On 1/9/03 9:16 AM, "Sionnach Aisling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So it sounds like the majority of people who responded > went the G3/400 route rather than a G4 due to cost > factors. Sounds like two of you are happy and one of > you wasn't (with running OS X). > > What kind of performance could I expect from running > OS X with a G3 upgrade? I believe the machine already > has 256MB of RAM in it, so it wouldn't be bad cost > wise to add another 256 and bring it up to 512MB... > It also has a larger than factory hard drive in it at > 6GB... OK for now, but I'd likely eventually put a > 10GB or 20GB in it, but Hard Drive prices are coming > down every day it seems... > > Do you think this is a viable path, or should I just > revert to my original plan and stick with OS9 on my > 3400... To upgrade the 7300 and make it faster only > to get a later version of OS9 just doesn't appeal to > me... > > Cheers, > Sionnach I'd do some mild upgrades to the 7300. Then wait a year and see what kind of used systems are available. To put it bluntly, your OS X performance would be pretty slow. You'd want to upgrade the video card to at least 16mb if not 32mb. A video card will let the system use the video RAM which is much faster than the motherboard RAM. Open windows in OS X will use a ton of RAM; you're talking at least 2-4 mb per window. Up your motherboard RAM to at least 512 mb. OWC has some SCSI HD's for fairly cheap around $100. You need AT LEAST 1.5 Gig of HD space to do a install of OS X. Here is my advice at this point. I have been perfectly happy running OS 9.2.2 on my 7300. I do some gaming, lots of internet surfing and some desktop publishing. Its very snappy, much more so than 9.1 . www.os9forever.com has a patch that allows it to run on non-original G3 or G4 systems. If you try to install it without the patch, you'll get an error message almost immediatley. You'll be at the absolute pinnacle of the Classic Macintosh OS. Best of luck! J Blanton -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
