on 10/2/02 12:59 PM, c d at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm running Jag on my Wallstreet II 233 right now (128MB RAM, 4GB HD.) It's > not particularly fast, but it's usable enough for me. I usually have > iTunes, Mail, IE, Word, Terminal, and System Preferences open, and I haven't > had a crash or problem in the 2 weeks I've been using 10.2. I really don't > have any complaints over 9.1 except for scrolling speed - it's slower in > 10.2. The crash protection (I was crashing 1-2 times per day before), fast > waking up from sleep, and look & feel (I love Aqua) more than make up for > it, for me at least. I only use this machine for web surfing, email, and > writing, with the occaisonal bit of HTML and Photoshopping. > > I'll probably upgrade the RAM when I can find a low profile 256MB chip at > the right price. A G4 upgrade may be a dead end given the video card in > this machine (PCI based, no OS X drivers still). If they were around $299 > like the Pismo G4 upgrades, I'd probably bite in a minute, but $379-399 is > too steep for me. > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx >
My advice is to Max your RAM and get a bigger faster hard drive. I'm running a pismo with 1 gig and a 40 gig 5400 HD with Jaguar, it runs faster than my original pismo ( 256 meg ram 12 HD) on 9.2.2 nick -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
