# Pison

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pison/244819>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pison/244819 "2004-05-12T17:34:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2004, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pison/244819/1 "2004-05-12T17:34:43Z")

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I need Mac to run Jaguar or Panther and Microsoft Office.

Will a Pismo: 400 Mhz, 384 MB RAM do for this, or is it too slow?

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**Author:** ![Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bag_of_mostly_water/32/1029_2.png) [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pison/244819/2 "2004-05-12T18:52:16Z")

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OS X will run on a G3, but it is sluggish and generally not fun. [This link](http://experts.about.com/q/1063/3462902.htm) agrees it is possible, but slow. I recommend running OS X on a G4 or G5.