I was warned ... repeatedly ... that Panther 10.3 would be too slow on
an iMac G3. I have found that NOT to be true. I have two G3's that run
on Panther, and run better than they ever did on OS 9.2, which was
pretty good. I have a 333Mhz with 320mb RAM that I bought new in '99,
and a 233Mhz with 512mb RAM that I bought about a month ago at a flea
market for $120. The 333 also runs OS 9 "Classic"; the 233 does not.
Both machines have tiny 6G hard drives that were wiped cleaned prior to
installation of Panther (my hunch is this is why they're performing so
well ... no old junk hanging them up). Both have high-speed Internet
access thanks to a Netgear router and a Motorola cable modem. The kids
use the 233 while I use the 333 and nobody has had any problems.
For my money, the iMac G3's are the new vintage Macs. I expect to still
have mine decades from now. I'm gonna buy another, just to mess around
with, take apart, upgrade, etc. I think they are awesome machines.
In the meantime, I still have that circa '89 IIcx (which started this
thread), twiddling its digital thumbs in the bedroom, trying to figure
out how to join the party. Anybody got some Connectix cameras with
software? I have an idea...
On May 26, 2005, at 7:09 PM, NODEraser wrote:
I notice that G3 iMacs still sell for about $100 or more on eBay.
I've got a PowerMac 7100/66 with a 266MHz Sonnet Crescendo G3 upgrade.
It runs OS9, and IE5 just fine. I'd like to get Word and Excel on it
as well. Too bad OpenOffice.org only works for OS X.
--
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
