10.3.1 last usable version for 400/500Mhz (Firewire vs. trackpad)

[Steve Martin]

It would appear so, at least if you use firewire drives.

If you have a 400Mhz or 500Mhz PowerBook G4, 10.3.2 or later, and and 
an external firewire drive, try the following.

In the Finder, select a large file on the firewire drive. Type 
Command-D (or select Duplicate from the File Menu).  Now move the mouse 
around with the trackpad.

What I see (and others has confirmed) is random mouse movement, random 
clicking, random drag selecting.  All this with trackpad clicking 
disabled.

The only solution I have found is to stick with 10.3.1, perhaps someone 
could figure out which components updated by 10.3.2 could be 
"downgraded".

Anyone who can test 10.3.3 seeds, I'd love to hear if that might fix it.

Any suggestions on how to get this on Apple's radar?

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Steve Martin
Smart Calibration, LLC           http://www.smartcalibration.com/