on 2/26/04 3:00 PM, Darren wrote: >Grab a copy of PowerPCheck-FAT and have a look at the amount of >un-needed code your (sic) loading for 8.1 ...
The code for the other platform simply takes up space on the hard drive. Whenever there are 68k and ppc implementations of the same code, only the one for your processor is actually "loaded" into memory. Yes, you can save many megabytes of disk space by stripping your system for 68k or ppc. But I don't believe any of the claims that this will save RAM memory or speed up your Mac. I agree with Darren that 8.6 is better for most PowerMacs than 8/8.1. I've been upgrading a number of 5x00 all-in-ones to 8.6 for compatibility with software the school needs to use, and while these "compacts" remain sluggish (compared to other PowerMacs), they are not as bad as I feared they would be. http://katsmacs.blogspot.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> --> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
