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June 7th, 2003, 01:04 PM
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 os x on old imac
i have an old imac and i was thinking about installing mac os x on my it. i just want to know if anyone had any difficulties after they had installed it? Like if it were slow?
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June 7th, 2003, 01:55 PM
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what kind of iMac? give us the specifications (processor speed, memory, hard drive size) and we can help you, but with that we can't do much. I would say it would run fine, but by no means will it be speedy. I run 10.2.6 on a 600ghz iMac with 256mb ram, and by todays standards that is pretty slow, but i can put up with it.
__________________ iMac G3 600Mhz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HD, 10.3.5 20GB iPod (Click Wheel) w/ Griffin iTrip // AIM:kjell05 |
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June 7th, 2003, 04:40 PM
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yes specs please. i myself have an iMac 400 DV and OSX runs fine on it. and i used to have an iMac 333 and that ran X ok, if a little slow... memory helps though. both machines i just mentioned each have 300+ MB of memory. |
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June 7th, 2003, 08:25 PM
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I have the same iMac as Shifting, 400 Mhz slot-loading iMac DV+ Graphite (I wish Apple would call it something like that, they just call it an iMac) and I have OS X on it. It's slow, but it's very stable. (I don't use it very often, though, because all the programs I use work better or only in 9.)
__________________ System: • 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB hard drive, runs 10.5.6 • 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 1.5 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, runs 10.4.11 (slightly out of commission at this time) • iPhone, 4 GB, OS X 2.2.1 |
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June 9th, 2003, 12:09 AM
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June 9th, 2003, 02:33 AM
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Hehe... I'm still running 10.2.6 on a 300 MHz machine and it dosen't seem to slow for me (maybe I'm just patient). Guess I should upgrade sometime soon...
__________________ Powerbook G4 17"-1.33 Ghz, 1GB, 80GB, OS 10.4.7.  B&W G3, 192 MB, 36GB, OS 10.4.2. iPod 5 GB -> Died.  series of older Macs going all the way back to the still working SE. |
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#8
June 11th, 2003, 03:49 AM
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My dad is thinking of getting OS 10.2 for his 400 mhz iMac DV. It's good to see positive experiences with OSX on some semi-aged computers. Anybody else have any experience with a similar settup? He's counting on me to make a decision for him on this one, so I don't want to get into something sticky 
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