My OS 9.04, heavy with extensions, is 17.4.
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chuck goolsbee wrote:
> >2 - What is the approximate extra memory overhead associated with going from
> >OS 8.6 to 9.0? I currently carry about 20mb for the system an as I am maxed
> >out at 80mb I dont want to lose a lot more. (anyone with a feel of what OSX
> >may weigh?)
>
> I'm going to stick with 8.6 for as long as i can. =)
>
> I'm not even going to *think* about OS 10 on my 2400!
>
> >
> >3- Any recommendations on security software? My book is now full of pretty
> >important and valuable stuff and although I backup I worry about it getting
> >stolen and the information getting into the wrong hands. I need to protect a
> >few files and documents really but I access them regularly so it would be
> >good if it was a kinda invisible or easy protection method that didn't get
> >in the way too much.
>
> PGP. It will let you encrypt any file right in the finder via a quick
> passkey system. The encryption is pretty damn strong and it won't
> bugger up your system at an OS level like so many of the MacOS
> security products do. I think it is probably the best *file* level
> security you can buy on any platform. Most other security products
> work on making *access* to files difficult. PGP works on the files
> themselves. The copy I have came with Eudora (was it v 3 or v 4 ?) as
> a freebie.
>
> --chuck goolsbee
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