A Nonny Moose Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 As I took a look at Office 2008's system requirements I saw that G3's were no longer allowed in the club. In fact, it has the same system requirements as Apple's iWork. Usually, Microsoft is all about legacy support, and I still wonder why I need a G4 or better to RUN A SPREADSHEET. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Wonder how heavy it is. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-601942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 With all the effects that they put in, it's actually pretty processor hungry. EDIT: I'd also like to point out that on Apple's iWork Page, under RAM, it says "1G" and not "1GB." Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-601954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Die, PPC, DIE!!! I'm glad to see the old garbage getting forced out. Forced technology advancements FTW!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-601981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thespottedelf Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i was sort of hoping they wouldn't alow ppc to run leopard... but a lot of people wouldn't have liked that... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-601995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifki Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i thought the g3 died when they released the g5? O.o Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-601999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i was sort of hoping they wouldn't alow ppc to run leopard... but a lot of people wouldn't have liked that... Doesn't matter that they allowed it; all the review say Leopard's terribly slow on anything less than a G5. The "minimum requirements" of a 867MHz/512MB G4 system are about as ridiculous as Vista's "minimum" of 800MHz/512MB. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-602049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 PPC can't die. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-602591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Usually, Microsoft is all about legacy support, and I still wonder why I need a G4 or better to RUN A SPREADSHEET. AppleWorks? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-602818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Oh I have a copy of AppleWorks on the Applications CD that came with my now dead G3 iMac !! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-602831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scj312 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Office 2008 was unusable on my iMac G4 so I can't imagine it on a G3. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-602851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Office 2008 was unusable on my iMac G4 so I can't imagine it on a G3. yup, a G4 is like a low powered Pentium 4, a G5 is like a high end Pentium D. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-602873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
InorganicMatter Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 PPC can't die. Sadly, you're right. 20 years from now we'll have quantum computing, and there will still be Apple users clinging to their still-sucky G4 notebooks screaming about how much potential PPC had and how it was prematurely killed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-603110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UZi706 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Usually, Microsoft is all about legacy support, and I still wonder why I need a G4 or better to RUN A SPREADSHEET.I used to run a load of incompatible programs on a .332 mhz PC, (Or something like that) 128 mgb ram and 8 Gig HD (used Fruity loops 4, Cool Edit 2, Photoshop) on windows 95, it was way out of range for system requirements, but it did install, and run really good. I think it's all a lieHow come this:does not show up in safari? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-603526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Sadly, you're right. 20 years from now we'll have quantum computing, and there will still be Apple users clinging to their still-sucky G4 notebooks screaming about how much potential PPC had and how it was prematurely killed. The PPC platform does have a lot of potential, because of how RISC processors work (why do you think Intel is starting to make their chips do more at lower clock speeds???). The G4, however much I love it, is a pretty dead beast. There is a huge difference between a processor platform (PPC) and a specific processor (the G4). PS--I miss AppleWorks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-604733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 You've heard about COI right (Classic on Intel)? Its basically a minimal OS 9.0.4 install + Mac ROM + SheepShaver all bundled into one 40MB archive file and it allows you to run most OS 9 apps, minus games. I tried it on my hackintosh and it works great, bootup is lightning fast and it integrates well with OS X. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/84774-even-microsoft-is-killing-the-g3/#findComment-604906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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