iMac Memory Upgrade

We run all three of the major operating systems at home: Mac OS X on the iMac, Windows (XP) on the laptop, and Linux on my computer. There was another PC running Windows, but I recently took that one apart, so it's no longer in service. Someday I'd like to get another Mac desktop and a Macbook. In the meantime, these machines keep me busy enough.

A little while back, I upgraded the memory on my Linux box. The improvement on performance was astounding. When Jeff started whining about the iMac being slow, I thought I'd try the same trick.

I ordered the memory cards on-line late yesterday afternoon. The stuff was shipped yesterday evening and delivered this morning! It took all of five minutes to put the new memory cards into the iMac, including the two minutes I used to admire the inner workings of this impossibly slim machine. Jeff was distraught at the sight of his precious computer upside down, opened up and inert, but breathed a sign of relief when the computer booted up successfully after the mistreatment. I verified system information, and performed a few tasks. There was no discernable change. Maybe I'll notice the benefits later.