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Hello,

> With 8.6, Apple implemented a "nanokernel" that handled some underlying
> aspects much better than the previous monolithic kernel. 
Hmm, this explains something - the BeOS loader doesn't work on anything newer than 8.5.x, so I had to keep a copy.

> The G3 was optimized for the MacOS, which doesn't require a lot of FPU.
Yeah, basically it's a beefed-up 603 with a fast cache bus.
One only needs to look at some RS/6000 models to see how to make fast 604e(v) systems, too bad Apple never did that...

have fun
Michael

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