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May 10, 2015 3:24 PM in response to Knuckles2001by dalstott,★HelpfulYou can go as far as 10.4.11 which would give you the best chance to use somewhat modern software. Also you can use classic environment which will allow software compatible with OS 9.2.2 to be used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Environment
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May 10, 2015 3:24 PM in response to dalstottby Knuckles2001,The computer is coming with Mac OS X 10.4 but is that the best for speed it also has a 40gb hard drive
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May 11, 2015 9:51 AM in response to Knuckles2001by dalstott,RE; the best for speed
While these old classic Macs are fun in a hobby sort of way as they aren't capable of running any modern programs. Speed is not much of an issue as even if you made it twice as fast it would still be woefully slow. Here are some links you may want to read.
http://lowendmac.com/ed/moore/08cwm/best-os-ibook-powerbook.html
http://lowendmac.com/2014/low-end-macs-compleat-guide-to-clamshell-ibooks/
http://lowendmac.com/2009/is-it-worth-maxing-the-ram-in-old-g3-and-g4-macs/
http://lowendmac.com/2009/optimized-software-builds-bring-out-the-best-from-your -mac/
