G3 600 mhz powerpc running os x 10.4.11

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G3 600 mhz powerpc running os x 10.4.11, 640 mb sdram.

I want to buy that pulse pen, and it says I need to be running at least os x 10.5.5, can I upgrade my mac to that?

Also, what is your advice for upgrading the ram? Does it matter what kind? Is there one that's better/more reliable than the rest? Someone told me i should upgrade it to 1000.

Thank you!
Shannon
 
Unfortunately, you're out of luck. OS X 10.5.x officially requires at least an 867 MHz G4 processor. Now, you can probably get it installed through various ways listed on the web, but the experience will be very lackluster. Your best bet is what you're already running on that G3 Mac

Are you running an iMac or an iBook? For RAM upgrades, it would depend on which G3 Mac in particular you have.
 
Hi nixgeek,
Thank you for getting back to me!
This is what my machine is-
Machine Name: iBook
Machine Model: PowerBook4,2
CPU Type: PowerPC 750 (33.11)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 600 MHz

I'm really hoping it'll work somehow. Have you seen the Pulse pen? Ug. I really can't afford to buy another computer right now being in school and all!
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 640 MB
Bus Speed: 100 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.3.2f1
 
Mac OS 10.5.5
• Intel-based Mac
Aww. This is what I need for the Pulse pen.
An intel based mac is diff from a powerpc one isn't it?
Dang. Bummer.
Well, I can still take the notes on the paper.

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Yup, unfortunately you're out of luck unless you have an Intel-based Macintosh. :(

Aside from requiring such beefy hardware, it's possible that the code written for the pen is written for only the Intel chip inside the Intel Macs to understand. The PowerPC Macs use a PowerPC processor (there were various generations of the PPC processor, just as there were for Intel's chips) and does not understand that code because it is designed differently. There are developers that still code for both (applications are provided as "Universal Binaries" that run on both PowerPC and Intel Macs), but with Snow Leopard so far claiming to be "Intel only" and the PowerPC starting to show its age beyond 3 years, developers are starting to move to Intel only for new products/software.
 
I had one of those pens, well the earlier ones from Logitech/HP/Nokia anyway, they are all based on anoto technology. They are very cool but at the time the paper cost way to much, as i understand it the newer system lets you print out paper for it, but its still somewhat of a hassle.

The thing I found them best for was meetings, when i could sketch out diagrams as we talked, or copy diagrams/flowcharts off whiteboards. For standard note taking its fine but not so dramatically impressive.

These days I stick to my beloved Moleskine notebooks then just type up my notes, typing up your notes is what sets them in your brain much of the time I found (especially at university)
 
Thank you again for getting back to me nixgeek!
It's possible they're only writing for intel. I know my little G3 is considered an old man!

And Ora- I sooo know what you mean about typing up your notes. I usually re-handwrite them!! The thing is, my professor goes so fast, I can't possible write or type everything he says.
The new Pulse pen records the audio, and when you go back over your notes (to rewrite or type them) you can tap the pen on a word you wrote on the paper, and the audio will begin to play what he was saying at that point. So, if you know you missed what he was saying, you can write something like "talked too fast" or whatever you want to write, go back and tap it later and hear everything he was saying- so you can type it into your notes then.
You can also adjust the speed of the audio.
I can't wait to get it!! It will change my life in these classes!

Thank you both again for replying to my post-
:)
Shannon
 
ora said:
I had one of those pens, well the earlier ones from Logitech/HP/Nokia anyway, they are all based on anoto technology. They are very cool but at the time the paper cost way to much, as i understand it the newer system lets you print out paper for it, but its still somewhat of a hassle.

The thing I found them best for was meetings, when i could sketch out diagrams as we talked, or copy diagrams/flowcharts off whiteboards. For standard note taking its fine but not so dramatically impressive.

These days I stick to my beloved Moleskine notebooks then just type up my notes, typing up your notes is what sets them in your brain much of the time I found (especially at university)
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I am not at the university anymore for 20 years... and I agree with you. I tried a lot of things but the Moleskine + retype is the best way to get the information recorded fast and accurate on paper, and then have the essential of it put on the computer (and in my brain).
 
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