On 2/7/04 7:12 PM, "Kris Tilford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't see this ever working. I think this system is too minimal for > Panther. Jaguar might run really slow, and Puma even slower. > First, you need a Radeon card for Panther since the built-in Rage isn't > supported, at least not directly upon installation. You can use Jaguar > or Puma with the built-in. > Second, 128 MB RAM is little, it's below the fixed amount Panther > needs. Even 256 MB would be minimal, and 384 MB barely adequate. > Third, 4 GB is probably too small. If you get the Radeon & memory, put > OS 9 on the 4 GB and OS X on the 9.1 GB SCSI and you'll be happier. If > you skip the Radeon, you'll still need the memory for Jaguar or Puma to > have any speed at all. > > Things to look at: is the CD really good? Have you booted it before? > Also, does the 233 have the firmware update for the CD-ROM? Both these > are problems that can stop the CD from booting. > > Good luck! Kris Tilford I don't know if Panther has more system requirements than Puma, but my brother had Puma running on his iMac Rev B with 96 MB RAM and he said it worked fine (admittedly he is more patient than some of us and can handle waiting a bit). My dad is now using it and has no troubles with it and doesn't have any complaints about it. His last system was an LC 575 and he used it up until a couple months ago (it's still working fine however). If you're patient enough as long as the system installs and runs it will work. Now it's just a matter of what kind of performance you require or can handle. Regarding the CD booting, if it's a copied CD then the drive might not read it. We had a copied version of Panther and the iMac CD drive wouldn't read it, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason it isn't working. Cheers, Robin Ashe -- 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:[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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
