On 09-08-2002, "Matthew D. O'Conner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>My last query about how trying to stop a print job after being >sent >to one of my printers always freezes the iMac has prompted me to > >wonder - how often should (or rather 'does') an average 333 iMac >with >8.6 crash? Well a friend of mine has the same 333 Mhz iMac with 320 MB RAM, and the only problems he had were h/w related (bad CD-ROM, and recently the stock 6 gigger died), but for the rest it was stable with OS 8.6 and still is with OS 9.2.2. >Mine freezes, on average, about once per day. Is that a lot? No, that's not much. >Frequently used programs (not in order of usage): > >Apple remote access >internet exploder 5.0 Old buggy version, latest is IE 5.1.5. >Eudora Pro 5.1 >Word 2001 Gold >Palm Desktop 2.5 Those should work. >I also use these from time to time but shut them down when done: >Acrobat Reader 4.0 4.05 or 5.05 are the latest which I use. >Stuffit Expander 6.0 (once and a while) Did you update that aswell IIRC 6.5.1? >Norton Utilities 4.0 (with the crash gaurd stuff turned OFF as >that >causes crashes) Ouch, disable them all, NUM usually creates more problems than it fixes. But if you have to have them installed make sure you have the latest 4.0.x installed. According to Symantec 4.0.x is supported under OS 8.6, but they don't support the 3.5x and 4.0.x anymore: <http://service4.symantec.com/SUPPORT/num.nsf/docid/2001030710044511> >Disinfectant 3.7.1 (old - last version made) >Grapple (better textual search device than Sherlock 1) >I have three shareware extensions that I have paid for (and LOVE): > >Caps-off (disables your caps lock button - very cool for us sloppy >typists) Haven't used it. >AMICO (allows users to order items in their apple menus) This is a cool one. Have used that for a long time, then started using BeHierarchic, but now don't use any of that stuff anymore. FYI: Although VersionTracker doesn't list this cool init, AMICO can still be downed from http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.html >Default Folder (allows more control over your folder usage) I started using this shareware a few years ago at work, so the company bought it and now everybody is using it here :-) Also have you tried disabling printing in the background? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
