Stacy J. Dunkle wrote: > Hey all, > > First, a big thank you goes out to everyone for answering my previous > questions. :-) > > Now, my next question. This pertains to running OS X on my future G4 > 800mhz upgraded 9600... > > My previous OS X experience was with a 400mhz G3 iMac, with 256MB RAM. > It did the job, with a little slowness in some spots, but it was very > usable. > > What I'm curious about it, given the 50mhz system bus bottleneck on the > 9600, how will the upgraded 9600 running OS X perform compared to the > above mentioned iMac I used previously? (I plan to have at least 256MB > RAM in the 9600, maybe more.)
Get more memory. With more memory, the 9600 will probably feel faster than the G3 in many respects, slower in others. The 800 MHz G4 will help. If you get a fast ATA card and disk, that will help as well. > > Oh, one other question; I understand that additional software is needed > to get OS X to install on an upgraded 9600. Is there free software > available for this, or is it better to just pay Sonnet the money for > their software made for this purpose? Get XPost Facto: <http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/framework.cfm> Free and it works well. Version 3, out sometime soon, will be better. Big big thing though. When you first install OSX on that machine it will be slow as heck until you install somethinglike L2Cache Config (also at the OWC site) or PowerLogix cache controller to enable the cache, then it runs much more normally. > Thanks! > Stace > > -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
