Chris Laframboise wrote:
Thanks to all who have replied to my post.
I have got some very informative info. I don't want to spend that
much on an upgrade to the PowerCenter because I know it will probably
not work as smoothly as I would like and it may be difficulty to get
OS X installed. I really only use it for backup purposes and
occasionally I use it for some other OS 9 stuff. So if I can get it
upgraded and running OS X cheaply I'll probably go that route.
You know XpostFacto has come a long way. It is at version four now, and
its really a point and shoot affair. You'll need at least a 300MHz G3
but you can pick those up for dirt cheap now on eBay. Also a Radeon
7000 PCI graphics card will greatly enhance your enjoyment. Those two
things shouldn't set you back more than about eighty bucks, and 128 meg
sticks for these machines are like 17 bucks or even less nowadays.The
Radeon PCI card, the most expensive part of this upgrade, can also
follow you to a Beige or B&W G3 so you don't lose that investment later.
Assuming you have a copy of 10.3, I say go for it. Just back up your
data first, and make sure you got about five gigs of free space (OS X is
a hog for space, especially with its many updates) and it should go
fine. If not, you'll end up back in 9 with a faster box and more memory :-)
Bolton
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