On 02/02/2004, at 17:08 (GMT), Bruce Johnson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>On Feb 1, 2004, at 1:17 PM, Andrew, a Mac Freak wrote:
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>> 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?
>
>The general consensus is that Panther is faster. I've seen several
>reviewers say it's finally as fast as OS 9 on the various machines it
>runs on.
It's worth saying that there are numerous bugs in Panther that are a PIA even on a new
G4/G5 (see macfixit.com, et al).
Apple have seeded 10.3.3 to ADC members in the past week so it may be worth waiting.
FWIW, my G3 iMac is staying at 10.2.8 until I see more positive results than negative
ones.
Regards,
Phil.
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