Re: iMac DV - Tiger or Panther?

Mike Edwards <mike.edwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Planning on upgrading an old iMac DV SE that I have kicking around. It
> only has 256 Mb memory and a fairly slow 400 Mhz G3 processor.
>
> I've got a spare version of Panther and another of Tiger. I've noticed
> that Tiger tends to run a little slower on my Mac Mini than Panther so
> I'm tempted to stick to 10.3.x rather than 10.4.x although I would be
> interested in your opinions.
>
> The only caveat is the need to connect to the internet using the
> internal modem which is the biggest reason for upgrading as it keeps
> disconnecting under 9.2.x despite having changed ISPs.
>
> Thanks.

I've found Tiger to be noticeably slower than Panther on a G3 iBoko 800,
so I'd guess the difference would be amplified by the G3 400. I'd also
imagine that amount of RAM would slow both cats down somewhat (the iBoko
has 640MB).

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