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<blockquote data-quote="Ashcrow" data-source="post: 3532">Hello,I ordered a 15&quot; PowerBook and am awaiting it's arival. I am a programmer by trade and have generally used GNU/Linux and BSD's on ix86 hardware. I'm a bit scared about diving into a compleatle new OS and hardware set and have a few questions so I won't be to ignorant when I don't read the manual and go straight to playing&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.1.) Is the 867MHz PowerPC G4 fast enough to run MacOS X without problems?2.) I have heard that the Apple arch, unlike the PC, doesn't need as many MHz's for it's use. Is this true? If so what is a 867MHz Apple comparable to in the PC world.3.) Are airport cards compatable with 802.11a/b?4.) Should I imidiatly upgrade to MacOS 10.2.5?5.) Does developer libraries come with the OS, do they need to be purchased, downloaded, etc ...6.) Does MacOS X come with utilities like MP3/Ogg player and other things allong those lines?7.) Is there anything else I should know about MacOS X that would be helpfull.My two greatest worries are that I will get the PowerBook and find it lacking in power (which might be related to a the MHz myth) or it not being worth the money spent. Again, I am new to the Apple world and don't know exactly what to expect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ashcrow, post: 3532"] Hello, I ordered a 15" PowerBook and am awaiting it's arival. I am a programmer by trade and have generally used GNU/Linux and BSD's on ix86 hardware. I'm a bit scared about diving into a compleatle new OS and hardware set and have a few questions so I won't be to ignorant when I don't read the manual and go straight to playing :D. 1.) Is the 867MHz PowerPC G4 fast enough to run MacOS X without problems? 2.) I have heard that the Apple arch, unlike the PC, doesn't need as many MHz's for it's use. Is this true? If so what is a 867MHz Apple comparable to in the PC world. 3.) Are airport cards compatable with 802.11a/b? 4.) Should I imidiatly upgrade to MacOS 10.2.5? 5.) Does developer libraries come with the OS, do they need to be purchased, downloaded, etc ... 6.) Does MacOS X come with utilities like MP3/Ogg player and other things allong those lines? 7.) Is there anything else I should know about MacOS X that would be helpfull. My two greatest worries are that I will get the PowerBook and find it lacking in power (which might be related to a the MHz myth) or it not being worth the money spent. Again, I am new to the Apple world and don't know exactly what to expect. [/QUOTE]

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