G3 Powerbook capable of OS X???

[BigJimbo]

G3 PowerBook

400Mhz
64mb RAM
6gb Harddrive
8mb Video

Im just not sure about the 8mb Video the website said something about 16mb or something.

and i know i have to upgrade to atleast 128mb Memory (thinking of just adding a simple 128 stick or 256)

what do you guys/girls think

 

[Dennis Travis]

Like you said the 64 Megs ram will be S L O W. Jump that to as high as you can go. It will work with 128 Megs but still be slow. What version of OSX you going to try? I was able to run Jaugar 10.2.1 on a old G4 with old ATI 8Meg PCI Card. Did not try Panther on it though.

 

[BigJimbo]

well max is 384 I know mac utilize the memory differently than Windows therefore more is not needed.

I was thinking of Panther. But im not sure if its too much for this sytem. It currently has 9.3.

also what is the standard ram in these PC66/100/133?

 

[neoreturns]

I know lots of people that ran 10.2 fine with the G3 500 MHz and 128 mb of ram but it was a bit choppy/sluggish in a few places. I woudn't recommend it with 64 mb

 

[hopejr]

If you have the backlit apple on your lid, then you can run OS X. Any of the previous PB G3's that didn't have the backlit apple couldn't.