On Sunday, January 26, 2003, at 01:45 am, WINNINGHAM THOMAS AN wrote: > 1. When I read quickly through the installation instructions, I seem > to remember that I need 1.8 GB of free space on my hard drive. Is > this just for installation? Could I remove some stuff temporarily > until the installation is completed, or does OS X need all of the 1.8 > GB to "reside."
I have just this machine but it came with a 6 gig drive, I too had 224MB memory > > 2. If I need more hard drive space, can I just buy another > small/cheap internal drive and install it? If so, should I be > looking for an ATA drive? I upped my drive to a 40 gig - job takes 10 minutes if you count startup time! > > 3. I know I probably need more RAM, but can I get by with 224 MB? Jag ran fine on 224. I now have 320, thanks to a kind lister, and that's even better > > 4. And finally, if I am able to install OS X, will the performance > be significantly worse than OS 9? In other words, is my machine too > slow to run OS X properly (without frustrating me constantly)? Maybe > this question should have been first. I really like OS X and wouldn't go back to 9 now. I certainly think your machine is fine for it - but you will need more disk space. Andrew -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
