I run OS X on a G3 All In One with 256mb ram, the original 2mb video memory, and a 9gb SCSI disk hanging off the builtin HBA, and it's quite usable. It does all the effects, not always snappy, but usable.
I ran it with 64mb ram for 8 months, and didn't have any troubles...
I routinely run Diablo II, Starcraft, and a number of other games, and they ran OK with the 64mb, and run beautifully with the 256mb.
Given all that, I know that Panther won't support that hardware (without help like xPostFacto:) ).
It's 6 year old hardware. Every machine Apple has shipped since they started shipping OS X runs it quite nicely, albiet they might need a memory upgrade. Get over it.
It goes both ways.
Some open souce software innovates.
Some copies.
And some copies an idea and expands it in innovative ways (OpenOffice did XML-based files before M$ started following with Office 2k3.)
That's what I'm doing. Well, Links actually...
http://links.sourceforge.net/
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Just for point, comparing the base-model iMac to equivilant:
Dell -- $1381.00
Compaq -- $1403.00
That's once you add a decent video card (remember, in the price they quote, they only include an 8mb card with no 3d accelleration), Sound, and 15" flat panel, and around 1.3ghz P4 (which a G4 will smoke) And you still don't get the style factor.
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I run OS X on a G3 All In One with 256mb ram, the original 2mb video memory, and a 9gb SCSI disk hanging off the builtin HBA, and it's quite usable. It does all the effects, not always snappy, but usable. I ran it with 64mb ram for 8 months, and didn't have any troubles... I routinely run Diablo II, Starcraft, and a number of other games, and they ran OK with the 64mb, and run beautifully with the 256mb. Given all that, I know that Panther won't support that hardware (without help like xPostFacto :) ).
It's 6 year old hardware. Every machine Apple has shipped since they started shipping OS X runs it quite nicely, albiet they might need a memory upgrade. Get over it.
It goes both ways. Some open souce software innovates. Some copies. And some copies an idea and expands it in innovative ways (OpenOffice did XML-based files before M$ started following with Office 2k3.)
That's what I'm doing. Well, Links actually... http://links.sourceforge.net/
Just for point, comparing the base-model iMac to equivilant: Dell -- $1381.00 Compaq -- $1403.00 That's once you add a decent video card (remember, in the price they quote, they only include an 8mb card with no 3d accelleration), Sound, and 15" flat panel, and around 1.3ghz P4 (which a G4 will smoke) And you still don't get the style factor.