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Unpleasant experiences with anything higher than 10.2.8 on a tray-load Tray-load iMacs (often 128-256 MB of RAM are present on these) doīest with 10.2 as well. Without upgrades 10.3 would be pretty sluggish on these Work on basically the same tech, I recommend going no higher than MacĪpple limits the Beige G3 and WallStreet PowerBook G3 to 10.2 - and Since the Beige G3, WallStreet PowerBook G3, and tray-loading iMac all Many businesses,Īcademic institutions, and scientists are still using them to this day. To still be using them on a daily basis in 1998. The 10.2 Classīack in late 1997, when the beige G3s came out, few of us expected

Working up to the latest and greatest Intel-based Macs.įor the sake of this article, I'm going to assume stockĬonfigurations (aside from RAM and hard drive). We're going to startįrom the beginning of OS X capable machines - the beige G3s, WallStreet PowerBook G3s, and I'm going to break this down into the classes of machines as IĬonsider them and the OS that works best on them. (Yeah,īut that's only worth the trouble if you're using an Intel-based Not for you, and 10.4 is as good as it's going to get. You're running applications in Classic Mode, Mac OS X 10.5 is Just about performance, but compatibility and use with newer software.Īnother variable is what you're planning to do with the computer: If For me, the ideal version of the OS for a certain machine is not With the diverse mix of machines out there - G3s, G4s, G5s,Īnd the various Intel-based Macs - it isn't as cut and dry as it once In the past, I always advised users to go with the latest and A common question I've been asked is, "What version of OS X should I