I run 9.1 on my 1400/166 64M ram, and it is seriously slow. Like OS 8.1 on an LC475 slow. I appreciate the features though so I keep it as the OS on this machine. I have tried 7.53 and 8.1 as well and the best compromise between performance and stability seemed to be OS 8.1. Don't have a copy of 8.5/8.6 to test, but it would be interesting to do so. One of these days I will run across a deal on a Sonnet 466 and then all will be right with the world.........
On Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 07:09 PM, Dan K wrote: > On 1/19/03 Victoria wrote: >> on 1/18/03 3:10 PM, Andrew Kershaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I run 8.6 on a 5300cs and a 5300ce, mostly because I can. OS 9 was >>> just too much of a pooch for my tastes. >> >> Drew -- how much RAM do you have on these 5300s? I've only got 32MB >> on mine >> (two attempts to max it out have ended in complete failure, though by >> some >> miracle without costing any money), and have heard that 8.6 requires 48 >> minimum. It's got 8.5 on there now, but the idea of upgrading has some >> appeal, primarily because 8.6 runs my rock stable 7600, and its >> predictable >> (not to say phlegmatic) habits are in marked contrast to those of the >> 5300, >> which keeps dreaming up new flakinesses to entertain me with. This is >> even >> after (especially after) a recent clean system reinstall. Is there a >> reasonable chance that 8.6 would help it settle down, and if so could >> it get >> by with so little memory? > > If you have OS 9.1 available, why not try that? Just today I was testing > a 3400 with only the 16MBs onboard and 9.1 booted and ran fine with a > full extension set, but a fast HD does help keep the VM from bogging > down > the PB. > > Garry Hamblin Saskatoon, SK iMac Indigo 500 on OS X....yeah baby! -- 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
