[G4] Panther or Tiger?

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

Of the reviews that I have read from Zdnet, Macworld, etc. It seems  
like performance  drops on PPC  application running on intel are most  
notable when doing comparisons with the with the latest Power PC  
equipped macs. So most people who just bought a new machine are not  
going to get a new one to replace it soon after buying it and should  
not if they need maximum PPC performance.  So you might experience a  
good performance gain on a PPC application running on an intel mac if  
you are upgrading from say a 400 Mhz G4 system or any 4-5 year old or  
older system.


But as always buy the machine that meets you current needs as of  
now.. For example if you need PPC optimization now and can't wait for  
intel optimization get a PPC mac now.

However I disagree with comparing the speed to Virtual PC, it is not  
that slow...


http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=150

On Mar 7, 2006, at 1:28 PM, Tony Johansen wrote:

> On 8/3/2006 2:47 AM, "Anne Keller-Smith" <earthpigz at earthlink.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Tony -
>>
>> My plan is when this machine malfunctions, I'll send it off for  
>> repair
>> or junk it,
>> then buy the next Mac with whatever OS is on it.
>>
>> Only question: will my programs work on the new OS with Intel? I  
>> think,
>> maybe just
>> not as fast as possible with upgrades.
>>
>> Need to upgrade programs, too!
>
>
> Anne, your original question regarded Tiger or Panther. Intel is  
> another
> matter. Be aware that Intel will not run any OS 9 programs at all.  
> OS X on a
> G4 or G5 has 'Classic' mode, not so Intel Macs. Initial reports  
> seem to
> indicate that OS X non Intel (non 'universal') will run on Intel  
> but despite
> Steve Jobs claims that they work normally, it appears they are very  
> slow as
> with Windows programs in Virtual PC.
>
> My personal preference is to try to buy a new G5 tower just as they  
> run out
> so that I don't need to invest heavily in new programs for a few  
> years, and
> to get me through the teething problems stage of the Intel Macs. It  
> should
> be something for you to consider if you will require a 'classic'  
> environment
> to run OS 9 programs. Otherwise you might need to go the whole hog  
> with
> software as well as hardware.
>
>
> Tony
> http://www.tonyjohansen.com
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