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Tiger on iMac G3 (requires more RAM?).

I got Tiger working on my iMac G3 DV SE (a 400MHz slot-loading "Kihei" model). My initial attempts with the Tiger DVD led to the process hanging about midway through; I upgraded to 640MB of RAM last night and the install went off with out a hitch.

RAM's relatively cheap these days; the 512MB SDRAM module cost only $64 shipped from Omni Technologies, which has a goofy website (nearly all graphics and no text) but apparently makes their own chips and offers 24/7 customer support.

RAM for the iMac.

note to self Check the current RAM in the iMac (128MB? I know it's in one slot, anyway) and figure out the best price/performance option for an upgrade. Dealram says I can get 256MB sticks for $22 bucks and 512MB ones for $62; LowEndMac says the maximum is 512MB split in two slots, but I think the real maximum may be 1GB.

update Crucial's RAM configurator says the max is 1GB.