>So no one is suggesting I put YDL on my iMac and make three partitions?
That's always an option. It depends on if you just want to experiment with Linux, or if you want two machines you can use simultaneously for "real work", perhaps to run a client/server configuration. >The beige G3 will have 384 MB of RAM...or maybe a bit more...not sure. > >Will it run at a decent speed? I've heard YDL runs very fast on older >machines, machines that won't run OS X at all. So I'm hoping it lives >up to that promise. >From what I've read 384 should be enough for OS X to run OK - 256 is what I'm hearing >as the functional minimum. The graphics layer of YDL (X) is lighter than OS X >(Quartz/Aqua), and some say even X is a resource hog. Tim -- Tim Larson <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< Info. Services - Internal Medicine Clinical Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Protective of your Constitutional freedoms? Kovatchevich for US Senate. -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
