"Kelly D. Jones" wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I1m fixing up an old computer I bought at a school for my sister's family. > They have an old Windows 3.1 Pentium with a 14.4 modem, that was a hand me > down in the family. They1ve tried using that old machine for AOL and word > processing for the last six months. AOL email is ok. However, my sister is > now complaining that it is slow and not good with web sites. Imagine that > :-) > > The computer I'm readying for them started out as a Power Mac 5200. I put > in a 5400/180 motherboard, 64 megs RAM, and a 2 gig hard drive. I'm going > to load 8.6 and ClarisWorks 4. > > They use AOL, so I downloaded AOL 5 for Mac. Is that a good version to run > on this machine? (I don1t use AOL.) If not, what version should I load? > > Also, I was thinking of IE 5 for a browser. Any suggestions there? > > Oh, modems. I have Global Village Gold (14.4) that they can use, but I was > wondering if I could find a faster one on the cheap. > > Any other suggestions would be helpful too. > > Thanks,
Excellent choice for an upgrade!! 5400 mobo in a 5200 case. 180 mhz isn't as nice as 200 or 225, but it will certainly be a smoking good starter system until the monitor gives out. Can't tell you anything about AOL except for this funny cartoon on the subject: http://www.macboy.com/cartoons/dadvsaol/index.html As for modems... Global Village teleport platinum is my preferred choice for the LC variety of computer. Heck for $10-15 + shipping you should be able to get one on ebay. They work well, and for the money, who gives a crap if it gets zapped by lightning. It is a 33.6 speed modem, and I've seen it reach download speeds of 56K, so, what more could you want out of a little spitfire like a 5400/180? As for the browser... I have been using IE 4.5 and it flies along quite well. I do not know if you can use a browser with AOL, I thought it was an integrated system. Probably not altogether correct on that last point. ENJOY! Kevin -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
