What OS can I run on my old G3

[jrh]

Hi,

I've had an old Blue and White G3 powermac for a while (actually gathering dust since about 2001/2). It has OS9.2 on it.

I got it out of the cupboard last week and since it still works, I set about trying to get it updated and running.

I was wondering what is the latest OS I can run on it? I can't even find my install media so I want to know what I'll have to buy to get it useable.

I want to make it functional for my 11 year old so she doesn't have to grow up only being able to use a wintel box. (since I can't get my Amiga online).

TIA

Jonathan

p.s. consider me a newbie on this...

 

[matt1985]

according to mactracker, 10.4.11.
might wanna try and find some ram for it tho.

 

[louishen]

Here is a spec for that blue and white, to run Tiger you will need at least 512 meg of ram and a bigger hard drive (bear in mind that machine will not see a hard drive any bigger that 128 Gig)

Apple Power Macintosh G3 400 (Blue & White) Specs (Power Mac G3 - Blue & White - M6665LL/A*) @ EveryMac.com

1 gig of ram for that should cost about $36
A hard drive will be about $40

 

[jrh]

Thanks

Thanks for the info guys.

J

 

[milessthomas]

I'm running tiger 10.4.11 on my g3 blue and white. But as a word of advice, this machine runs much more quick with 10.3.

 

[hughvane]

Despite what most others have said, I run a G3 b/w with heaps of RAM and I would not even attempt anything beyond Panther. It's the processor limitations, nothing else. My G3 runs smoothly and without trouble on Panther and Classic (two separate drives). The G3 b/w is a very good computer.

 

[milessthomas]

To quote myself...

But as a word of advice, this machine runs much more quick with 10.3.