On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 12:08:25 -0400, "Eric D." <hideme666@xxxxxxxxxxx> said: > > > Arguably Mac OS X now has the *fastest* browsers on the planet (Camino > and > Safari). I find that my G3/400 running OS X 10.2.4 does as good a job as > a > 1+ GHz Pentium IV running Win 2000 (aka NT) and IE 6. It's not *quite* as > fast, but it's still blazingly fast -- I can tell when I run into a > *really* > heavy duty web site b/c the 1 GHz+ PIV is marginally faster on those > sites. well, I haven't tried the new X browsers... perhaps that's one of my big problems. I actually forgot about them. And I'm still running OS 10.1.5.. figured if I don't like 10.1.5 what's the point in paying $200 for jaguar? Maybe I need to try out a faster mac, and see how I feel about it. Still, 800 versus 29... but you have a point on software... and I still love my imagewriter II.. oh and the Quiktake 200, but I think the quicktake can do windows... with an older flash reader. And the emate... it can do windows too... somehow... i think... > PS A simple conversion for MHz equivalence is 1 MHz G3 = 1.5 MHz PIII. (a > similar conversion applies to G4 and PIV). A G3/400 with OS X will match > (or > outperform) a 600 MHz PIII with Win 95/98 (XP will *kill* a 600 MHz). Of > course, if you like the Mac way of doing things then even a 1 GHz PIV > won't > outperform the 400 MHz G3!!! > > But, $29 can't be beat (well, unless you count lost productivity on > Windows > due to software headaches, or the cost of buying Win software). so my 550 PC is roughly a 375mhz G3... hmmmm... I don't find a 600ibook any faster than the 550 PC. decisions... _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/