[X-Newbies] Slow, slow, slow computing

[Al Poulin]

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> From: Al Poulin <alpoulin at cox.net>
> Date: February 16, 2006 3:50:48 PM EST
> To: "A place to novice users Mac OS X." 
> <x-newbies at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [X-Newbies] Slow, slow, slow computing
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2006, at 2:55 PM, W Lane wrote:
>> At the core of your issue are three things:
>>
>> Lack of HD space for X, which you can't do a lot about very easily, 
>> given that X must be in a partition <8 gig and it must be contained 
>> within the first 8 gig of the boot drive.
>> Old OS, which is closely tied to issue #3
>> Old hardware.
>>
>> If AT ALL possible, upgrade to a newer machine. It'll come with newer 
>> OS in all likelihood and won't have the HD limitations of your 
>> current machine.
>
> If you can live a while with your present monitor, keyboard, and 
> mouse, the newish Mac Mini might be a nice solution.  Just make sure 
> the Mini comes with the monitor port or cable adaptor that you need.

Whoa!  I forgot about your 9.2 partition.  If you want to continue 
starting up in OS 9.2, forget the Mini!  In G4s, you can get bootable 
machines up to the early Mirror Door models, those with Firewire 400, 
not 800.  See the articles "Power Mac G4: How to Differentiate Between 
Models":

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58418
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42739

Al Poulin
Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, 
proactive self-defense is for the rest of us.