>>Ouch. OS9 was noticeably faster than 8.1, and X is (as you've >>undoubtedly heard) a bit slower. OSX isn't *that* slow though. > >Actually it was pretty snappy when I had 128MB, but since I've upgraded to >576 I've noticed that booting is very slow.
Macs test the RAM at boot, so the more RAM you have, the longer it takes. In OS 9, if you have virtual memory turned on, the OS deletes the swapfile and creates a new one at boot. The more RAM, the slower it boots. At 8:20 AM +1100 2/1/03, Nils Crompton wrote: >All you need to do is hold down the option key while launching the >Memory Control Panel. I tried it, the key combination for me is option-command while opening. I always thought Mac OS 8.x was faster than 9.x, at least it used less RAM. YMMV. -- Charles Dostale [EMAIL PROTECTED] System Administrator, Silver Oaks Communications http://www.silveroaks.com 824 17th Street, Moline IL USA 61265 309-797-9898 -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.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/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
