If you're referring to browsing without optimizations, then I pretty much agree, you need a decent amount of patience to browse on a single G4 1.33 GHz, let alone a 700 MHz.
But, there are ways to speed up your experience; for example, I installed NoScript in TenFourFox on my 12" iBook G4 and that sped up browsing quite a bit. (It's true that some websites won't function properly without JavaScript enabled, and you'll end up having to whitelist some scripts on a case-by-case basis, while blocking others that aren't needed such as ad scripts.)
The problem I have faced is that, even with tweaks, TFF still ends up being slower overall than Leopard Webkit.
[doublepost=1498683595][/doublepost]I don't mean to sound negative, but TenForFox is slow even on my iMac G5. A ~700MHz G4 wouldn't not run TenForFox very comfortably. Unfortunately, though, it's the only up-to-date browser for Tiger. If I were him, I'd just use TFF when it's really needed and use something like OmniWeb or Webkit (non-Leopard version) as a 'quick browsing'-type browser for light stuff. He could also try out the Fox Boxes.
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I can't agree with that! Such statements should include an 'IMHO' or something alike. My iBook serves as my breakfast device on which I read several newspapers, browse this forum and many other sites. Recently I optimized umatrix to my needs and now it is a pretty fast browsing experience (T4F, bluhell firewall, umatrix on an iBook G4 1.33).
But that is my opinion, based on my experiences and needs. This may vary from person to person. Especially the word 'comfortable' is misplaced.
No offense, but we all have to think carefully about what we say here to newbies
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Not exactly false information in the means of 'fake news' 😉 But if the list of compatible devices is complete (only ma PB is on it) than CI can't be that important because I use(d) Leopard on all of my Macs without real problems. I switched to Jaguar on the 1Ghz eMac for fun but the others run Leopard. I don't see any difference between them and the PB except for maybe the dashboard ripple (dashboard is disabled so I can't confirm that)
Like you said, your iBook is your 'breakfast device' - not a daily driver. I, too, can browse on old PPC Macs; I have done so for years. However, as far as daily drivers go, a ~700MHz G4 eMac isn't one. 'Comfortable'
is an opinion, but it's not a far-fetched one. Most would agree that the browsing experience on an old PPC Mac is generally very poor these days. In most cases, it can be done, but not ver well.
Those who
daily a PowerPC Mac do so with something more powerful, such as a PowerMac G4 or any G5.
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I agree. Just glad someone other than me said it.
@PowerMac G4 MDD has been around here long enough to have heard all my arguments and be aware of my hardware/software and my workflows. At this point it's probably just background noise. But someone else making the same point…who knows?
I have an 800MHz iBook G4 on which I used to do light Web-browsing. It could do it, but at a high cost (which is time). I don't mean to say that it
cannot be done, but it certainly is not a great experience to
daily an original eMac. Your own PowerPC Mac is as powerful as it is for a reason: it's your daily machine. An original eMac is fine for some things - of course - but it's no daily machine (unless one's day includes word-processing and the lightest of Web-browsing). Most daily PPC users are on high-end G4s and G5 PowerMacs. I understand that we shouldn't discourage a newcomer, but I don't wish to convince him that a 2002 eMac would provide the Web experience he's looking for.
