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Posted by: juan123 on 2008-08-24 19:35:36
hey what OS would u put on a 6500 with a 400mhz G3 upgrade? OS 9.1 or 8.6?
I'm thinking 8.6? With OS 9.1 its slowww...
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2008-08-24 20:53:31
It would be a heck of an OS 7.6.1 or OS 8.1 machine.
IDE interface is slow as heck, so is the SCSI (meant for zip drives).
Unless you need USB support I would skip 8.6.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2008-08-25 13:28:32
os9forever.com will help you upgrade it to 9.2, which has some advantages over 9.1
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Posted by: tomlee59 on 2008-08-25 13:59:24
It all depends on what apps you want to run. For decent multimedia support, 8.6 is pretty attractive (maybe 8.1 is ok), so that's what I used to run on my 6500.
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Posted by: Byrd on 2008-08-25 15:14:51
I'm surprised it's so slow, have you upgraded the hard disk to a nice cheap 7200RPM model? OS 9.1 on my 6500 (128MB/40GB Seagate 7200/G3 400Mhz) runs a treat.
JB
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2008-08-25 18:41:56
The ide port on the 6500 is not DMA capable I think.
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Posted by: juan123 on 2008-08-25 18:48:58
I do have a 20gb HD that runs at 5400RPM... Its great but I want the machine to be the fastest it can be with what I have. I wish I had more than 64mb of RAM, but boy its hard to find...
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Posted by: MrMacPlus on 2008-08-25 23:16:53
You could put OS X on it...
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Posted by: Dennis Nedry on 2008-08-26 08:22:05
You could put OS X on it... The 6500 isn't really an optimal OS X machine.
Unsupported, but in progress. The main problem is that SCSI and Ethernet are not working, which makes installation difficult. Also, will not work with Mac OS X 10.3 or later, because of 603 CPU. |
Posted by: Bunsen on 2008-08-26 08:52:49
You didn't mention how much RAM is in there
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Posted by: MrMacPlus on 2008-08-26 10:24:09
The 6500 isn't really an optimal OS X machine. It would be a good proof of concept... 😛
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Posted by: tomlee59 on 2008-08-26 11:29:40
With only 64MB of RAM, stay with a pre-X OS, of course. Even with lots of RAM, OS X on that machine (upgraded though it is) would likely be a frustrating experience. So, unless you absolutely need OS X to run some precious app, and can also beef up the RAM, stick with 8.something (for example).
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Posted by: MrMacPlus on 2008-08-31 10:06:23
Would OS 7.6 run on a G3 upgraded machine?
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Posted by: MrMacPlus on 2008-08-31 10:07:09
Would OS 7.6 run on a G3 upgraded machine?
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Posted by: juan123 on 2008-08-31 10:40:24
I think so...never tried tho.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2008-08-31 13:19:50
Yes, 7.6.1 will work on a g3 upgraded machine
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