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Old 12-11-2008, 05:59 PM
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Is it the white G3 model?

I have upgraded my Ibook G3 to 10.4, but it is pretty slow. I wouldn't recommend you try to run a windows emulator on the G3. It would be really slow. I mainly use mine to surf and run a few ports in the terminal.

If you let me know what model it is. I can send you a list of the ram you can use in it.

With the price of laptops today, you are better off buying new and something you can use without an emulator than trying to get an older Ibook to work for you.
Sorry, I should have said G4. It is white with the 12" screen. I can't remember any other details except the 1.2 MHz processor. They quit making them about a year after we bought it.

I think you are right about getting a laptop that doesn't need emulators. It just seemed such a waste to let that cute li'l icon of Apple greatness to just sit around.
On your Ibook you have 256 MB of ram built in on the logic board.
1 slot that supports PC-2100 200-pin SO-DIMM (PC-2700 is supported, but will only run at 266 MHZ)

Max ram is 1.25 GB (1 gig stick in slot and 256 MB on board)

you could run firefox as an alternative browser or an older version of IE.
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