On Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 10:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I recently acquired my first color powerbook: 1400c/133/64/1G/8.5.1. > Any > favorites or benefits in compatibility, speed and/or ram upgrading to > 8.6 (a > consultant I spoke with preferred 8.5.1 and 9.1+ due to less software > bugs > than 8.6) or maybe taking it down to 8.1? > > I run Photoshop6, AOL5 w/GV 56k card (have an uninstalled Linksys Combo > Ethernet card model EC2T for when I look into DSL shortly), Opera5, > Netscape4.79, BBedit Lt6, Word98 (but have 2001), FMP4, Acrobat4, some > emulated game favorites, inits, tools and other minor apps (with 8.1, > I'd > loose my dock and appearance themes and sounds; with 8.6 or 9.1 I'd get > itunes). Am I good to stay put? First, never go to that consultant again...8.6 is a large and necessary improvement over 8.5. 8.5.1 kept your mac from eating itself and your files, but 8.6 introduced a lot more stability. In your case I'd almost recommend dropping back to 8.1. It's pretty significantly lower in resource hogging than 8.6. > -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are. -- 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
