I have several iMac G3's that I just purchased. They cover the spectrum from 233MHz Bondi to 600MHz Graphite. They have various different memory configurations. I'd like to get them all to some kind of standard configuration based on the OS version and 'maybe' the speed of the machine.
All of the tray loaders (333MHz and below) are running OS 9.2.2. All of the slot loaders (350MHz and above) are running OS 10.4.11 Since most of these machines aren't going to be used frequently, I was thinking above putting a 'comfortable minimum' memory configuration. I know Apple lists what the minimum memory requirements are for the different OS versions, but as we all know, it does't make for a very pleasant user experience. I might want to load a couple of machines (a 500MHz Indigo and the 600MHz Graphite) up just a little more because I'll probably actually be using them. I booted a 333MHz Lime with only 32MB into OS 9.2.2 and to my surprise I actually got around pretty nicely. Now, of course, I wasn't running any apps and it wasn't connected to the network. I'm sure that would have had a big impact on performance. I was thinking 128MB would be good for the OS 9.2.2 machines. Many of the Tiger machines only have 128MB of RAM, which I believe is the minimum for Tiger. They seem to get along nicely even when connected to the Internet. For occasional use (mostly just turning them on and briefly showing them off) I was thinking 256MB. On the two machines that I'll actually be using more frequently, I was thinking 512MB. I'm not doing any heavy-duty stuff. No graphics. No music composition/recording. Just surfing and iTunes mostly. I think 1GB would be unnecessary. I could test the smaller configuration (because I have that memory on hand). I can't test the larger configurations. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Thanks. Lonnie. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
