One more note. Disable the on-board L2 cache if you upgrade to a G3 and run OSX. It will make a very large, positive performance difference.
Does anyone know of any software way of diableing the on-board cache? I only was able to by jumpering J38. -Robyn On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 12:23 AM, Howie S wrote: > >> Haven't been paying attention (again). Will I have any luck >> trying >> to run X.1.3 on an S900 with dual 200 mhz processors and 2 128 mg >> ramsticks? > > If you have the original Matsushita CD drive and the original TwinTurbo > video card then you probably would. But only one processor will be > utilized, > since there's no dual processor support in OS X running on legacy Macs. > And > 256 mb's of RAM is a worthy amount for OS X, although the more the > better. > > Also, and I don't mean to sound negative... in my opinion, running OS X > on a > 604e processor is not worth the effort. A G3/300 or better is more > reasonable, but even on my G3/350 X is a bit of a dog. A usable dog, > but a > pooch none the less. > > My advice, if it's your main machine, don't bother until you add a > processor > upgrade, preferably a G4. If it isn't your main machine, and you like > mucking about and trying new things, go for it. But expect to be booted > into > OS 9 most of the time because of the speed difference. > > -Howie -- 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
