I run os X.3.1 on 3 machines. 300 mhz B/W, tangerine clamshell 300
mhz and a snow iMac 500 mhz. all are G3 -- Panther runs just dandy
and has actually given the older ones some spunk again.

steph




At 23:10 +0000 11/29/03, nikyzf typed to me:

>I've heard of people running OS X on Macs older and slower than a G3
>400. Have you ruled out X on cost? I ask because I think you can
>download OS 9 for free, but not X. Actually, with 10.3 now out, 10.2
>should be available on the used market, and that is the earliest X I'd
>consider.
>
>Otto
>G3 CRT iMac 600 MHz 512 MB
>OS 9.2.2/10.2.8
>
>--- In macaholic@yahoogroups.com, pete_89_chevy_vette <no_reply@y...>
>wrote:
>> mac os 8 or 9 is the latest i feel it will handle,and it comes
>> without a operating system. I am checking into some upgrades,as i
>> have not bidded/searched for a powerbook g3 yet. I will be using
>> this as my internet/email/photo editing machine. I hope a g3 400 mhz
>> processor is sufficient for such a task. Thank you again for the
>> advice.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Peter Bellantoni
>
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