Hey Mark, try this : http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16006
it might speed things up for you James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 4:22 PM Subject: Re: OT: Is Panther Faster? > > On Feb 1, 2004, at 08:17 pm, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote: > > > My dad has a G3 300MHz B/W that has 10.2.8 installed. He wants to > > upgrade to 10.3 with my iBook G4 install disks. Can he expect a speed > > increase, or will Panther operate slower? I thought, from experience > > with old versions of Mac OS, that the newer the system (generally) the > > slower computer seems to operate. But with Mac OSX is this different? > > I run 10.3.2 on a G3/400 with a Radeon in and find it a very useful > machine. Without the Radeon's Quartz Extreme capabilities it's slightly > sluggish graphically but sharp CPU-wise. > > I've also just managed to get 10.3.2 running on my 9600/G3 with the > Rage128 GL out of my G3/400 and it seems OK upto 1024x768. Higher > resolutions tend to lead to Quartz window drags and effects slowing > down to frame rates where they look slightly choppy. > > As a work machine it should be ok for web, e-mail and light office work > but not Office X or anything by Adobe. Dreamweaver MX 2004 is > borderline on my G3/400 but I tolerate it because my iMacs screen is > too small for web layout. > > -- > Mark Benson > > AIM - SilValleyPirate > MSN - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.68kmac.com> > Visit my Homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson> > > "Never send a human to do a machine's job." > -The Matrix > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
