At 9:28 PM -0500 2/22/2003, Robert Dowgwillo wrote: >Recently, I read on this list that you need 160MB minimum to run OS 9. > >Well, I have two PM 4400's with OS 9.1 that seem to run fine. > >What am I missing? Should I really be looking really upgrade the RAM? My >kids use these machines for school work and burning CD's.
160Mb sounds more like a minimum for OS X maybe. I've run it on 64Mb with around 35 to 40 Mb free. As a rule I would recommend 128Mb if you can put that much in the machine. One source of confusion is that OS 9 varies the amount of RAM it takes dependent on how much RAM is available. So OS 9 may use 64Mb on some machines with a lot of memory but it can run in a lower amount. Launch the standard faire of applications you use and check the memory usage. If it's tight you probably will want to get more. Also if you get more memory you can allocate more memory for the applications which can make them faster and in some cases more stable. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
