On Saturday, October 26, 2002, at 01:32 AM, Mark Benson wrote: > I think I have found the key to why Apple pulled OS X off of pre-G3 > systems. In my mind it was primarily because of the graphics hardware, > and then maybe the CPU speed/type. > I think I have struck upon Apple's reasoning. I can also, however, > given the extra CPU load, see why they disabled 604 support in 10.2 > Jaguar, but they might at least have given us the option of finding out > :(. > > I wish I could try this on a 9600/350, I could see it being extremely > tidy, on a par at least with a Beige G3. > > -- > Mark Benson > >
Yep - that is 100% right. I have an 8500 with an Orion-type video card, lots of ram and a 500 Mz G3. This has become a very usable machine - equaling and even surpassing any number of imacs with 350/400 Mz G3s. The video card is what does the trick. I am using it as a file/print/web/mail server and it more than holds up to that usage. drjoe -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
