When I went from 8.0 to 8.1, and hence from HFS to HFS+, my 112 MHz 6320/603e actually became a lot faster. It might be that the defragmentation done by saving/formatting/restoring all files helped a lot too though, and that 8.1 was faster than 8.0.
Kim On 24/08/03 8:10, "Mark Benson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 10:16 PM, Anonymous Prime wrote: > >>> Only if you need to use the drive in OS 8.0 or earlier should you >>> really consider HFS Standard on an iMac, and I don't think anything >>> prior to 8.1 will run on an iMac anyway. >> >> You wouldn't have a choice. Nothing before 8.1 supports HFS+. > > This is why i'd only consider it if I was running a version of Mac OS > prior to 8.1 :) > >> There's really no reason to use regular HFS anymore, unless there's a >> really old mac (pre-PPC) involved. > > HFS+ slows down older machines, and that includes 601 and 603/e CPUs > (603e above 150MHz should be fine). I have set up a Quadra for 640x480 > video capture - I'm used to squeezing every last ounce of power out of > it :D. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
