----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 5:45 PM Subject: Re: OT: Is Panther Faster?
> > On Feb 2, 2004, at 05:40 pm, Phil Dobbin wrote: > > > 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). > > FireWire timing is screwed up. SCSI Timing is even more screwed up. All > of us playing with 10.3 with Ryan Rempel's XPostFacto 3.0a11 setup are > tearing our hair out because while there is stuff Ryan has to fix, also > the SCSI timing bug has caused massive trouble in LegacyWorld. The > cynics among us might think that Apple did it on purpose but then they > screwed up the FireWire also so they shot themselves in the foot. > > > Apple have seeded 10.3.3 to ADC members in the past week so it may be > > worth waiting. > > <has his black paws crossed> > > > FWIW, my G3 iMac is staying at 10.2.8 until I see more positive > > results than negative ones. > > I have seen a major speed boost on my G3/400 from using Panther. The > thing was practically obsolete running 10.2 but it's a reasonable > workstation now albeit a little stodgy at times - I blame the ATA33 bus > myself! > Out of curiosity what is the driving force to have the latest OS on an older machine? Is it the new software that will only run on the latest OS, is it the older software that has a great new feature in the latest version, or is it that the OS is so great on its own that you will put up with bugs and sluggishness just to use it? If I missed a reason let me know (like new hardware that will only work with the new OS, cant afford a new machine, etc). -- 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
