On Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 07:54 PM, James Dwyer wrote:
> Wilton, there is also a list for running OS X on older PCI-based Macs
> like the 8500. I would suggest you read it a while and then decide. I
> use OS X some on a 9500 with a G3 upgrade and quite a bit of memory. I
> installed it using XPostFacto, mentioned elsewhere. It seems to work as
> well or better than OS 9.1, for many things, and gives me an opportunity
> to learn the merits of the new system in anticipation of getting a
> newer Mac.
Fit a G4, G4s are the way to go with OS X, it was designed for them. I
am plumping for a G4 iMac as soon as I have stable income.
> I also use it more extensively on a PB G-3 "Pismo" (firewire) model, and
> -- most recently -- on a Rev. A iMac. It is worth the effort, unless
> you
> plan to stop using Macs altogether in the near future! (IMHO)
I use it 24/7 on my iBook. It's only a 300Mhz Rev. 1 with a piffling
288MB RAM but it runs well enough for me to do e-mail and a bit of word
processing I need as I have no PowerMac desktop at the mo.
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