Yeah, OS X 10.1.2 is quite pleasant for me (faster than some other machines I've used, enough for me to get done what I want to get done, sometimes a little poky, but not enough for me to go into a no-holds-barred rampage bashing Apple for ruining the Mac or anything), on my 233MHz G3 iMac monster (160MB RAM, 8MB VRAM, 40GB/7200RPM HD)
I'm doing find on a TiBook 667 (yes, I feel cheated after seeing the new iMac! ). I run the command line version of seti@home constantly and every once in a while I notice jittery dock behavior or something similiar, but then I remember that seti is running. Once I shut that down, it moves consistently well.
I also work on a 733 Pentium Dell with Windows 2000 and it's a constant reminder of how much better OS X is than Windows. I can't believe how slow this system moves sometimes. My 667 PowerBook is definitely better than a 733 desktop.
The reason I have hope that OSX has room to speed up in future versions, is that my problems with slowing in 10.1.2 are only intermittent and don't represent 100% CPU or memory usage when they DO occur. This tells me it's just something funky with one or more of the programs running when it happens (my guess is IE and/or Classic).
Almost all the time, except these mysterious "waiting periods," I find OSX very usable on my iBook 600, and quite fast & smooth on my G4 450DP.
None of the apps run slowly, but the interface is slow.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe it's because I moved up from a 120MHz 8500 last year, but I think OS X does have excellent performance on my dual 800. I can not think of a single area where I have felt it was slow in any way.
Nonsuch, I will worship thee as a demigod. Your noble visage will forever be imprinted on my coveting iris, fort it is thee that has solved the ailment of my non-scurrying mouse.
I thank thee from the bottom of my wastebasket. Thou areth truly my idol.
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Just downloaded it. Thanks for the link. it's great.</strong><hr></blockquote>
He EmAn, aint Nonsuch a great guy? Wanna join my new Nonsuch-worshipping club? What we do is, we stalk him and leave cryptic passages of T.S Eliot in his inbox every now and then...
RAM is so cheap. Get some more.</strong><hr></blockquote>
No, not any more, ram prices are 3 times higher than november last year, anyway i found a store where there are still some cheap ram left, so tomorrow i will go shopping
i also changed the resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x786, this made the interface react more quickly.
i also changed the resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x786, this made the interface react more quickly.</strong><hr></blockquote>
yea, that pisses me off. there is a speed increase at lower resolutions. I like to run at 1280 x 960 but things just seem a bit more snappy at 1024 x 768
I won't complain if Apple makes things a little snappier still, especially the Finder, but it's good enough that I can't go back to OS 9.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think that the speed is good enough for most people to go to X forever. Having all of your apps on X is a different story though.
He EmAn, aint Nonsuch a great guy? Wanna join my new Nonsuch-worshipping club? What we do is, we stalk him and leave cryptic passages of T.S Eliot in his inbox every now and then...
No, not any more, ram prices are 3 times higher than november last year, anyway i found a store where there are still some cheap ram left, so tomorrow i will go shopping
Better than fair, but not quite excellent. How about 7 out of 10.
G4/400 PowerMac 256M, and G3/466 iBook SE 320M, mostly IE, iTunes, iMovie, some games. Also a lot of Office and Photoshop under Classic, but I'm waiting anxiously for the arrival of my copy of Office X, and the release of Photoshop X...
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P.S and mouse tracking is too slow..
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Download <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12205&db=macosx"; target="_blank">MouseZoom</a> today.
I also work on a 733 Pentium Dell with Windows 2000 and it's a constant reminder of how much better OS X is than Windows. I can't believe how slow this system moves sometimes. My 667 PowerBook is definitely better than a 733 desktop.
Almost all the time, except these mysterious "waiting periods," I find OSX very usable on my iBook 600, and quite fast & smooth on my G4 450DP.
Runs fine. But in running what? Mail? IE?
I'll get back to you when there are some real native applications installed and run them through my usual work load.
Right now I wait... <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
<strong>Performance is acceptable. I'd say fair to good, but not excellent.
Dual 800MHz G4, 768MB RAM, Dual Radeon, Hardware RAID (ATA/133 40GB 60GXP x 2).
None of the apps run slowly, but the interface is slow.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe it's because I moved up from a 120MHz 8500 last year, but I think OS X does have excellent performance on my dual 800. I can not think of a single area where I have felt it was slow in any way.
an osx is slow
Entourage uses 20 sec to open, is this normal?
<strong>I got a g4 466 w/128mb ram
an osx is slow
Entourage uses 20 sec to open, is this normal?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Probably normal for people who run OSX with 128mb RAM. You could make OSX run a LOT faster by buying a few bucks worth of RAM.
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Download <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12205&db=macosx"; target="_blank">MouseZoom</a> today.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Nonsuch, I will worship thee as a demigod. Your noble visage will forever be imprinted on my coveting iris, fort it is thee that has solved the ailment of my non-scurrying mouse.
I thank thee from the bottom of my wastebasket. Thou areth truly my idol.
[ 01-11-2002: Message edited by: Whyatt Thrash ]</p>
<strong>I got a g4 466 w/128mb ram
an osx is slow
Entourage uses 20 sec to open, is this normal?</strong><hr></blockquote>
RAM is so cheap. Get some more.
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Download <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=12205&db=macosx"; target="_blank">MouseZoom</a> today.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Just downloaded it. Thanks for the link. it's great.
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Just downloaded it. Thanks for the link. it's great.</strong><hr></blockquote>
He EmAn, aint Nonsuch a great guy? Wanna join my new Nonsuch-worshipping club? What we do is, we stalk him and leave cryptic passages of T.S Eliot in his inbox every now and then...
And, um... Got any ideas?
Runs fine.
I won't complain if Apple makes things a little snappier still, especially the Finder, but it's good enough that I can't go back to OS 9.
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RAM is so cheap. Get some more.</strong><hr></blockquote>
No, not any more, ram prices are 3 times higher than november last year, anyway i found a store where there are still some cheap ram left, so tomorrow i will go shopping
i also changed the resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x786, this made the interface react more quickly.
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i also changed the resolution from 1280x1024 to 1024x786, this made the interface react more quickly.</strong><hr></blockquote>
yea, that pisses me off. there is a speed increase at lower resolutions. I like to run at 1280 x 960 but things just seem a bit more snappy at 1024 x 768
<strong>450Mhz Cube, 1GB RAM.
Runs fine.
I won't complain if Apple makes things a little snappier still, especially the Finder, but it's good enough that I can't go back to OS 9.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I think that the speed is good enough for most people to go to X forever. Having all of your apps on X is a different story though.
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He EmAn, aint Nonsuch a great guy? Wanna join my new Nonsuch-worshipping club? What we do is, we stalk him and leave cryptic passages of T.S Eliot in his inbox every now and then...
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Sure I'll join
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No, not any more, ram prices are 3 times higher than november last year, anyway i found a store where there are still some cheap ram left, so tomorrow i will go shopping
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Really? I hadn't checked RAM prices in a while.
G4/400 PowerMac 256M, and G3/466 iBook SE 320M, mostly IE, iTunes, iMovie, some games. Also a lot of Office and Photoshop under Classic, but I'm waiting anxiously for the arrival of my copy of Office X, and the release of Photoshop X...