> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Now my (newbie) question is: what's the best/safest way to go from >>OS9.1 to OSX? I see some mention of XPostFacto, and the site of >>someone named Robert (but no URL in the posts I've seen), and I've >>seen that Sonnet has some OSX enabling software (I have a Sonnet 450 >>in there). >> >>Just in case it's important, my video card is a Vision 3D from >>MacTell. (hey I got the whole setup on the cheap, and it's used as a >>server so I rarely need to look at it directly). > >XPostFacto is *definitely* the way to go. Sonnet's software is basically >the same thing, execpt they charge $30 for it.
Figured as much. >You need to check to see if that video card is even supported by X, whether >in an S900 or not. The list of officially supported video cards is a >pretty small one. I have an ix3D Ultimate rez card with 8 megs of RAM in >slot 1, and it works fine. I'm currently trying to track down the manufacturer of the Vision 3D. Got a feeling it's probably not going to support it. >That's another thing, your video card needs to >be in one of the top 2 slots to have a chance of working with OS X. Also >you need plenty of RAM - I have 560 megs, but 256 is a good minimum. The >more the better. I'm starting out at 272. We'll see what I need once I start loading apps. -- Bill Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Green Homes For Sale/Lease: http://www.greenbuilder.com/realestate/ Green Building Pro Directory: http://directory.greenbuilder.com/ Sustainable Bldg Calendar: http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar/ Sustainable Bldg Bookstore: http://www.greenbuilder.com/bookstore International Strawbale Registry: http://sbregistry.greenbuilder.com -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
