At 8:58 AM -0800 4/23/02, Nancy Wahn wrote:
> My PM6500 is running 8.6 and has 96 mgs RAM and I've been happy up till
>now. But I'm finding that I need to upgrade to 9.1 in order to run some
>newer programs (eg. Illustrator 10 and Photoshop 7). My computer will load
>it, but it crashes too much and I had to go back to 8.6. I can add more RAM
>but I'll be maxed out at 128 mgs. Here are a few questions:
> (1) If I add that last bit of Ram, will it allow me to run OS 9?
Yes, and you could run 9.1 on 96 MB RAM, if you weren't also
running Illustrator and photoshop at the same time. How about using
virtual memory?
> (2) Is it worthwhile upgrading to a G3 or G4 card, or would the fact
>that I can only have 128M make that a senseless move?
I had an L2 G3 300 on a 6400, and it was well worth while, even
with 128 MB RAM.
Paul
--
Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...
Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca>
Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling
Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html>
Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml>
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/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
