[iBook] OSX or not on clamshell G3 366

[Pete Nalda]

One workaround to running photoshop would be to install x11 and then 
run the GIMP.  Don't know how that would fly on that machine but it's 
an alternative at least.

On Mar 29, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Brian Pearce wrote:

>> I have a brand new and never installed bought copy of OSX 10.0. 
>> Should I
>> install OSX on my clamshell graphite G3 366, 192 ram, 6 gigs? It's now
>> running on 9.2. Would OSX slow down every process? Is there enough 
>> RAM? Is
>> it worth installing it anyway? The iBook is mostly used for Word, 
>> Explorer,
>> Entourage and some light Photoshop use? OSX apps I have are: MS 
>> Office and
>> FM Pro 6.
>
> Based on my experience with a 466mhz iBook, I think you could probably 
> get away with OS X for everything except Photoshop. (The lack of disc 
> space may prove to be a problem, though.) But I'd spend the money to 
> upgrade to 10.2, at least (which introduced significant speed 
> increases over 10.0) and increase the RAM if you can.
>
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