On 10 Aug 2010, at 02:48:01, Macs R We wrote: > > On Aug 9, 2010, at 7:27 PM, Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: > >> For what it's worth, I have much the same issues with Firefox. Steady >> growth and increase in memory usage that only goes away with a >> restart. And no, 4 GB is plenty. I remember when Mac OS ran in 8 MB on >> a 68040 and still displayed the web just fine. Heck, generally faster >> :-). > > Well, yes, but that was in the days when the web was faster... meaning > simpler. These days, there is so much dependence on JavaScript and Flash > that it's a wonder anything works at all. > > It's ironic that a Macintosh running OS 9 (yes, I still have clients on OS 9)
If they're still running OS 9 then the last machines they could have would be G4s, probably Mirror Drive Door G4s from 2003. Exactly why would anyone expect Apple to still support seven-year-old machines? MDD G4s _should_ be able to run 10.5.8; even older G4s (older eMacs, for example) should still be able to run 10.4.11. G3s should be able to run 10.2.x for certain and 10.3.x with a bit of effort. Anyone who's running 9.x is running it because they _want_ to... and that means that their lack of support is by their own choice. > can no longer even display Apple's home page properly. That'd be due to the browser support, or rather the lack thereof. I've got a beige G3 around somewhere; it usually sits in the closet. I'd put 10.3 on it using XPostFacto, didn't like the results, and put 10.2 back. It also has a 9.2.2 System Folder, so it _can_ boot 9.2.2 if I want it to. Ah. 9.2.2. MSIE 5.x for a browser... I don't think so. I suppose that FireFox 1 might work, or some version of Netscape... Nope, not happening. There's a reason why I tried to put 10.3 on that beige, and why it's now semi-retired. > > -- > Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support > in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. > http://macsrwe.com > > > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
