I just was given an iMac G3 Bondi Blue edition. Should I buy OS X Tiger or download Linux

[MysticCow]

Fastest: os 9 which you'll install first anyway.

Practical depends on use. Again, is 9 is highly practical unless you want to go online.

 

[z970]

Fastest: os 9 which you'll install first anyway.

Practical depends on use. Again, is 9 is highly practical unless you want to go online.

Practical even for going online. Just use Classila.

 

[AL1630]

Classilla is surprisingly capable. My Clamshell iBook can load most basic websites pretty quickly.

 

[MysticCow]

Practical even for going online. Just use Classila.

True, but I was thinking of things that use flash or recent java. Regular browsing is actually all right with Classilla.

Sorry I didn't mention it!

but the lesson to learn is to use Classilla and don't install Linux on a G3.

 

[z970]

True, but I was thinking of things that use flash or recent java. Regular browsing is actually all right with Classilla.

Sorry I didn't mention it!

but the lesson to learn is to use Classilla and don't install Linux on a G3.

No, the lesson to learn is to not use Classila and instead install Linux w/ LXDE on a G3.

:tongueincheek:

 

[G4fanboy]

Install Linux with ATI Rage is a pain in the ass, at least for PowerPC machines.

https://wiki.debian.org/PowerPC/FAQ
"
ATI/Rage 128:

For Rage 128 cards, you must install firmware-linux-nonfree from the non-free repository to get a working desktop. If text appears garbled, one workaround is to edit your xorg.conf to turn off acceleration (see below for how to generate a xorg.conf file). Enter the following under the "Device" section:


Option "RenderAccel" "false"
When you restart your X server, text should appear as intended.

At this time (8/2/15), the r128 driver appears broken in Testing and Unstable. See bug."


https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=671103

"
Debian Bug report logs - #671103
[powerpc] [ATi Rage 128 Pro AGP] x.org doesn't work with xf86-video-r128 driver, calling sigbus'ing useless on non-bios-driven hardware int10 routine"

 

[CooperBox]

No, the lesson to learn is to not use Classila and instead install Linux w/ LXDE on a G3.

:tongueincheek:

Glad I saw your tongue-in-cheek, otherwise your comment could have come straight out of a Monty-Python script.

 

[z970]

Glad I saw your tongue-in-cheek, otherwise your comment could have come straight out of a Monty-Python script.