Bruce Johnson on 10/4/01 9:28 AM wrote: >> a) My question is, should I leave on 9.1 for the networking capability, or >> is it far too demanding of the 5300? >> b) Or, is system 8.6 better for these requirements? (I do not want to run a >> system older than this) > > I don't know...the memory consumption isn't much different between 8.6 and 9.1 > anyway, so I'd just leave 9.1 on there. As far as networking capability, > there's little difference between 9 and 8.6, so that's a wash, I think. > I have a PowerBook Duo2300 (actually a 280c with 2300 mobo and IDE drive) which I recently installed OS9.1 on. It has only 44MB RAM and is 100MHz with no L2 cache. I was surprised at how well it ran on this pokey machine! It only uses 14.7MB RAM and seems to run a bit better than OS8.6, BUT, I haven't had much chance to run it through the paces with some real world applications either.
Since it's just something to play with right now (I use a Wallstreet regularly) I'm not that concerned about speed with it. However since it's doing better than I thought it would, I'm planning to install OS9.1 on my 5300cs and see how it does. -makmac -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
