OSX on Wallstreet

Wiped 9.2 off the wallstreet which is a 292mhz G3 laptop with 192mb ram and an 8gig hd. Installed OSX 10.2 and it runs reasonably well but it needs to be tweaked.

First is to turn off all effects. Then download Shadowkiller to remove the shadow effects from the gui. Next is to remove transparancy using Duality. Finally i need to fix the X server to set the ATI Rage LT into accelerated mode. Then we see how fast it runs.

Well it runs fairly slow, the lucent pcmcia card is a bit of a dog. The idea was to have a machine at the kitchen table for reading news at breakfast but the machine is slow and too big and the screen a bit dark for my taste.

Picked up an ibook 600mhz and bumped it to 640mb and it works perfect for reading google news. The usb ports are flaky, machine freezes if a usb device is present which is why i got it for $200 but its a good replacement for the morning paper.

Traded the wallstreet for two blue & whites.