I 1st started using LimeWire on a G3 4-5 years ago. And it struggled due to the Java in OS 8.5 which I was unable to update at the time. (won't explain why lol). I can't remember if I tried Phex at that time or not. I tried one or 2 others without success. For many months before LW I was using Myster. G3 is really a bit slow nowadays. Not that I don't still use one because I do for scanning. (I was talked out of upgrading the scanner a year or 2 ago. lol)