> 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:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
