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colonel5
10-03-2005, 05:47 PM
My boss told me that there basically isn't a budget to get the intern a computer, so... He said if I can find something in the $200-$400 range to get us by until this new venture proves to be profitable that we could do that. Looking at ebay there are plenty of G3 iMac's... say a 500MHz/20GB HD G3 iMac with OS 10.3 was possible to attain for that price.
Would that hold up for 3-6 months to get basic printing, layout, & proofreading done?
I know it's a big stretch, & I can barely stomach the idea, but i just want some opinions.
jimking
10-03-2005, 05:50 PM
G3 should work. Do you have compatible software for OS9?
What software versions are you going to run?
colonel5
10-03-2005, 06:23 PM
Adobe CS is the only thing beyond microsoft excel that will be loaded on to it, i haven't checked the system requirements for CS yet, but I've seen a few G4 iMac's in the $300 range, so maybe I can talk my boss into that
colonel5
10-03-2005, 06:24 PM
and also running OS 10.2 or 12.3
idaho
10-03-2005, 06:46 PM
CS will run on a G3 but it will be SLOW. I don't know about CS2 though.
CS will run on a G3 but CS2 will not. In fact Photoshop CS2 will not run correctly without a G4 and 10.3. If you have a spare monitor laying around took into buying a cheap g4 tower. They are pretty affordable and will probably come stocked with a bit more ram that you will need to run OSX + graphics programs.
I could not find the thread (deleted maybe) but I think Patrick Shannon installed CS on a G3 - IM him and ask.