1. 10.4 runs surprisingly well on older Macs, but I would suggest 10.2
if you want to run OSX. That was Apple's first really stable X. It
really all depends on what you want to do on it. If you want to have
the features of later OSX's, then you might go with that. If you still
just want to run all the games that came with it, I would say that
9.2.2 is the best classic OS, since it was the latest version.
2. Yes, you can just copy them over. Unlike Windows, Mac Apps are
completely independent of the OS. (For the most part, there are
exceptions, and there might be some plugins that you'd need to copy,
too.)
3. I'm not sure about that, I believe you only have to install OSX on
the first 8Gb of the HD on the old beige G3's, and the Bondi. Perhaps
someone else would know for sure.
4. That's a problem... You could get a DVD drive for it, but it would
probably be a slot-loading. That's how I got OSX onto my Bondi, but I
just put back the tray-loader after I installed it. They did release
10.4 on CD's, you might be able to find them on eBay. If you decide to
go with 10.2, that was only released on CD, so you're good to go.
-Elliott
On Aug 25, 2009, at 5:01 PM, SLiCk wrote:
>
> Hi fellow mac enthusiasts!
>
> I recently purchesed a tangerine iMac G3 233mhz at a garage sale for
> $10. Seemed like a good deal even though there was no peripherals or
> CD's. The machine boots perfect and it's loaded with lots of kids
> programs and runs pretty fast considering. I just added 256MB RAM
> PC100 (2X128) that I got from eBay for $10. The OS is 8.6. I have a
> 40GB IDE drive I'm going to install a into the machine also. That's
> all the hardware upgrades I intend to perform. $20 investment so far
> for a good running mac is pretty cheap, lol. So...a few questions if
> anyone can help...
>
> 1 - What is the best OS I should upgrade to and still keep the machine
> running good? I've heard the OSX might slow it down alot. I have no
> upgraded software (yet) btw.
> 2 - Can I keep the games that are currently installed on the hard
> drive and xfer them to the new drive?
> 3 - I read that I need to partition the new drive to 7GB to run OSX on
> the primary partition. Can I do that when I install the new OS?
> 4 - The machine only has a CD drive (tray loading). I'm guessing OSX
> comes on a DVD? If so, how can I see the drive to install the new OS?
>
> Thnx ya'all
> Steve
>
> >
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