Hi Bruce, What if you run Code Stripper on 8.1 to remove any non-PPC code - would that help speed things up? Cheers George
--- Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Novogrodsky wrote: > > I would like to make my 5300cs more useful. I know > I can't run the > > latest Mac OS on the powerbook. > However all the others merely require OS 8.1 or > better. Of the three > main OS'es of this level 8.1, 8.6 and 9.0, I'd > recommend 8.6; it has > more native PPC code than 8.1 and doesn't take up as > much ram as 9.0. > > However any one will work just fine. Many people > will claim that 7.5 or > such is the superior because it uses less memory, > this may be so for 68K > 'Books, but for PPC ones, especially lower-end > ones like the 5300, you > want as much PPC native code as possible. > > > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group ===== /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- 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> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
