You can probably find an OEM version of 8.6 at the LEM Swap list, through this same list group or on eBay. Don't get a model specific version (I.E. the version that shipped with an iBook or iMac, etc.) as they are designed to install on that specific model only. There are some hacks available that are supposed to allow their use, but I've never been able to make one work. The full install version is the best and will cost about the same as a model specific version most of the time.
Max RAM is 144 Meg as you thought. The hard drive is an ATA (IDE) 2 1/2" wide and 12.5 mm thick or less. I like the thin ones, (9.5mm) better as they leave more space between the drive and keyboard for cooling. http://www.otherworldcomputing.com has some new 20 Gig drives for about $100, 30 Gig for about $120 and 40 Gig for about $140. When you put in the larger drive, you can partition it to allow separate partitions for each system and (if you plan on using it for internet access) I like to use a small separate partition for my internet connection apps. They fragment often and are much easier to keep in good shape if on their own partition. David Allen David Marshall wrote: > I just got my 3400c from an auction. It is a 180/32mb..I am going to > upgrade the memory to the max (144mb right?) and I want to upgrade my > hard drive, but I have no system disk... Its running 8.6 now, so thats > what I was looking for. > > Any opinions on the best place to find it? I guess I need the bootable > install disk, I am new to Macs, so sorry if I am being clueless.. > > I am going to try to get at least a 20gb drive so that I can have both > OS 8.6 and Linux... any pointers will be welcomed.. > > Thanks, > Dave -- 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
