How do you update the firmware and what version should you get, i want to do this right the first time, i'm in Mexico and people are not familiar with Apples. On Saturday, October 12, 2002, at 10:08 PM, Charles Martin wrote:
>> I won't be buying a hard drive, I am not a gear addict, I >> just want this nice machine to run even nicer :-) > > Then you'd be best off buying more RAM. OS X operates MUCH better if > you throw a lot of RAM at it, since it tries to use RAM for system > operations rather than VM whenever possible. I just upped my G3 iMac > (running 10.2.1) to 512 and *immediately* noticed a big jump in system > performance. > >> I updated >> the firmware tonight, went smoothly, so that is done, and >> have 9.1 on one partition and 9.2 on the other. Is there >> anything else I should be doing before I go for it? Can you >> suggest a good book on Jaguar, if there are any out yet? >> > Lucky for you, the books on Jag are just hitting the street. I'd > suggest David Pogue's just-released-yesterday new version of OS X: The > Missing Manual. You might also want to grab The (Not So) Little OS X > Book by Robin Williams (not the comedian) when it gets revised. > Otherwise, just look for 10.2 on the label of the book and you should > be fine. > >> What is the minimum size partition X will run smoothly on? > > I'm guessing here, because all my machines are unpartitioned, but if I > was planning to put Jag on a partition by itself I'd want at least 3GB > if not more. Jag itself doesn't need that much, maybe half that, but it > uses big HD chunks for VM and if you're not going to max out the RAM > I'd leave PLENTY of room for Jag's VM needs (and, let's not forget, > future expansion!) > > _Chas_ > Come to ... The CHASbah! > http://thechasbah.blogspot.com > Chas' CULTural Calendar (for Orlando): > http://ical.mac.com/chasm/Chas'CULTuralCalendar > > > -- > 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 > > -- 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
