At 10:22 PM -0400 on 9/9/03, Brian Andrews wrote: >Hi, > >I'm a newbie to this list and to older Power Macs. I'm picking up a >PM5400/120 for my kids to play with. My questions: > >1. What OS should I run on this machine? LEM says, "requires System >7.5.1 through 9.1". Does anyone know which OS will give the best >stability and performance? > >2. I was wondering if I could install a PCI 802.11b card in the 5400 >and connect to my existing wireless network. If so, can anyone >recommend a source for the card? > >3. Instead of a wireless card should I install a PCI USB card and then >have 1 available USB port and use the other USB port for a wireless USB >device? Again, any recommendations on where I can find these items? > >4. A good source for RAM? > >Sorry if these are FAQs...thanks! >Brian
I have a 5400/120 at home. And I'm mostly responsible for aboout 30 (120/180/200) of these at an elementary school. They are decent systems, especially for younger kids. All of the systems I work with have between 16 and 32Mb of ram. The one at home has 24Mb. They are all running OS7.6.1 and that has proven to be pretty stable. My son wanted to try a game that required 8.1 on the system at home and I tried it there. Big mistake. I think it had to rely too much on virtual memory and I went back to 7.6.1. With more physical memory, I'm sure it would have done better. For memory try http://eshop.macsales.com/ 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
