on 3/22/03 2:04 PM, John Ryan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > To all of the Mac OS Illuminati: > What is the most stable OS for a 5300. Most of the units I have seen are > running either 7.5.3 or 7.6.1 with the occasional 8.0. > John Ryan
An Illuminatus I'm not, but I do have a 5300 and also seem to be the only lister around this afternoon. My 5300c started out with 32MB and 8.5 installed. It ran stably but rather slowly. Then the RAM card went bellyup, so it was down to 16MB, still under 8.5, but dependent on VM, and almost too lethargic to bear to use for anything except word processing. It's now back up to 32 MB and also purring along much more zippily with 7.5.5, but (this may be entirely subjective) seems subject to random bombs and freezes. So for that reason among others I'm going to up it to 8.1 as soon as people quit outbidding me on eBay. The consensus seems to be to avoid 8.0. HTH, Victoria -- "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." Samuel Clemens -- 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
