u45126084 wrote:
on 2005-10-03 21:09, J.M.P.Hissel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Use what you have (your G3/300) and save all the money for a newer Mac.
Just my 2cents opinion.
The problem here being that if you do a complete update you will have to
update your current software library!
Old software will not run on Unix(system 10). This is the main drawback for
me updating. It would simply cost too much. I run Three Daystars loaded.
Plus three Sgi Machines with real Unix. So why update.
my ha'penny worth.
Mike
You can get newer machines that run OS 9 though, if you really care
about classic software - everything up to the FW400 Mirrored Drive Doors
G4s run 9 natively. They use DDR ram (though that's not such an
advantage with an SDR system bus), and a 166MHz FSB making them
significantly faster than any upgraded oldworld Mac.
Any AGP PowerMac would probably work out much faster, though it's worth
getting a Digital Audio or QuickSilver since decent AGP 2x-compatible
cards for the Sawtooth and Gigabit are getting hard to pick up these
days wheras you can use even very modern cheap reflashed PC cards with
the AGP 4x G4s (Radeon 9800pros, GeForce 6800s, etc). A QS with one of
the dual 7447 1.4-1.8GHz G4 upgrades would probably work out quite
competitive with a G5 for most tasks, almost certainly embarass an iMac
G5 for anything non-FSB thrashing but still run OS 9.
Jason
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