 color printer. Will this still work?
A qualified "yes." Canon has an OS X driver for this machine, but I
don't know what version of OS X it was designed to cover.
4) Currently have a HandSpring Visor Edge. Will this still connect?
I have a Handspring Visor. Works fine in OS X.
5) What software will need to be upgraded (I have AppleWorks 5, a
few game=
s, Quicken '98, and Connectix Virtual PC and Microsoft Office '98)?
All of it should be upgraded, but I think everything you mention
minus Virtual PC will work under Classic (if you install that, and if
you have to do that then that 20GB is *really* inadequate)
6) What is rough cost of the OS?
129.99 for a single license, 199.99 for a 5-license family pack.
7) How difficult is this?
Compared to using a modern Mac, it's fairly difficult -- you have to
partition the drive, and pray that 8GB (the maximum space OS X allows
for install on that model) is sufficient for your boot system and
apps. Again, I really, REALLY don't recommend you do this. Buy a Mac
that was designed for OS X, run 9.2.2 on the machine you have now,
and pat yourself on the back for being extremely clever when the day
comes to transfer your data and you can do it extremely quickly via
Firewire Target Disk Mode because YOU were smart enough to invest in
the HARMONi.
_Chas_
Claiming that the Macintosh is inferior to Windows because most
people use Windows is like saying that all other restaurants are
inferior to McDonald's.
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