suggestions for a fast machine to run StatView 5.0.1

bengi
Sun, 14 May 2023 06:10:51 +0000

StatView is a statistical software that only runs on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2. SheepShaver is not a viable solution for a professional use (I have datasets with several thousands of rows). StatView is the perfect stat software for me and I know it so well that I do not feel like learning a new thing such as "R" for recents macOSs. I own several classic Macs and among them the fastest one, according to MacBench, is the PowerMac 7600 upgraded to G4 1000 MHz (PM7600 with Crescendo G4). However in real use I've found that the iBook G3 14" 900 MHz is way faster: time to import a tab delimited text file with approx 70.000 rows was 1 hr for the iBook and more than 4 for the upgraded PowerMac 7600. Similar results for other upgraded Macs, such as the G3 desktop with G4 at 700 MHz, or the B&W with G4 at 450 MHz, all slower than the iBook G3. So now the question, will a G4 tower at 1.25 GHz (the very last revision of the MDD which runs OS9) or a TiBook at 1000 MHz be significantly faster than the iBook G3 at 900 MHz? Of course Altivec is not needed nor makes any difference to StatView.

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