How can I get better performance with OSX on my iMac G3?

I just recently got a G3 iMac running at 400mhz with 512 mb of RAM, and it has OS 10.4.10. I am relatively new to Macs; its been a few years since I've used one.
So, it actually runs surprisingly well, but I'm wondering if theres a way to sort of tone the visuals to make it run a little faster. I loaded windows XP pro onto an older dell that I just had sitting around, and was able to tone down the visuals enough to make it run very well on a 500 mhz machine with 256 mb of RAM, so I'm sure if I can tone down XP enough for an old computer, I can do the same with OSX.

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
You are somewhat limited by the 400MHz processor speed. Increasing your RAM will be helpful. Look at these links
52 Ways to Speed Up OS X
http://www.imafish.co.uk/articles/post/articles/130/52-ways-to-speed-up os-x/
Tuning Mac OS X Performance
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html
11 Ways to Optimize Your Mac's Performance
http://lowendmac.com/eubanks/07/0312.html
The Top 7 Free Utilities To Maintain A Mac.
http://mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/thetop_7_free_utilities_to_maintain_amac/
Mac OS X: System maintenance
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607640
 Cheers, Tom

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