As a Mac user,
it pains me to say this, but the problem could simply be
that you're running it on Mac OS X. A few years ago someone did some
speed comparisons of Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows. While I forget the
specific's, it boiled down to the problem is the Mach Micorkernel. Does
anyone else remember this, and have any pointers to the article, or more
current testing on this?
I don't, but I can tell you that, as a years-long OS X aficionado, I
ditched it in favor of Linux for primarily speed reasons. Every OS X
"update" made the system even slower...almost like someone wanted me to
go out and buy new hardware.
I'll echo this, because I tried a LiveCD of Lubuntu 12.04 on my 867MHz
TiBook. It runs OS 9 very well but was poky in 10.4, which is why it still
runs OS 9. The LiveCD also ran very well.
Still, I use 10.4 because it's the best combination of Unix and Classic
compatibility. If you don't need that, I'm leaning towards Linux myself for
systems I don't have to run any Mac apps on.
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