> > I agree John. > My Wally runs Tiger fine too. > The best improvement to any computer whether laptop or desktop is > 1) max the ram ( 512mb in this case ) > 2) whip out the old slow hard drive for something bigger and faster ( 2-4-6Gb > and 4200 RPM to 20-40-60Gb and 5400 or 7200 RPM ) > 3) upgrade the processor to something faster either stock Apple or a G3/G4 > Sonnet. > I've done this to my Wally and just about every other computer I own and they > all run a heck of a lot faster than the original specs allowing me to run > later OS's and more modern apps at a better speed. > > Stewie > I'm fortunate to have a Apple sevice company on my way to the shop so each week I stop and see what they have in the repair dept for sale. I get 2.5 HDDs for $15.00 so I got a 80 GB 7200.
>From the net 300 MHz processor and 512 (256 low profile plus 256 standard) RAM $60.00 The 300 or faster processor is a real must have. I want to find one of the Sonnet G4s. internal modem and new fan $4.00 OWC PRAM battery $26.00 Sonnet Aria g AirPort card $25.00 The only pricey item is a good OWC battery but they all are. $99.00 FireWire and USB cards both for $20.00 CD modual $20.00 I bought bought the Wally new for my son in 1999 and it got him most of the way through the University so when he got a PowerBook G4 1.25 He gave me the Wally so pumped it up to a fairly modern machine. It was a 233MHz 2GB 64MB no modem when new at $1900.00. I run new and old printers on it USB and serial. It has OS 8.5, 9.2.2 and 10.4.11 John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
