I guess then the real trick would be selling $500 Mac Minis (plus all the other components) for $399.
That would actually be more impressive...
And Software Updates would work!
I can absolutely verify that the video improvements in OS 10.1.5 work on a Rev. A iMac with a Rage IIc chip and 6MB of video RAM.
I am positive mine is a Rev. A iMac... it was purchased on the first day possible: August 15, 1998 at midnight. The VRAM was upgraded from 2MB to 6MB, and before I installed OS X (Public Beta) I upgraded the processor to a 400MHz G3 via a PowerLogix iForce upgrade.
Before 10.1.5, the trailer for the movie "Heartbreakers" (I have been using that file as my benchmark... trying it after each OS X update!) downloaded from the Apple QuickTime site (T1 speed version) would play at about 6 to 8 frames per second (normal size), would stop and start while playing, and would not maintain audio/video sync under Mac OS X... while it would play perfectly at 24 frames per second (at normal size or at full screen size) under Mac OS 9.x.
After upgrading to Mac OS X version 10.1.5, this movie plays through at the normal 24 frames per second without any problems. It will even play through in full screen mode... and while it does drop frames at full screen size, it does maintain audio/video sync!
iTunes visuals now play at 8-10 frames per second at full screen (was measured in seconds per frame prior to 10.1.5!)
I didn't notice much difference in iPhoto (but I don't have a lot of photos in there!)
The Slideshow Screen Savers (Cosmos, etc.) still do not fade and pan... they still simply switch from one picture to the next. (Of course this is done by Open GL... was not expecting that to be accellerated by this upgrade!)
While this did not make my iMac a speed demon, I am very pleased with the improvement... just the QuickTime playback improvement alone was worth threatening Apple with a class-action lawsuit!
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I guess then the real trick would be selling $500 Mac Minis (plus all the other components) for $399. That would actually be more impressive... And Software Updates would work!
I can absolutely verify that the video improvements in OS 10.1.5 work on a Rev. A iMac with a Rage IIc chip and 6MB of video RAM. I am positive mine is a Rev. A iMac... it was purchased on the first day possible: August 15, 1998 at midnight. The VRAM was upgraded from 2MB to 6MB, and before I installed OS X (Public Beta) I upgraded the processor to a 400MHz G3 via a PowerLogix iForce upgrade. Before 10.1.5, the trailer for the movie "Heartbreakers" (I have been using that file as my benchmark... trying it after each OS X update!) downloaded from the Apple QuickTime site (T1 speed version) would play at about 6 to 8 frames per second (normal size), would stop and start while playing, and would not maintain audio/video sync under Mac OS X... while it would play perfectly at 24 frames per second (at normal size or at full screen size) under Mac OS 9.x. After upgrading to Mac OS X version 10.1.5, this movie plays through at the normal 24 frames per second without any problems. It will even play through in full screen mode... and while it does drop frames at full screen size, it does maintain audio/video sync! iTunes visuals now play at 8-10 frames per second at full screen (was measured in seconds per frame prior to 10.1.5!) I didn't notice much difference in iPhoto (but I don't have a lot of photos in there!) The Slideshow Screen Savers (Cosmos, etc.) still do not fade and pan... they still simply switch from one picture to the next. (Of course this is done by Open GL... was not expecting that to be accellerated by this upgrade!) While this did not make my iMac a speed demon, I am very pleased with the improvement... just the QuickTime playback improvement alone was worth threatening Apple with a class-action lawsuit! jimdkc