I didn't want to be the first to say what Mark just did. I really think that trying to run 21st century projects with 20th century gear is asking for trouble. You should be able to find a used G4 for way less than $1K by now. k On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 08:24 AM, Mark M. Florida wrote: > I kind of hate to say this, but if you *REALLY* want to use Mac OS X, > you probably ought to get a machine that is actually supported for > this. Even an older G4/400 will run circles around the trusty old > 8500 (even with a G4 upgrade) -- and you can burn DVDs with iDVD using > an aftermarket Pioneer DVD-R drive (works like a charm in my G4/500 at > work). So it may be time to just bite it and part ways with the old > 8500 to move on to newer and sexier hardware... (check ebay for good > deals, ya know?)