Hi, You have come to the right place. The LC575 is basically the fastest stock Mac that this list supports so you get the joy of running pretty much all the software we discuss and more.
System 7.1 is a great operating system and although your Mac will run up to system 8 I won't really recommend that move unless you *really* need it for something. System 7.1 gives you fairly good compatibility with old apps while still giving you the best speed with the most free memory and hard disk space. The LC575 can almost any older word processor you want to use. With something like ClarisWorks, Microsoft Works, or similar "integrated" products you can do graphics, documents, spreadsheets and database. It also makes a great game machine and should handle most classic CD-ROM adventure games like Myst, The Seventh Guest, Return to Zork, Gadget, and many many many others. (check eBay) While many of us on this list will get on the internet with an 8 or 16 MHz machine it is mostly a novelty. The LC575 would be far too slow for any intense web-browsing. Java, Flash, Shockwave, and any newer animation standard will either be not supported or run so slowly that you will want to slide the computer out a 2nd story window. ;) If you want some light HTML-only web surfing then you may be happy with it, but for intense browsing, get a newer PowerPC Mac. Hope this helps, Matt On Friday, January 17, 2003, at 10:20 PM, Alexander Dobrovic wrote: > Hi > > I'm wondering if I'm in the right user group. I'd love to exchange > tips about how to get the best use out of my 575, what is the best OS > for it (I have 7.1) , whether it is worth it to connect to the > internet etc?. > -- > Regards > > Alex > > Alexander Dobrovic > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/ > compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
