>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Nils Mueller-Scheessel) >Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 22:57:18 +0200 > >You all do realize that OS X on a C600 is going to be basically un-useable, >right? I struggled along for a year on my S900 with a 200 mhz 604e and >lots of RAM and it was still pathetically slow. When the Sonnet G4/450 CPU >cards came down in price ($265 shipped!) I jumped at it. It made a huge >difference - more than I thought it would, actually. > >If you're doing it just to claim you've done it, that's one thing. If >you're doing it to have a useable OS X system, I think you're going to be >*very* disappointed. > >I hope your wrong, but, alas, you do not know before you have tried >it. For my part, I am semi-optimistic. My Apus 3000/c600 got a G3 >upgrade and it does not *feel* that much slower than the G4/466 we >have at work. Initially, this computer only had 128 MB, and my >impression was that you can work even with that if you do not open >to much programmes at the same time. > >However, I might be wrong. Let's wait and see ... > >Nils
I do think there is some truth to what Dan is saying. However for the first year or more I was running OSX on my J700 with a G3 300mhz and only a bit more then 100mb of ram. Also I am still using my old slow SCSI hard disks that came with the machine.One for OSX and one for Classic 2 gb each. It ran much better then I expected and was usable. Problems were as you guessed. Opening too many programs at once or when OS 9.1 (classic ) is started you are running 2 OS's at the same time.But as long as I didn't run more then say 2 programs at the same time it was fine. I now have a G3 500 mhz running at 550 and 336 mb of ram. It is nearly like running on a more modern machine.But the old way was usable for me. So as long as you don't expect too much some people maybe happy with it. Time will tell! Will S (who wishes he had time to try using his C500 with OSX) -- 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
