Still enjoying my once-again-working Mac Classic II, I was just pondering whether or not I should upgrade the System software. It arrived with System 7.1, and I have not upgraded it as yet. I was wondering what the most stable and effecient System software is for a Classic II? Is it worth upgrading, or should I stick with 7.1? I was told 7.5.3 was the best bet for my Performa 630CD, and I've been running that for over a year now with no trouble. Also, what are memory requirements for System software above version 7.1? My Classic II only has 4 MB of RAM currently.
7.1, update to 7.1.3. Unless there is a certain program that *needs* a higher OS in which case you wouldn't ask. Use system picker and a partitioned disk if you wish to try the *free* flavors but there is so little difference between the two I wouldn't bother with 7.5.x's bloatware for ppc compatiblity. Appearance extension and aim run fine under 7.1 for example.
Amazing what you can save when you cut the fat out of 7.x - 8.1
One classic 1 here runs 7.1 on 4mb with enough mem left over to use macweb badly, well its a mac 68000 so we can't expect more ;) it does email but then everthing does.
Macs love memory, the more the better
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