[DuoList] Basic OS X questions (yes I searched archives!)

[Ralph Mawyer]

Ref 8: I've yet to hear of anyone that felt OS X was usable on a daily 
or even adhoc basis on a 2400, primarily due to the RAM limitation.  
You've got pretty good performance specs so you'll experience close to 
the best it's going to get.

If any DuoList oldtimers running G3/112MB machines under OS X are still 
subscribed, I'm sure they'll share their experiences.

On May 16, 2005, at 3:06 PM, Moe wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm thinking about installing OS X on a Newer G3/240/512kb machine
> with 112mb RAM.  After scouring the archives, I still have a few
> unanswered questions:
>
> 1. Is there any build that people have found to be the best balance
> between usability/speed and compatibility?
>
> 2. Do PCMCIA cards work, or don't they?  Some reports claim they do,
> others claim they don't, yet others claim only Cardbus.  What's the
> real deal people?
>
> 3. Can I set the display to use more than 8bit/256 colors?
>
> 4. Is there a benchmark on bootup time?
>
> 5. Has the sound only at maximum problem been fixed in XPF yet?
>
> 6. What's the deal with using 802.11b in OS X?  Does it work
> decently/at all without major hassle?
>
> 7. If I have an external and ancient 2x Apple SCSI CD-ROM, can I use
> the OS X install disc and still install it without removing the hard
> drive from my machine?
>
> 8. Any other comments about this or heads up I should be aware of?
> I'd honestly like to use this for everyday use and feel like if I get
> a USB Pc card and a wifi/ethernet card, I'd be essentially good to go
> for my purposes (word processing, minor web browsing/e-mail/instant
> messenging, MAYBE music(mp3s))
>
> Thanks a ton people, I GREATLY appreciate your wise experience!
>
> Morris
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