>Hello -- I was just given a 6500/225 as a donation to our little >startup school. I am the 3rd grade teacher and plan on using it in >my classroom. It is running OS 9.0.4 and has 64MB ram. It seems to >have been partitioned with a 3 GB drive. It has a ATY, 264GT-B >display card and a PanaMedia PM17 monitor. > >I'm starting out pretty blank but it occurs to me that it might make >sense to upgrade the machine a bit at least in terms of RAM. I >gather that it will run OS 9.1 so I may upgrade it though the donator >has insisted that I thoroughly obliterate her personal files which I >gather may take reformatting the disk. She has apparently no disks >with the OS on it. I only have a couple of upgrade disks (8.6 and >9.2.1 -- I personally use an iMac DV running OSX). > >Sigh, I'm brand new to the list so I'm looking for direction. I've >tried searching for a 6500 page which might have suggestions on what >sorts of upgrades might make sense on such a machine but I haven't >found anything yet. Depending on the price, I imagine I'll want to >upgrade the Ram which apparently can be maxed at 128MB. Can anyone >help me get started by suggesting things for me to think about or >point me to web page which might help?
A good place to start is the 6400 zone <http://www.zone6400.com/> which also covers the 6500. If you can find/afford it, a retail OS 9.0.x or 9.1 disk would be a good way to re-initialize the drive and install OS 9.1 (Use the 9.1 update if you get a 9.0.x CD). -- -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" 'Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.' --Hanlon's Razor -- 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
