>some will say 8.6, others 9.1. If 8.6 does what you want, stay there. I have 9.1 on one w/80MB RAM and it's very nice; seems more responsive and snappy than desktop Macs with similar 40Mhz bus and the like.
>I swapped out the original 1.3GB HD with a 4GB HD as soon as I got it. I have the original 1.3GB, and I'm very pleasently surprised how quiet it is. Well, at least compared to the 80MB freight train in my old PB180. Anyone interested in a PB180 with 14MB RAM? Apparently there's a bug with the 3400 that prevents successful SCSI disk mode when the hard disk is bigger than 4MB, so be careful about newer, big drives. >Stick w/ 8.0 or 8.1... OS 8.6 is very real in it's 24MB suggestion - >a normal install will readily use 24MB of RAM. That will leave you >with just 8MB for your applications... > >Unless you have RAM doubler or want to waste your battery time w/ >virtual memory, that is. Absolutely. Use 8.1 (not 8.0) until you get more RAM. If/when you get more RAM, re-install the OS for better stability. -David -- 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
