John, OS 9.1 is supported by Apple on that machine, though I don't know how fast it would run. I use 8.6 on mine.
Max out the RAM to 128, add the video card and the TV Tuner/FM radio card, and add an ethernet card, if you use ethernet. It probably makes sense to also put in a USB card to connect peripherals. I have a 6500/250 that is equipped exactly the same, except for the USB card. I haven't had a need for one yet, since I have a networked laser printer. If you are going to use a modem connection to the web and not broadband, pull out the modem card if it is the 33.6k modem, and use a faster external thru the modem port. The 6500 is a great little machine, though not as fast as current hardware. Mine has served me well, but now that I have an iMac and an iBook, it doesn't get any use at all. I wish someone would make a reasonable offer for it. The darn thing was over $2000 new. It's frustrating to see it go to waste. Cheers, John On 3/30/2003 9:23 PM, "John Van Fossen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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). -- 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
