> So you reckon 8.6 an 9.1 are about the same speed on a > 604e? Interesting....
I agree, but you'll notice a longer boot time. Emasculate some of 9's extensions for stuff you can't use anyway and it gets closer. At the very least you'd want to go back through and disable all the USB, FireWire and whatnot your beige is blind to. My folks run 9.1 on their 7500/200 and it's fine. 8.6 would still be a little faster. I always err towards the higher OS at the expense of ultimate speed, but that's my preference. Look at it this way, Mark. You're not jazzed about 8.1 on your Q840 (per Quadlist) so you're backing down to 7.something. I predict it'll be the same issue with 8.6 vs 9.1 on the 604e. At work we run 8.6 on Sawtooth G4s, but then we don't need any of 9's goodies. 8.6 and beige go together like bread and butter. Love it. But if your 7300 goes "all the way" with a CPU upgrade, USB/FireWire etc. get thee 9.1 on it. > 80MB sound like enough? Sure, plenty, but not for anything with hi memory usage. 9 needs somewhere between 10-30MB more (I know that's a wide range) which could either be no biggie, or a serious issue with only 80MB total. -David -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
