Re: [microsound] imac, therefore i am [tech. ?], plus F. Bayle

[James McCartney <asynth@xxxxxx>]

on 11/21/00 10:58 PM, Scott Handley at thesubtlebody@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> BEGINNER'S TECHNICAL QUESTION, PRIVATE ANSWERS
> REQUESTED.
> 
> 1. I hate to be such a flaming newbie about all this,
> but I recently have had the opportunity to buy a
> pretty stock 1999 Imac G3 (333Mhz, 32M/RAM, 6G HD) for
> dirt cheap; I'm moving toward moving things like MAX,
> Supercollider, CSOUND, etc., but I'm wondering if this
> particular model is a waste of time WITH DIGITAL
> SYNTHESIS IN MIND.  The question only arises because a
> laptop or faster desktop Mac is out of the question,
> too expensive right now.  Of course I'd upgrade, but
> more likely after I'd supe'd up said Imac.  Is it
> worth the time to get this computer?  Please only
> respond to list if you really think it's germane.

That is certainly fast enough to get some good results with SuperCollider.
32M is too little RAM though. You would really need to upgrade that.

--- james mccartney   james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx   <http://www.audiosynth.com>
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