YDL 3.0 on Imac 233/32

[agesmike]

I am not new to Linux. I have used Redhat for years on PC's, and have used Mandrake 8.2 for the last year or so. I got a bondi blue Imac for a new toy, and have kicked my pc off my desk. I like this thing, Mac OS 8.5 isn't bad, but I miss Linux and some of the better apps. I bought a copy of YDL 3.0 off Ebay, and am awaiting it's arrival. I am curious if any of you are using it on the original Imac? I am specifically wondering about speed. I find myself drumming my fingers on the desk waiting for apps to open on this this (I plan on a RAM upgrade). On PC's although I love linux, I actually found the latest releases to be a little slower than Windows ME for example. So I am hoping that I won't find the same to be true with YDL v/s OS 8.5.
Thanks for any feedback.
Mike

[StarKnight83]

The only macs i have are ibooks (2 ibook se 466mhz and a ibook g4) the newer distros are typically geared towards the newer hardware-hence the speed issue. YDL does a very good job at providing legacy support and not sacraficing preformace too much. A ram upgrade typically helps a lot as well as running a window manager (windowmaker, fluxbox, blackbox) instead of desktop enviroment (kde, gnome) these are usually "lighter" and use less resouces.

[paolo]

hi there,

i'm using ydl 3 on a imac 233 with 64 ram. it is running stable, but i just use this mac as jukebox and for fun...
also all the common programms are running.
the installation run pretty smooth.

have fun