I am currently using an iMac 333 for the office. I had to load it with
the mst memory I could in order to run OS X. However, I found I couldn'
t get it to accept more than 256Mb RAM even when I stuck a 256 SoDImm
in the lower slot and a 128 on the upper one. It seems several iMacs
accept more than 256, and several others don' t. However, even when it
is not a speed racer, I find myself very comfortable with it,
considering it has both OS9 and X, moe than enough for non-programming
duties of an IT SysAdmin.
Here in home, I use a B&W G3-400 which I could manage to stuff 1Gb RAM
inside, and plan to expand in order to replace my WinTel machine at my
home recording studio/Production facility. As soon as I can get ahold
of a second Mac (Hopefully a Mini) to replace as well which was my
"personal" bedroom WinTel which handled documents and email and stuff
(currently handled by the B&W, but if it goes to the studio then I' ll
need a second workhorse), and I Still feel comfortable.
However, I plan to acquire for both macs the Sonnet upgrades. The iMac
can go up to G3-600 and add the firewire port, and the B&W I plan to
get up to G4-1G, which would help me much in the audio/video duties
thanks to the Altivec...
And still have my trusty IIci.
WHat I am looking for is a cheap USB webcam I can use both in the B&W
and the iMac, since the iMac has no FireWire port(yet), and I still
consider the iSight a beautiful but very expensive option for what I
really need on a webcam...
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Juan Carlos De La Cruz
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On 26/05/2005, at 07:48 PM, Glenn Emery wrote:
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...
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