Help! I have a G3!

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cliffardo2001

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Jan 11, 2004

• #1

Is it completely impossible for me to utilize the software instruments? I am running a 700 MHZ G3, 256 MB RAM

 

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Rick Friele

macrumors member

• Jan 11, 2004

• #2

From the iLife page:

600MHz G3 or faster required for GarageBand

G4 or faster required for GarageBand software instruments

 

Nermal

Moderator

Staff member

• Jan 12, 2004

• #3

I remember there used to be apps available years ago to turn LC040s into full 040s, by emulating the FPU. Presumably there isn't an AltiVec emulator though?

 

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mim

macrumors 6502

• Jan 12, 2004

• #4

Originally posted by Nermal
I remember there used to be apps available years ago to turn LC040s into full 040s, by emulating the FPU. Presumably there isn't an AltiVec emulator though?

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Altivec's big advantage is hardware only sorry. I\Here's a little blurb from Apple about what it is: http://developer.apple.com/hardware/ve/

 

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lind0834

macrumors regular

• Jan 12, 2004

• #5

I'm in the same boat.. my iBook can't handle the new stuff.
Buy the time I do get a G4 something, they'll have iLife '05 or whatever.

 

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eazyway

macrumors regular

• Jan 12, 2004

• #6

Re: Help! I have a G3!

Originally posted by cliffardo2001
Is it completely impossible for me to utilize the software instruments? I am running a 700 MHZ G3, 256 MB RAM

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Well if you need to use them then you could upgrade your CPU with offferings from Sonnett or PowerLogix or XLR8 ..... but then it might be a cheap to buy a new mac and sell the old one.

 

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Harald4

macrumors member

• Sep 11, 2004

• #7

Composition comes from improvising, using what you have...
You may not be able to use all functions of GB, but maybe enough to make a statement?

 

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Pseudo

macrumors newbie

• Oct 11, 2004

• #8

For some reason Garageband will not start up for me
I am on a 800Mhz G3 iBook and it gives me this message after trying to initialize

"CUBE needs Altivec compatible CPU ( G4 and up )"

whats with this
It is clearly listed on the requirments G3 600Mhz and up

 

iMeowbot

macrumors G3

• Oct 11, 2004

• #9

Pseudo said:

"CUBE needs Altivec compatible CPU ( G4 and up )"

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You have this (perhaps a demo) installed, but it doesn't work on a G3. Make it go away.

 

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Pseudo

macrumors newbie

• Oct 11, 2004

• #10

oh boy, I forgot I had that installed, and I had just installed that too off of a Macaddict demo, I havnt even started it up!

now i need to figure it out how to get rid of it! :-D

thank you!