I did a lot of experimenting and testing on my 2300 about the same questions
this summer. The difference in startup time between 8.1 and 8.6 was
insignificant... they both booted in just about the same amount of time.
Granted, my 2300 has 56 mb of RAM, so that might make 8.6 work better on my
machine.
Nevertheless, the answer for me was 8.6. It was every bit as quick, and I
like the features better (especially Sherlock).
-Dave
> From: Ben Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 08:32:21 +0100 (BST)
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Duo/2400 List)
> Subject: [Duo2400] Upgrading Duo 2300 HD to iBook HD
>
> Should I run MacOS 8.1 & Speed Doubler, or MacOS 8.6 (w. or w.o.
> Speed Doubler &/or Ram Doubler) ?
>
> FYI, each OS when stripped to basics is around 7Mb of RAM.
>
> Based on this relative paucity of RAM, should I stick with
> the proven but non-native MacOS 8.1/SD8 or go native w.
> MacOS 8.6 (& use SD8 & Ram Doubler) ?
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