Kevin, This low end mac page
http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/520c.shtml has a couple links to sites about speeding up a powerbook: "Chipping the Powerbook" and "Output Enablers." You could have a look and see if you're interested. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: PowerBooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 8:26 PM Subject: Upgrading a 520c > I just bought a PowerBook 520c. It is running OS 8.0 and has 16 Mb of > RAM. It also has RAM doubler 2 installed. I just installed IE 5.1 to use > with my DSL. > > I did a little web surfing and found it to be painfully slow. I even > turned off all of the web content graphics. Still slow. > > What can I do to speed this thing up without throwing a lot of money in > to it? I would like to use it for occasional web surfing and e-mail. Also > for working with Office 98. > > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
