The Camino 2.1.2 version I’ve been using still works, but it seems to be working awfully hard these days, especially if the computer, which is maxed out at 1 GB of RAM, hasn’t been restarted recently. 10.4 Tiger has been the best performer all-round on the Pismos, but the Camino project at has been terminated, so there will be no more updates, even for security issues. For over a year, I’ve found that the latest version of Camino that supports OS. My expectation all along has been that lack of up to date browser support and/or Internet practicality will eventually be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back. Of course, being large and heavy by today’s laptop standards, they suffer greatly compared to the iPad in terms of comfort and versatility of use venue, but they still get 4-5 hours use daily. I wouldn’t be still using these two old machines - one is already in its 14th year of service and the other will be in October - if they weren’t doing a satisfactory job for me, but they are, and I find them a lot less compromised as a writing, and especially as an editing, platform than I do my iPad, at least in a technical/functional sense. Of course some would contend that they already are, and have been for years, but it depends greatly on context. ![]() ![]() Ancient Pismo PowerBooks And OS X 10.4 Get Extended Lease On Life With TenFourFox – The ‘Book Mystiqueįor the past three years at least, I’ve been anticipating that the two old Pismo PowerBooks I still have in active service could become functionally obsolete at any time.
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