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Robw
Starting Member
USA
12 Posts |
 Posted - 13 Jul 2003 : 12:20:40
I was given a Beige G3 recently, and I'm wondering if it can run OS X, or if it requires upgrading. It currently has no OS loaded. - 233 Mhz G3 Processor
- 64 MB RAM
- 4.3 GB Harddrive
I have already checked Apple's site and they say X requires 128 MB RAM, but it will run on a beige G3. The previous owner claims it can run X. Also, do SDRAM PC100/133 RAM modules from a PC work on a Mac? They look exactly the same to me. Thanks guys  |
thequietman
Junior Member
Canada
127 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jul 2003 : 12:38:11
Once you upgrade the RAM it should be able to run X. There is a difference, however, between being able to run X and being able to run X well 
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Da Penguin
Senior Member
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jul 2003 : 13:52:46
Use Xpostfacto to install with that little ram. However upgrading the ram on that machine would be no problem, and fairly cheap, and woul dmake a world of a difference. CPU speed matters a lot less than ram amount with X. If you have a ton of ram, OS X will be perfectly usable.~The Penguin **| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line |**
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jul 2003 : 21:32:15
yeah... Mac OS X.2 Jaguar runs just great on my iMac 233 MHz with only 96MB of RAM and a 4.0GB hard drive, it's not any graphic workstation, I'm not even sure how well it'd run Office V.X, but it works, and it's great for some basic safari/iChat internet stuff.Official 68k videographer
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