[MacDV] Re: Which video card on new G4?

[Thubten Kunga]

Yes, even though the 9700 has been out for the PC for a while, ATI is 
still writing drivers for the Mac. So you have to wait a little longer 
to get a Mac with a 9700 in it. Too bad. You'll still love the 9000. 
It's fine. Lucky you. The networking between your two Macs in different 
Operating Systems will work fine. It's a no brainer to get it going.

k

On Wednesday, January 29, 2003, at 06:38  PM, Shirley Kehr wrote:

> Thanks again. Turns out that Apple won't let you order a system if you
> configure it with the 9700. So I decided to stick with the default 
> 9000.
> I went to ATI's web site and they don't mention anything about the 9700
> on the Mac pages.
>
> I'm really tempted to turn my old G4 back into an OS 9 (only) system if
> I can get the networking to work easily. The thing I hate about Classic
> is that my scroll wheel doesn't work. FrameMaker has no OS X option and
> that's what I use for a monthly newsletter.
>
> This way the new G4 can be dedicated to video and Photoshop.
>
> Shirley
>
> Thubten Kunga wrote:
>>
>> I would choose the ATI 9700 just because I like ATI and I don't like
>> nVidea. But that's strictly my own bias. It may be overkill to choose 
>> a
>> 128MB 9700 over a 64MB ATI 9000, but if you can afford it go for the
>> gold.