Don Sample <dsample@synapse.net> wrote in message news:<111120032015031004%dsample@synapse.net>...
> In article <f4d03077.0311110906.781edaef@posting.google.com >, G. Mark
> Stewart <gmark@svs.com> wrote:
>
> > Eur van Andel <eur@fiwihex.nl> wrote in message
> > news:<rnmcqv817ttnd3cdntlo72a139odml3tjl@4ax.com>. ..
> > > On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:29:49 -0500, Don Sample <dsample@synapse.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I know they say that the minimum requirement is a system with built in
> > > >USB ports, but I was wondering if it was possible to install it on my
> > > >old G3 mini-tower.
> >
> > [...]
> > The various versions of OS X -- beta, 10.0, 10.1.... -- have each been
> > significatnly
> > faster on Apple's current machines. My G4 tower, powerbooks, ibook, have all
> > seen markedly improved performance. But I suspect that's because of the system
> > being rewritten to make optimized use of the particular hardware in Apple's
> > current machines, because my old 8600 with 800Mhz Sonnet board doesn't seem
> > to be getting better. 10.0 was faster than the beta, certainly, but maybe
> > it's just
> > my own perception, but the older machine seemed to get LESS stable or fast
> > with 10.2.8.
> >
> > Anyone have any experience? Unsubstantiatied rumors or conjecture :-) ?
> >
> > Mark
>
> My old G3 minitower has also been behaving badly since I put 10.2.8 on
> it, with frequent lockups.

Have you tried downgrading it to 10.2 or 10.1? I think I may try that next, but
I'm suspecting it may be a real pain.

Mark