On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 15:40:46 -0800, Clark Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It > wasn't until OS 8.5 or so that most of the OS was PPC code. a lot of > times it wasn't so much whether it was running PPC or 68K but how > much it switched between. [Looks a little dubious] For a laugh, this weekend I hunted down a copy of PowerPeek & put it on my girlfriend's B&W G3 Mac running OS 9.2.2. She's one of the few people I know still running MacOS 9. PowerPeek puts a little flashing light at the top right of the menu bar: red when running MC68K code, green for PPC code. Even with all modern apps on a patched-to-the-absolute-hilt (by me) MacOS 9.2.2 machine, it's red an /awful/ lot of the time. Big chunks of WamCom Mozilla 1.3.1, Outlook Express 5, IE 5.1, the latest Yahoo messenger & more... It's seldom solid green at all. There's still a LOT of 68K code around. I missed out on a free Quadra 840AV a couple of weeks ago & I'm gutted. After getting back into classic Macs recently while refurbishing a bunch of old machines for friends, I want to assemble a kick-ass 68K Mac, just for fun, and the 840 was the fastest ever... -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
