VPC on G3 ibook
I am curious about people's experience using VPC on a recent G3 ibook. I am specifically curious about the usability of Win 98 within VPC. I know that it is generally slower than on a native PC, but I am wondering how much of a performance hit it takes v. a G4 powerbook.
Thanks,
Stephan
Thanks,
Stephan
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<strong>I am curious about people's experience using VPC on a recent G3 ibook. I am specifically curious about the usability of Win 98 within VPC. I know that it is generally slower than on a native PC, but I am wondering how much of a performance hit it takes v. a G4 powerbook.
Thanks,
Stephan</strong><hr></blockquote>
ssslowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww but it works.
very usable in OS 9.
Really a huge difference.
Of course you need tons of RAM in either case (actually.. much less in OS 9). Otherwise there is no use even trying.
Note that I tried Windows 2000.
<strong>unusable...Note that I tried Windows 2000.</strong><hr></blockquote>
This is the "mistake" a lot of people seem to make with VPC. The speed difference between Win98 & Win2000 is very similar to the differences between OS 9 & OS X. Even Win95 feel a lot faster than Win98 on Wintel hardware or in VPC.
My advice for VPC has always been use the oldest operating system that you can and your results will improve. If it's at all possible to use Win95 I think the results would probably be satisfactory.
Since I never really needed Windows stuff on the road I went and bought an eMachine for less than $500 (with monitor) (no wonder Apple has a 5% market share).
Even that poor machine is a WAY better way to run the few Windows programs I need. (and it's wirelessed into the airport for an additional 59 bucks).
My point is, if you don't need it to be mobile and can afford it, that is a much better route for your windows stuff, and networking with Jag is easy !
That machine has also taught me why the extra $$ for an Apple system is money WELL SPENT ... Windows is a major pain and even XP is unstable by comparison. And since I don't play games or do big rendering projects in Photoshop, speed has been a moot point for me ever since before the G4 was introduced!
Works nice in OSX if your tasks are not to processor intensive. But it's still to slow compared to OS9.
You would probably get a placebo effect of extra "snappiness", and then you're rebooting the machine all the time for no good reason.
It is slow.
You wouldnt want to use it for anything intensive.
Ive got it because my doesnt support OSX very well.
If you have some small requirement like that, then I can only recommend it.
Save yourself the heartache and figure out some other way. I only do it because I just got a pocket pc and it's so cool that the pain is almost worth it.
That's all I really care about. My advice echoes earlier sentiments regarding VPC: don't get it unless you absolutely need it, and if you're anal about performance, just get a real, cheap PC.
XP thinks it is a 667mhz 686 processor, not really snappy on the interface. I think I'll go down to 2k or 98... though I really don't have much use for it.
It does process fast though, 3000MK/s in RC5 using an x86 core, video and interface just sucks (27000MK/s in Mac OS)...
Thanks, everyone. Sounds like I should at least get a Powerbook v. an iBook.
SM
<strong>EmAn, with 384 megs of RAM and 9.2.2 on an iBook 500, I was going to get VPC and Win2000pro for Kazaa and maybe some VB. That's it, besides Solitaire Are you saying it won't be useable for Kazaa on an iBook 500? Would Win98 or 2000 be better, from a speed standpoint? Win98 is so crashy, that's why I was looking at 2000.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well you're running 9.2.2, not Jaguar so it should be better in 9. I was using VPC with Win98, I could just imagine how it would be with Win 2000. But since VPC is faster in 9 I'm sure it's worth a shot.