What makes a "fast" machine? (was Re: [G4] MDD Config)

[Eric Wood]

Am Jan 18, 2008 um 10:00 AM schrieb Peter Webster:

> Speed, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, .
>
> I have an old Sawtooth, 500 MHz, 1 gig of SDRAM, running OS 10.3.9,
> with an external LaCie 120 gig firewire drive, and a 17" Apple Studio
> monitor: all rescued from being tossed out as being "old and slow."
>
> I can do everything I want to: PhotoShop, Canvas, write, all on the
> original Rage128 Pro and have no lag or problem.
>
> Google earth won't load, but who cares? How often do I need to find
> and see a latte-store in Uzbekistan?
>
> It is a comfortable, stable, fast-enough machine, and Apple's built-in
> design sense and good construction keeps the unit looking good and
> running well.
>
> To quote a wise man: "Maybe I'm just fond of the older machine."
>
>
> PMW

I bought a Lombard Powerbook on eBay to use Linux on. I might have  
opted for a newer PPC book, but I was buying on the cheap. I threw in  
512 MB of RAM thanks to OWC, and now it's all set for word  
processing, music/podcast playback and internet. I love keeping old  
hardware going.

Eric