on 02/12/03 19:37, Jim Scolman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello I am the very happy owner of a 400 Mhz Pismo, with 256MB RAM and the > 6 GIG HD, that is about half full. I am currently using OS 9.2.2, and am > happy with it. But, I am thinking of OS X. I have access to a copy of OS X > that came on a 500 Mhz iMac, an early one. How do you think that would run > on my Pismo? I know I need more RAM, but it is not happening just now. Is > there room on my HD for OS X and still have space to work? How far can I > upgrade/update before I run into a fee?, that is how many free updates for > OS X are there on the Apple web site? I want to use the OS X eMail and > browser apps, as well as use the apps I use know, which are Photoshop v6.x, > MS Office, Appleworks, etc. Keep up the good work. Thanks, Jim Scolman.
You don't mention which version came with that iMac, but I would think that if it's not at least 10.2, then you might not enjoy it. Plus, Safari, the Apple's browser, won't work on 10.1, it needs at least 10.2. 10.3 (Panther) would be even better. Memory is pretty cheap these days. You could probably buy 2 256MB chips for around $50-$60. Same for the hard disks. You could probably find a 20GB cheap on eBay. PhotoShop 6 will work in Classic only, so you lose the OS X advantage. I'm pretty sure that you also have a Classic version of Office. If you want to run it in OS X, then that's another purchase, as Microsoft won't let you upgrade from Office 2001 to Office v.X, even though both versions are virtually the same, which is a shame, IMHO. Apple offers free update to bring AppleWorks 6 OS X native, so you're fine here. That's pretty much it, I would think... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] BUAG // n.: [abbreviation, from alt.fan.warlord] Big Ugly ASCII Graphic. Pejorative term for ugly ASCII art, especially as found in sig blocks. For some reason, mutations of the head of Bart Simpson are particularly common in the least imaginative sig blocks. See warlording. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
