On 4/12/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently file share using my Mac 512 under OSX by booting up under OS9 > which handles AT just fine. It's not that big a pain in the ass as it > sounds, though I'd prefer not to have to do it of course and you may not be > using Classic at all.
Oh, I do - both a clean 9.2.2 install for Classic and a busier install for use under MacOS 9, with loads of extras. However, my machine is unsupported - it's a Beige G3 with maxed-out RAM - so rebooting is fraught & takes manual intervention. I'd rather not. > If you use Classic under X, you might > consider this just to transfer files for setting up your Classic II which > has to be faster than transferring files 1.4MB at a time. Well, I have Zip drives on both, too... > If you > write on Word 5 and don't want to consider an earlier version, then you > don't really have choice but to upgrade to System 7 if it doesn't run under > 6, and while 7 definitely runs slower than anything under 6 on these Macs, I > doubt you will see it just Word processing, unless you install a bunch of > background apps that drag everything down. True. What's annoying is that various webpages say that 5.1 /should/ work on Sys6. > BUT, Word 3 is a great program > that runs under 6 -- If you personally don't have a use for it, that > doesn't mean it's not a good choice for someone else. Gosh. That's going back a bit! I don't think I ever used it before v4. > OTOH, if I understand > what you are saying, almost any application you do find useful under OS > 7,8,9 & X is going to run very un-usefully slow on the Classic II running 7. > In which case, it strikes me that a Compact Mac is not for you -- or an > upgrade hack is in order if it's a question of wanting to use the form > factor. Oh, no, not at all. I'm only doing this for fun and the general interest - it's been quite educational and I enjoy the fact that this ancient machine, from the time of my very beginnings in professional IT, can still be networked and interoperated with my modern kit. I used Sys6 back in 1988 or so - and not since. It's a big change! Plus, it's been interesting to find out how much I've forgotten. Still, somehow, it feels like a more /real/ and authentic Apple Macintosh experience than a RISC machine with hundreds of meg of RAM and multiple big colour screens and so on. This is what it's all about. About the only actual /use/ I have for the machine is wordprocessing, for which it would be pleasant if I could get it fully on my home network. It works fine for this under 7.6.1. I'm just doing Sys6 for laughs, and for the nostalgia - but the speed improvement is most gratifying. -- Liam Proven Home: http://welcome.to/liamsweb * Blog: http://lproven.livejournal.com AOL, Yahoo UK: liamproven * ICQ: 73187508 * MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
