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My First PPC Entry - PowerBook G4 12"
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If you have a spare machine, it's worth a shot. It's a good operating system to know because you can do a lot with it. It's equally at home on my laptops as it is on my router. Just don't expect miracles with performance or hardware support. I'd be willing to lend a hand if you get stuck.
I am tempted to give it a shot on my 15" PowerBook but unfortunately, it is the machine I use for a daily driver PPC as well as development on a little project I am working on.
PowerPC may not be the best system to learn it on anyway. i386 and amd64 are far better supported and will likely give you fewer headaches. If you really want to try it and don't have a spare machine, send me a PM
The point of the tweaks/addons I made/installed for TenFourFox is not for faster page loads.
Yes, that is ultimately the end result and is what I am trying to achieve. However, what the tweaks/addons modify is how a page is processed. If the page loading process is optimized then CPU load is reduced. When CPU load is reduced the page is loaded quicker and is more responsive. So the ultimate goal is just how quickly these tweaks/addons can reduce CPU load back to normal - not how fast they can load a page.
You asked about image heavy pages. There is no specific tweak that deals with loading images (except to load them or not). But, optimizing the page loading process with these tweaks will in turn increase the speed of loading images.
My point in mentioning all of this is so that you understand that the browser treats a page as a whole entity - thus there is nothing that will specifically target what you were asking about.
I checked out your thread and have made a few adjustments, loads of great advice. Definitely seeing improvements with the pipelining turned on. Is there any way to decrease lag when typing on MacRumors?
Do you have the Rich Text Editor (RTE) off? It uses Javascript and is always "on" (if you have it on) thus hitting CPU, which slows down typing (as well as other processes). The RTE option is in your MR user account preferences.
That's a very nice PowerBook. I recently got the exact same model (768MB RAM instead of 1.25). I absolutely love it. The design is beautiful, the edge to edge keyboard is amazing, and overall it is simply a great machine.
Also, on behalf of the entire PowerPC Mac community, welcome! This will definitely not be your last PPC Mac, because once you get one, you can't stop, lol
Also, on behalf of the entire PowerPC Mac community, welcome! This will definitely not be your last PPC Mac, because once you get one, you can't stop, lol
Me too. I've tried ubuntu a while back and didn't get anywhere. If BSD supports a 12" powerbook I'd like to try running it. Is there an install guide somewhere?
This is the only guide I recommend: http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/5.7/macppc/INSTALL.macppc
3rd party guides get out of date quickly or contain bad practices.
I just got one of these recently and I'm at amazed at how nice this thing is. Mine's in fantastic condition, not a single damaged corner anywhere and the battery still holds a good charge (only 42 cycles so far!). I've been using it for recording my LPs lately and it's been a real trooper so far. Performance-wise it does better than my G4 Mini so I might sell that off and keep the 12" PB as my sole PPC Mac (for now at least).
EDIT: One other thing I noticed is that my monitor (a Dell E2414H) can handle 1920x1080 just fine from the PowerBook, but it doesn't seem to work with my Mini. Hm...
EDIT: One other thing I noticed is that my monitor (a Dell E2414H) can handle 1920x1080 just fine from the PowerBook, but it doesn't seem to work with my Mini. Hm...
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I think the PB is better than the mini on every spec. If you use it as a mini it even has a built in UPS
