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> From: Althea Johnson
> Reply To: PowerBooks
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: PowerBooks
> Subject: Best OS for 3400? Upgrade path?
>
> I just bought a PB3400/180 with 32mb RAM and 1G HD, running 7.6. It works
> fine, except for the battery. I'm trying to set up an upgrade plan, for I
> need a few questions answered.
>
> 1. Under which OS does the PB3400 run best?
>
some will say 8.6, others 9.1. I'm running 9.1 on mine and it's been very stable and
seems responsive enough. I've not ever run it under 8.6 so I can't compare.
> 2. The obvious upgrades: (a) maximize the RAM;
>
Go all the way to 144 (128MB memory card) if you can afford it.
> (b) replace the HD with a larger one;
>
I swapped out the original 1.3GB HD with a 4GB HD as soon as I got it.
> (c) ??
>
Get at least one working battery. If you do a lot of work using batteries, get two or
three and an external charger. Also, the zip drives that fit into the expansion bay
are very nice if you need to move large files off and on.
....................................................................
Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dept of Biomedical Communications
Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157
http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/
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