--- On Mon 11/01, John Klos < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: <br><br>I think you'll be pretty Ok here. There's enough newbie stuff that you <br>shouldn't be overly concerned.<br><br>BSD is definitely a little more work to get a working GUI, but is much <br>more maintainable as a command line system. So might one assume that you <br>want to run X on the iMac and use the 3400c without a GUI?<br><br>John Klos<br><br>
NO GUI? I think I'll keep the PowerBook as is until I get a LOT more experience. I thought that the G3 iMac might run Linux faster than it could OSX. My plan was to upgrade to OS 9 and run a dual-boot with Yellow Dog or ?, hoping I would get around some of the compatability issues I have with the original OS 8.5.1 still running on the machine. I'm thinking this would be the way to squeeze the best performance out of it without a processor upgrade to G4, which doesn't seem worth it to me, because of the lack of connectivity on the old iMacs. Better off to get a newer machine if you want G4 or higher. --Paul _______________________________________________ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
