Hi, When I got my 3400c/240, it shipped with OS 7.6 installed and in it's original CD, included with it was the OS 8.1 CD installer. At the time, I got the full RAM upgrade bringing it to 144Mb. I immediately installed OS 8.1 and soon upgraded to 8.6. It worked very good for a long time and don't remember having any complaints about it. Then I installed 9.1 some time ago and have loved it ever since, it's been very reliable and pretty fast (considering it's and old machine), for a while I used it as my main computer doing multimedia CD-Roms and graphic design projects without complaints. On system 9.1 I use pretty demanding apps such as Photoshop 6, Freehand 9, Fireworks 4, Bryce, Flash, Director, etc. and they all work very good, obviously somewhat slow, but good enough.
I think the choice in OS should depend on the types of apps you are going to use, the amount of RAM you have and the size of your HD. System 7.6 is much lighter that 9.1, so you'll have more space on your disk left, and the memory requirements are much less also. So, after trying system 7.6 for a few days, 8.1 for a few months, 8.6 for a little longer and 9.1 for a looong time, I would recomend you install 9.1 if you have enough RAM, which means basically the full 144Mb. About the upgrades, there's not much you can do: 1. Upgrade the RAM to is max. 2. Get a new PRAM battery... FAST!! 3. If you need it, upgrade the HD (I've always used the 3GB original, but the 3400 is no longer my main computer). 4. You can get relatively cheap accesories for this pb, such as Wacom tablets or cammeras. I have an old, small Wacom tablet that I love. 5. You could get also another HD or a Zip drive to fit into the CD slot. Well, I hope that helps... > > > 1. Under which OS does the PB3400 run best? > > 2. The obvious upgrades: (a) maximize the RAM; (b) > > replace the HD with a > > larger one; (c) ?? > > > > > > -- > 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/[email protected] > om/> > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! > http://www.applelinks.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
