On 2/8/06 11:35 AM, "Steve Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would hardly call OSX an 'upgrade' - it's a major investment. It's not > just the £100 or so for the OS, it's the cost of all the new applications > like an office suite and all the other stuff you need plus the installation > time and hassle of migrating email accounts etc. > > For testing purposes we run OS X 10.2 on a 400MHz G3 iMac DV and it's pretty > slow. You can only install Safari 1.0 on this but at least you can install > Firefox or Opera. You can't install newer versions of OS X on it because the > required firmware upgrade kills the video card. I've upgraded many Macs in my time (it's part of my job) and I've never heard of this firmware issue before - have you actually tried it? You'll find that upgrading that 400MHz G3 to Panther or better will significantly improve performance. My daughter's iMac (350) runs 10.3.9 quite happily, and it's a known fact that every revision of OS X up to Panther ran faster on the same hardware. Perhaps replies should come directly to me, as we're a wee bit off topic right now :-) -- Kevin Futter Webmaster, St. Bernard's College http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/ ------------------------------------------ This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential. You must not disclose or use the information in this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately and delete the e-mail and all copies. The College does not guarantee that this e-mail is virus or error free. The attached files are provided and may only be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. The content and opinions in this e-mail are not necessarily those of the College. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
