192 would have been the max given the ram chips available at the time it was made. Later chips have more capacity, but Apple doesn't go back and change the specs, especially not for machines they have dropped from supported status!
On 8/20/09 10:19 AM, "aussieshepsrock" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello All, > I'm running a nifty Wallstreet g-book and I'm wondering what the > true maximum ram limit is on this machine? I see 512mb kits on ebay, > but apple-history.com says 192mb, who's right? > I've got 9.2 and OSX running on this (10.4 via xpostfacto). It's > got about 128mb or so in it and I popped in a 60gig drive from the > 'ole parts drawer'. The puter appears to be chugging along pretty > well, but the heavy drive usage at frequent intervals for virtual > memory swaps is generating a lot of heat. Battery life is pretty dang > respectable and ranges over an hour and a quarter, so. If I can ramp > the memory up and ramp drive usage down, I might be able to extend > that a bit. > > Richard > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
