Because, not only is it introducing a new name for a 'familiar' unit, but it's redefining the old name. You should never redefine the old name.
The example I like to use is imagine the 128 oz. volume 'Gallon' getting renamed to a 'Giballon', while at the same time redefining a 'Gallon' as 100 oz.
So now, when someone asks for a gallon of something, you have to ask "an old gallon, or a new gallon?"
Same thing. if you're talking to someone who uses Mibibytes, and they say their new hard drive is, say, '37.6 Gigabytes', you have to ask "Is that old gigabytes or new gigabytes?"
It will slow the Hi-Speed device down a little, but not down to 2Mb/s... The only slowdown will be caused because the low speed device just plain takes more time to send one data 'packet' than the Hi-Speed device. So where two Hi-Speed devices only take, say, 50ms per packet (random figure, I have no idea what the actual figure is,) a Low speed device will take 150ms per packet. So it would just slow the Hi-Speed device down to the same speed as if three more Hi-Speed devices were on the chain. (Again, the ratio is a random figure as well. While I don't know the exact numbers, I do know that part of the spec to be true.)
Same way adding an 802.11b client to an 802.11g network will slow down the.11g clients a little, but not all the way to 11Mb/s; and putting an Ultra-ATA 33MB/s device on the same cable as an Ultra-ATA 133MB/s device will slow the faster one down a little, but not all the way to 33MB/s. (Actually, ATA is the best comparison to the USB 2.0 situation... While current CD-RW drives are fully 'ATA/ATAPI-5' compliant, most are still only Ultra DMA 33MB/s devices, even though ATA/ATAPI-5 defines up to 133MB/s.)
Okay, there are two major 'versions' of USB, and three speeds.
USB 1.1 is the 'old' standard. USB 1.1 defined the 2Mb/s and 12Mb/s speeds ('Low speed' and 'Full speed' respectively.) USB 1.1 devices are fully compatible with USB 2.0 devices, but, of course, can only run at 12Mb/s maximum. Note that hubs that are only USB 1.1 compatible will only allow 12Mb/s maximum through them.
USB 2.0 is the current standard. It is fully compatible with Low and Full speeds, plus adds 480Mb/s 'Hi-Speed'. Any USB 2.0 compatible controllers (computers,) can run any device that supports any of the three speeds. USB 2.0 devices that are 'Hi-Speed' are also supposed to support Full speed for compatibility (For example, that 52x CD-RW drive should support Full speed, but will drop to 4x speed, when connected to a USB 1.1 controller.)
The official 'branding' of devices is that they should *NOT* specify USB 1.1 vs. USB 2.0. They should only say the speed they operate at. So Low or Full speed devices (mice, keyboards, printers, etc,) should have a 'USB' logo, with no version numbers, just the USB logo. 'Hi-Speed' devices (hard drives, CD-ROM drives, camcorders,) are supposed to use the 'USB Hi-Speed' logo, which, again, does not say 'USB 2.0', only adds 'Hi-Speed' to the normal USB logo. Companies that use "USB 2.0" branding to advertise any device are not complying with the USB group's marketing standards.
But, yes, a USB 2.0-compatible device can very well operate at 2Mb/s, or 'Low' speed. A good example is keyboards with built-in hubs. My old keyboard is only USB 1.1, so I can plug in any device I want, but it will run at 'Full' speed (12Mb/s) maximum. Newer keyboards have USB 2.0-compatible hubs, so even though the keyboard itself is 'Low' speed, you can plug in your external HD, and the hard drive will happily run at 480Mb/s to your host computer. (Obviously, you also need a USB 2.0-compliant host controller in your computer.)
TDMA is a scheme for physically transmitting data. It's one layer. It's not the whole protocol. Bluetooth uses TDMA technology, as does 802.11b, as does the cell phone technology commonly called "TDMA". (Likewise, "CDMA" isn't a whole protocol, it's just a name for one part of a transmission scheme. Yet one whole transmission scheme for cell phones has adopted "CDMA" as the name for its entire scheme.)
TDMA means 'Time Division Multiple Access'. It defines a method of dividing a signal (or data stream) up into small chunks, and using a complex algorithm to decide when to transmit, so as to not step on other transmitters on the same frequency. The algorithm varies with the exact implementation, as does the frequency it operates on, and the data rate. 802.11b and Bluetooth both operate on the same frequency, they both use TDMA for their signaling schemes, yet they are *NOT* compatible with each other. And "TDMA" cell phones use a completely different frequency.
It's like saying that railroad tracks are made of steel, so they're all standard. Yes, but in different countries, tracks are different distances apart. That doesn't make them 'compatible', or even 'standard', it just means that they use a 'standard' base component.
So, we still don't know if it's Bluetooth or not, as Bluetooth *DOES* use TDMA signaling. We haven't found out for sure that it is BT, but we haven't ruled it out, either.
The GBA-SP has a second 'accessory' type port, so I'm guessing it's higher speed than the original GBA's... The press release claims it's compatible with the original GBA, so it may have a 'low speed' mode, as well.
I'm wondering (like most others here, I'm sure,) if it's Bluetooth.
Try a Hush PC. About as small as you can get, no internal fans. (So the only moving parts are the HD and the optical drive. I suggest getting quiet ones.)
Well, rumors point to HP releasing a pair of new graphing RPN calcs, but they aren't out yet.
I loved my 48SX... I lost it my senior year. I replaced it with a 48GX, and found it not at all a proper replacement. (Bah, graphical menus on a calculator?!) The G and GX were basically the same as the S and SX, only fancier menus. Later they came out with the 49G, which used a more powerful OS.
The new calcs are supposed to be the 49G+ and 48GX-II. See the link for more info.
But, until those are released, there is no 48S replacement currently available. If you can find a 32S-II, it's a good basic RPN calc, but it's not graphical, and not very programmable.
If you have a Linux system (or even a Mac, for that matter,) then the software will not install that 'secures' the music. Therefore, your computer will happily see (and rip,) the audio CD tracks. If you are not using a Windows system, you may safely ignore the WMA files.
And, if you turn off autorun on your Windows system, you should still be able to avoid installing the 'securing' software, and rip the audio CD tracks...
Hrm... Can't comment on the 'stupidity' part, as I don't know your definition of stupid. (Obviously, the Republican party figures Portland is pretty stupid. Whereas the Green party thinks we're pretty darned smart. And the Democrats just plain hate us because we're TOO Green.) Don't have any comparative facts on cancer or senility. Docility? Well, Portland's about as non-docile as you can get, so you're wrong there... And malleability? Well, again, I'm not sure what you mean by malleable... If you mean that Portlanders (I believe the proper term is 'Portlandians', but I hate that term,) are more flexible than most, I'd have to agree with you. No 'lower rate' of that.
So Fluoride is supposed to lower rates of docility and malleability? Apparently then, it turns you into a Southern Baptist fire-bleching, anti-Disney preacher. (i.e. makes you less flexible, and more aggressive at the same time.)
For some unknown reason, Portland, Oregon still doesn't fluoridate our water. Then again, we have pretty much the purest 'natural' drinking water in the country. (Pretty much all they do to it is chlorinate and then remove the chlorine, to kill any possible microbes.)
I happened to be in need of downloading it last night (about 1AM Pacific,) and noticed 3.3, so I downloaded it. I didn't realize it was brand-spankin' new, though. I'll have it up on bittorrent soon. (Sorry, the ISO's only on my Windows machine, so I've got to download a bittorrent client.)
Hrm.... It'll be a little longer than I thought. Getting a bt server running on Windows appears to be more than I'm willing to tackle. I'll have it on my Mac soon. I'll reply to this post when I've got one set up.
I actually tested that not too long ago. I made a hotmail account, did not use it, or publish the address anywhere. After two months, I found I was getting 10-15 spams a day. So, I started using the 'unsubscribe' links in all of them. In two weeks, I was down to 1-2 spams a day.
Finally, after another two months, it was back up to 8-12 a day. So unsubscribing did seem to work, rather than hurt.
Just a note on 0W20 oil... If you're always looking for "0W20", that's why you're not finding it. Look for 'SAE 20'. It's the same thing, and more companies market it that way.
Update: The 2004 Prius will use Nickel-Metal-Hidride batteries. (Also called NiMH.) These are also a 'proven' battery technology. It will still carry a 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty on battery systems.
If the winning bidder doesn't pay, at that price, I sure as hell would file a non-paying bidder alert. Unless this guy is stinking rich, he probably can't afford a $500 eBay fee for no income, and wouldn't dare accept paying it.
Unfortunately, the net effect is zero, because a purchase of that much must also be declared as income to the IRS, so first he declares it as income, then writes it off again.
(And if he "forgets" to declare it as income, the IRS will certainly wonder how anyone with an income under $200,000 can afford a $14,000 cash donation. Yes, I'm assuming he earns less than $200k, because less than 1% of the population earns that much or more.)
Thanks for the update. I (like most people, I guess,) assumed that a click-through *WAS* legally binding. i.e. that clicking 'I agree' (which you have to do to run just about anything nowadays,) meant that you have to agree just to run. I guess if you can find a way to AVOID formally agreeing, and still getting the use, I can see how that would fall under the raw copyright laws. I just never thought of it that way.
Sorry, I really should have said that he couldn't use WINDOWS on his Dell computer. As, yes, he could continue to use the hardware, but not any licensed software, as you have to have a valid license to run Windows, and invalidating the EULAs invalidates your license to run Windows.
So, yes, he could still run Linux, but I still like my wording better.:-)
Unfortunately, that would mean that you would no longer be allowed to use your Dell computer. (As you had to agree to the EULAs, and by making them 'invalid', you are invalidating your allowed use.
A more useful letter would be something along the lines of "You agree that any prior End User License Agreements to which I have agreed are now modified to the following: Dell grants the End User complete freedom in their use of the hardware or software provided by Dell."
I run a small on-site computer consulting company, and a local station (KOIN-6 in Portland) called to ask if they could come along on a service call to remove the worm, and film it (with the client's permission, of course.) So I found a client willing to do it, and met the news people there.
As part of the (short) interview, they asked how to avoid it, and I mentioned that Macintoshes and Linux machines were immune. That made it on the news. (Along with very little else of my interview.)
Well, I run a computer consulting company (which was VERY busy last week, slowed down considerably this week, but still above average,) and I had a customer today who was on vacation with no internet access until today. He got home, connected to the internet to download the patch, and caught this new one within 1 minute of logging on. (Ironic, because he thought it was blaster, and called my company to have us come and patch his system. I saw what had happened, told him not to worry about it, got rid of this worm and disabled tftp.)
Yamaha 8x/4x/24x SCSI CD-RW drive in an old external SCSI enclosure
I bought this system SPECIFICALLY to use OS X on. It was the cheapest OS X compatible system I could buy (found it at a PC-oriented used computer store for the unbelievably low price of $100, but at the time, it only had 256MB of RAM, the stock 4GB ATA hard drive, no FireWire card, and none of the external devices.) When I bought it, 10.1.3 had recently come out, and the boxed versions of OS X were 10.1.3. I bought a boxed 10.1.3 and installed it immediately. I didn't even keep a 'Classic' System Folder.
The Rage IIc video was not, and never will be, accelerated in OS X. And at 2MB of video RAM, 1024x768 only ran in 'thousands' of colors (Apple-speak for 16-bit.) That's what I ran it in. (I later got a revision b Bondi-blue tray-load iMac with the upgraded 6MB RagePro video, same as the rev b beiges, and it was significantly faster after 10.1.5 came out.) When Jaguar came out, I upgraded, basing my decision on the fact that I was going to get a Radeon 7000 PCI card, which could be hacked to support Quartz Extreme. I never was able to justify the 3x markup over the PC model, and never bought the Radeon.
Overall, I used that computer as my primary PC for over a year and a half. (Even though I had an AthlonXP 1.46GHz system right next to it, I only used the Athlon for games.) It ran just fine with the RAM upgrade. Yeah, videos were unplayable (thanks to the lack of video acceleration,) but all 'office' type apps, and internet apps worked fine. The hard drive upgrade did help performance noticeably as well.
If I remember correctly, the 266Mhz models have the upgraded 6MB Rage Pro video, which *IS* accelerated, and is perfectly usable for everything except 3d games. The only thing I would recommend is to make absolutely certain you upgrade to at least 512MB of RAM, and a hard drive upgrade wouldn't hurt either. (Just remember, if you use a larger-than-8GB drive, you have to put OS X in an 8GB-or-smaller partition at the beginning of the drive.)
(Just so you know, I traded in the beige, plus two old iMacs, to PowerMax for a credit toward a new 12" PowerBook G4. This thing screams. I don't even use the Athlon for games anymore.)
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Because, not only is it introducing a new name for a 'familiar' unit, but it's redefining the old name. You should never redefine the old name.
The example I like to use is imagine the 128 oz. volume 'Gallon' getting renamed to a 'Giballon', while at the same time redefining a 'Gallon' as 100 oz.
So now, when someone asks for a gallon of something, you have to ask "an old gallon, or a new gallon?"
Same thing. if you're talking to someone who uses Mibibytes, and they say their new hard drive is, say, '37.6 Gigabytes', you have to ask "Is that old gigabytes or new gigabytes?"
It will slow the Hi-Speed device down a little, but not down to 2Mb/s... The only slowdown will be caused because the low speed device just plain takes more time to send one data 'packet' than the Hi-Speed device. So where two Hi-Speed devices only take, say, 50ms per packet (random figure, I have no idea what the actual figure is,) a Low speed device will take 150ms per packet. So it would just slow the Hi-Speed device down to the same speed as if three more Hi-Speed devices were on the chain. (Again, the ratio is a random figure as well. While I don't know the exact numbers, I do know that part of the spec to be true.)
.11g clients a little, but not all the way to 11Mb/s; and putting an Ultra-ATA 33MB/s device on the same cable as an Ultra-ATA 133MB/s device will slow the faster one down a little, but not all the way to 33MB/s. (Actually, ATA is the best comparison to the USB 2.0 situation... While current CD-RW drives are fully 'ATA/ATAPI-5' compliant, most are still only Ultra DMA 33MB/s devices, even though ATA/ATAPI-5 defines up to 133MB/s.)
Same way adding an 802.11b client to an 802.11g network will slow down the
Okay, there are two major 'versions' of USB, and three speeds.
USB 1.1 is the 'old' standard. USB 1.1 defined the 2Mb/s and 12Mb/s speeds ('Low speed' and 'Full speed' respectively.) USB 1.1 devices are fully compatible with USB 2.0 devices, but, of course, can only run at 12Mb/s maximum. Note that hubs that are only USB 1.1 compatible will only allow 12Mb/s maximum through them.
USB 2.0 is the current standard. It is fully compatible with Low and Full speeds, plus adds 480Mb/s 'Hi-Speed'. Any USB 2.0 compatible controllers (computers,) can run any device that supports any of the three speeds. USB 2.0 devices that are 'Hi-Speed' are also supposed to support Full speed for compatibility (For example, that 52x CD-RW drive should support Full speed, but will drop to 4x speed, when connected to a USB 1.1 controller.)
The official 'branding' of devices is that they should *NOT* specify USB 1.1 vs. USB 2.0. They should only say the speed they operate at. So Low or Full speed devices (mice, keyboards, printers, etc,) should have a 'USB' logo, with no version numbers, just the USB logo. 'Hi-Speed' devices (hard drives, CD-ROM drives, camcorders,) are supposed to use the 'USB Hi-Speed' logo, which, again, does not say 'USB 2.0', only adds 'Hi-Speed' to the normal USB logo. Companies that use "USB 2.0" branding to advertise any device are not complying with the USB group's marketing standards.
But, yes, a USB 2.0-compatible device can very well operate at 2Mb/s, or 'Low' speed. A good example is keyboards with built-in hubs. My old keyboard is only USB 1.1, so I can plug in any device I want, but it will run at 'Full' speed (12Mb/s) maximum. Newer keyboards have USB 2.0-compatible hubs, so even though the keyboard itself is 'Low' speed, you can plug in your external HD, and the hard drive will happily run at 480Mb/s to your host computer. (Obviously, you also need a USB 2.0-compliant host controller in your computer.)
TDMA is a scheme for physically transmitting data. It's one layer. It's not the whole protocol. Bluetooth uses TDMA technology, as does 802.11b, as does the cell phone technology commonly called "TDMA". (Likewise, "CDMA" isn't a whole protocol, it's just a name for one part of a transmission scheme. Yet one whole transmission scheme for cell phones has adopted "CDMA" as the name for its entire scheme.)
TDMA means 'Time Division Multiple Access'. It defines a method of dividing a signal (or data stream) up into small chunks, and using a complex algorithm to decide when to transmit, so as to not step on other transmitters on the same frequency. The algorithm varies with the exact implementation, as does the frequency it operates on, and the data rate. 802.11b and Bluetooth both operate on the same frequency, they both use TDMA for their signaling schemes, yet they are *NOT* compatible with each other. And "TDMA" cell phones use a completely different frequency.
It's like saying that railroad tracks are made of steel, so they're all standard. Yes, but in different countries, tracks are different distances apart. That doesn't make them 'compatible', or even 'standard', it just means that they use a 'standard' base component.
So, we still don't know if it's Bluetooth or not, as Bluetooth *DOES* use TDMA signaling. We haven't found out for sure that it is BT, but we haven't ruled it out, either.
The GBA-SP has a second 'accessory' type port, so I'm guessing it's higher speed than the original GBA's... The press release claims it's compatible with the original GBA, so it may have a 'low speed' mode, as well.
I'm wondering (like most others here, I'm sure,) if it's Bluetooth.
Try a Hush PC. About as small as you can get, no internal fans. (So the only moving parts are the HD and the optical drive. I suggest getting quiet ones.)
Well, rumors point to HP releasing a pair of new graphing RPN calcs, but they aren't out yet.
I loved my 48SX... I lost it my senior year. I replaced it with a 48GX, and found it not at all a proper replacement. (Bah, graphical menus on a calculator?!) The G and GX were basically the same as the S and SX, only fancier menus. Later they came out with the 49G, which used a more powerful OS.
The new calcs are supposed to be the 49G+ and 48GX-II. See the link for more info.
But, until those are released, there is no 48S replacement currently available. If you can find a 32S-II, it's a good basic RPN calc, but it's not graphical, and not very programmable.
If you have a Linux system (or even a Mac, for that matter,) then the software will not install that 'secures' the music. Therefore, your computer will happily see (and rip,) the audio CD tracks. If you are not using a Windows system, you may safely ignore the WMA files.
And, if you turn off autorun on your Windows system, you should still be able to avoid installing the 'securing' software, and rip the audio CD tracks...
Oh, man...
Hrm... Can't comment on the 'stupidity' part, as I don't know your definition of stupid. (Obviously, the Republican party figures Portland is pretty stupid. Whereas the Green party thinks we're pretty darned smart. And the Democrats just plain hate us because we're TOO Green.) Don't have any comparative facts on cancer or senility. Docility? Well, Portland's about as non-docile as you can get, so you're wrong there... And malleability? Well, again, I'm not sure what you mean by malleable... If you mean that Portlanders (I believe the proper term is 'Portlandians', but I hate that term,) are more flexible than most, I'd have to agree with you. No 'lower rate' of that.
So Fluoride is supposed to lower rates of docility and malleability? Apparently then, it turns you into a Southern Baptist fire-bleching, anti-Disney preacher. (i.e. makes you less flexible, and more aggressive at the same time.)
For some unknown reason, Portland, Oregon still doesn't fluoridate our water. Then again, we have pretty much the purest 'natural' drinking water in the country. (Pretty much all they do to it is chlorinate and then remove the chlorine, to kill any possible microbes.)
Thanks, didn't know that! (I'm now doing my part to ease the load.)
Yeah, but I've already got it on my system... Why redownload it?
Yeah, I see your point. I actually tried, and it failed to download for some reason.
I happened to be in need of downloading it last night (about 1AM Pacific,) and noticed 3.3, so I downloaded it. I didn't realize it was brand-spankin' new, though. I'll have it up on bittorrent soon. (Sorry, the ISO's only on my Windows machine, so I've got to download a bittorrent client.)
Hrm.... It'll be a little longer than I thought. Getting a bt server running on Windows appears to be more than I'm willing to tackle. I'll have it on my Mac soon. I'll reply to this post when I've got one set up.
I actually tested that not too long ago. I made a hotmail account, did not use it, or publish the address anywhere. After two months, I found I was getting 10-15 spams a day. So, I started using the 'unsubscribe' links in all of them. In two weeks, I was down to 1-2 spams a day.
Finally, after another two months, it was back up to 8-12 a day. So unsubscribing did seem to work, rather than hurt.
Just a note on 0W20 oil... If you're always looking for "0W20", that's why you're not finding it. Look for 'SAE 20'. It's the same thing, and more companies market it that way.
Update: The 2004 Prius will use Nickel-Metal-Hidride batteries. (Also called NiMH.) These are also a 'proven' battery technology. It will still carry a 10 year, 100,000 mile warranty on battery systems.
And make his hat disappear. (SCO has removed it using a not-so-good Photoshop job, in another company's use, they just cropped out the hat.)
If the winning bidder doesn't pay, at that price, I sure as hell would file a non-paying bidder alert. Unless this guy is stinking rich, he probably can't afford a $500 eBay fee for no income, and wouldn't dare accept paying it.
Unfortunately, the net effect is zero, because a purchase of that much must also be declared as income to the IRS, so first he declares it as income, then writes it off again.
(And if he "forgets" to declare it as income, the IRS will certainly wonder how anyone with an income under $200,000 can afford a $14,000 cash donation. Yes, I'm assuming he earns less than $200k, because less than 1% of the population earns that much or more.)
Thanks for the update. I (like most people, I guess,) assumed that a click-through *WAS* legally binding. i.e. that clicking 'I agree' (which you have to do to run just about anything nowadays,) meant that you have to agree just to run. I guess if you can find a way to AVOID formally agreeing, and still getting the use, I can see how that would fall under the raw copyright laws. I just never thought of it that way.
You learn something new every day.
Sorry, I really should have said that he couldn't use WINDOWS on his Dell computer. As, yes, he could continue to use the hardware, but not any licensed software, as you have to have a valid license to run Windows, and invalidating the EULAs invalidates your license to run Windows.
:-)
So, yes, he could still run Linux, but I still like my wording better.
Unfortunately, that would mean that you would no longer be allowed to use your Dell computer. (As you had to agree to the EULAs, and by making them 'invalid', you are invalidating your allowed use.
A more useful letter would be something along the lines of "You agree that any prior End User License Agreements to which I have agreed are now modified to the following: Dell grants the End User complete freedom in their use of the hardware or software provided by Dell."
I run a small on-site computer consulting company, and a local station (KOIN-6 in Portland) called to ask if they could come along on a service call to remove the worm, and film it (with the client's permission, of course.) So I found a client willing to do it, and met the news people there.
As part of the (short) interview, they asked how to avoid it, and I mentioned that Macintoshes and Linux machines were immune. That made it on the news. (Along with very little else of my interview.)
Well, I run a computer consulting company (which was VERY busy last week, slowed down considerably this week, but still above average,) and I had a customer today who was on vacation with no internet access until today. He got home, connected to the internet to download the patch, and caught this new one within 1 minute of logging on. (Ironic, because he thought it was blaster, and called my company to have us come and patch his system. I saw what had happened, told him not to worry about it, got rid of this worm and disabled tftp.)
I bought this system SPECIFICALLY to use OS X on. It was the cheapest OS X compatible system I could buy (found it at a PC-oriented used computer store for the unbelievably low price of $100, but at the time, it only had 256MB of RAM, the stock 4GB ATA hard drive, no FireWire card, and none of the external devices.) When I bought it, 10.1.3 had recently come out, and the boxed versions of OS X were 10.1.3. I bought a boxed 10.1.3 and installed it immediately. I didn't even keep a 'Classic' System Folder.
The Rage IIc video was not, and never will be, accelerated in OS X. And at 2MB of video RAM, 1024x768 only ran in 'thousands' of colors (Apple-speak for 16-bit.) That's what I ran it in. (I later got a revision b Bondi-blue tray-load iMac with the upgraded 6MB RagePro video, same as the rev b beiges, and it was significantly faster after 10.1.5 came out.) When Jaguar came out, I upgraded, basing my decision on the fact that I was going to get a Radeon 7000 PCI card, which could be hacked to support Quartz Extreme. I never was able to justify the 3x markup over the PC model, and never bought the Radeon.
Overall, I used that computer as my primary PC for over a year and a half. (Even though I had an AthlonXP 1.46GHz system right next to it, I only used the Athlon for games.) It ran just fine with the RAM upgrade. Yeah, videos were unplayable (thanks to the lack of video acceleration,) but all 'office' type apps, and internet apps worked fine. The hard drive upgrade did help performance noticeably as well.
If I remember correctly, the 266Mhz models have the upgraded 6MB Rage Pro video, which *IS* accelerated, and is perfectly usable for everything except 3d games. The only thing I would recommend is to make absolutely certain you upgrade to at least 512MB of RAM, and a hard drive upgrade wouldn't hurt either. (Just remember, if you use a larger-than-8GB drive, you have to put OS X in an 8GB-or-smaller partition at the beginning of the drive.)
(Just so you know, I traded in the beige, plus two old iMacs, to PowerMax for a credit toward a new 12" PowerBook G4. This thing screams. I don't even use the Athlon for games anymore.)