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    From David Heaton@twertlesonline@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.vintage on Wed Oct 30 18:36:04 2024
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    while im afraid to use my 1400 due to its hinges possibly failing in 9
    months my 13.3in PDQ Wallstreet 266 with 128mb of ram and a 4GB
    rotational IDE hard disk has held out since i got it in august 2023 and
    ive always used 8.1 on it for you system 7 users out there is there a
    massive difference in speed between running 8.1 on a G3 and running
    7.6.1 on a G3-upgraded mac? i would think that 8.1 would be faster due
    to more PowerPC code maybe im wrong?

    -snes1423

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  • From Your Name@YourName@YourISP.com to comp.sys.mac.vintage on Thu Oct 31 13:31:02 2024
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    On 2024-10-30 23:36:04 +0000, David Heaton said:

    while im afraid to use my 1400 due to its hinges possibly failing in 9
    months my 13.3in PDQ Wallstreet 266 with 128mb of ram and a 4GB
    rotational IDE hard disk has held out since i got it in august 2023 and
    ive always used 8.1 on it for you system 7 users out there is there a
    massive difference in speed between running 8.1 on a G3 and running
    7.6.1 on a G3-upgraded mac? i would think that 8.1 would be faster due
    to more PowerPC code maybe im wrong?

    -snes1423

    I can't say for certain, but usually newer versions of the OS run
    slower on the same hardware due to the extras added to the system
    software, much of it often just useless gimmicks and eye candy.

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  • From poc@poc@pocnet.net (Patrik Schindler) to comp.sys.mac.vintage on Sun Nov 3 23:41:19 2024
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    David Heaton <twertlesonline@gmail.com> wrote:

    is there a massive difference in speed between running 8.1 on a G3 and running 7.6.1 on a G3-upgraded mac? i would think that 8.1 would be faster due to more PowerPC code maybe im wrong?

    Well, that's the official saying: More PPC-code = faster.

    From my personal experience, nothing beats System 7.1.2 on a first generation NuBus PowerMac. Later systems had not only more PPC code but more code
    overall, which resulted in longer boot times and some overall decrease in perceived speed for everyday tasks. Also take into account that RAM transfer speed is also a contributing factor, along with possibly shared RAM for framebuffer and system contibuting to performance decrease.

    The faster the CPU, the more cache it has, and the faster RAM speed is, the less apparent are differences between systems.

    OS releases ≥8 might in theory be slower because of the increased eye candy, but I have not taken solid measurements.
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    :wq! PoC

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