Oops, I thought that AGP started on G3, not G4. Guess I need to stick with pre-beige G3; that's where most of my (limited) knowledge lies.
Terry > Unfortunately B&W G3s do not have AGP video. The same goes for the early (Yikes) G4s. This has been a problem with OSX DVD support as Apple's DVD player does not support non-AGP systems (although it can be made to work with a simple hack). However for gaming, the 66 Mhz PCI slot on these machines will do quite nicely with a good card. Even the stock Rage 128 video is not too bad. I find the Unreal Tournament demo quite smooth at 800x600 on my 350Mhz B&W with the stock Rage 128. Of course a Radeon would be much better. I also have a 7500/G3/400 and find that the B&W feels faster for just about everything, even though it has a slower processor. It has a double the bus speed, and a faster disk I/O subsystem. > AGP video is worthwhile though, if you can afford a machine that supports it (newer G4s and iMacs). > B&W G3's are still not that cheap (about $700-$900 on eBay), but they are still less expensive than the cheapest AGP equipped G4 ($1200 and up). > > Alan Robinson -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
