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Common cause of slowdown?
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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 757635" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Well, you don't mention what version or build of OS X you're using, but imagine this:</p><p></p><p>Try running Windows XP Pro on a 700 Mhz Pentium III with only 256MB RAM.</p><p>Chances are, it's not going to run as smooth, fast or as well as you might think.</p><p>That is exactly the same situation that you are creating with the G4 you have.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are maintenance scripts that can be run and a good cache clean won't hurt.</p><p></p><p>Point is, the OS will run... but you are running a newer OS on a much older machine. Sure, it technically meets the requirements for the OS, but don't expect a speed demon out of it. There will be times when the machine just seems to take its time and do whatever it wants to.</p><p></p><p></p><p>OS/2 is also a fairy stripped-down and simplified OS when compared to OS X or even Windows. It doesn't have anywhere near the bloat of those two.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 757635, member: 2960"] Well, you don't mention what version or build of OS X you're using, but imagine this: Try running Windows XP Pro on a 700 Mhz Pentium III with only 256MB RAM. Chances are, it's not going to run as smooth, fast or as well as you might think. That is exactly the same situation that you are creating with the G4 you have. Yes, there are maintenance scripts that can be run and a good cache clean won't hurt. Point is, the OS will run... but you are running a newer OS on a much older machine. Sure, it technically meets the requirements for the OS, but don't expect a speed demon out of it. There will be times when the machine just seems to take its time and do whatever it wants to. OS/2 is also a fairy stripped-down and simplified OS when compared to OS X or even Windows. It doesn't have anywhere near the bloat of those two. [/QUOTE]
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