What would be a faster os for my old mac?

Question

i have an imac g3 600 mhz snow and i got it off ebay and i was wondering if it would be faster to to downgrade it to its original os, mac os 9. Since it is slow with mac os x 10.4 i thought it would be a good decision to change.and i dont care if it has a sort of ugly desktop i just use it for typing and internet anyway.

so please give a pretty good answer, like why it would be faster or not (cuase other than the reason that i gave i dont know if its true or not) and i dont care if it has some possible security threats thanks

Answer 1

I would max out the ram, and upgrade the hard drive.
Cost
120GB HD
http://www.newegg.com
RAM
http://crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=iMac%20%28G3-600%29

Your only other option is to upgrade, OS9 is dead!

Answer 2

You get what you pay for FROM ebay. Old os (computer) = slow

New = fast all new components capable of handling the load you put on it.

Old, used, mother board is probably close to fried, the more RAM you add creates more heat from electron transfer on a board that can't handle it, increase storage space increases the transfer of information (electrons) increasing the load of the circuits that aren't made to handle the load...You can make it faster and kill it sooner.

Dude, get a Dell.