> >>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).
The popular software choices by 3rd grade teachers at my son's school include: Appleworks 5, Math Munchers Deluxe, Storybook Weaver, Inspiration, Talking Number Maze, and Kid Pix Studio Deluxe. Almost all of our systems (5400/120/180/200, 5500/225) run OS7.6.1 (the others are 8.1) and have 32mb or less of built-in ram. The latest versions of some educational packages have much steeper requirements (no surprise there), but keep in mind your audience. For example, the latest version of Kid Pix (which we run in our PC lab - but can't in the Mac Lab) has a much fancier look, but the kids often prefer the older Mac version. jim -- 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
