iMac 350 and Panther
Ok... I just got a iMac for free because the owner thought it was busted... just needed a new battery.
I have linux running on it... and I love it.
I want to try out Panther on it when it comes out.
Has anyone installed panther on such an iMac or g3 at 300 to 400 mhz???
It will only be used to play music and serf the web... maybe a print/file server.
It has a 2xAPG Rage 128 PRO, will quartz work?
Thanks.
I have linux running on it... and I love it.
I want to try out Panther on it when it comes out.
Has anyone installed panther on such an iMac or g3 at 300 to 400 mhz???
It will only be used to play music and serf the web... maybe a print/file server.
It has a 2xAPG Rage 128 PRO, will quartz work?
Thanks.
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Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
It has a 2xAPG Rage 128 PRO, will quartz work?
Thanks.
Quartz will of course work, but there'll be no Quartz Extreme for that mac.
Is there any hack, like the one to get QE to work on a PCI card?
BTW thx for the reply
Ok, well what about Panther on an iMac(350)? How will it run? Will it still have hardware 2D/3D support, with QE off?
Of course, YMMV.
Thanks for the help!
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
How will it run? Will it still have hardware 2D/3D support, with QE off?
1) It will run fast and good, much better than Jaguar.
2) Yes, 2D and 3D hardware-acceleration is still provided.
Originally posted by Zapchud
1) It will run fast and good, much better than Jaguar.
2) Yes, 2D and 3D hardware-acceleration is still provided.
GREAT!
Just what I was looking for!
Thanks a bunch!
I'm sincerely stunned by the optimization Apple have done for older machines in Panther. Jaguar made the machine usable again, and Panther even makes it fun to use!
When I'm nod using my PowerBook I use 2x1 GHz PowerMacs at work so I have not gotten used to slow machines. But my iMac is not slow anymore.