on 6/10/03 11:42 AM, Jeff Hewitt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> as Mac OS 8.6, since 9 is too slow on that ancient hardware. > > Is 9.1 unrealistic for a 5300? I realize that 9.1 runs optimally on 64 megs > of ram, which is the 5300's ceiling, but was thinking if i used a 256 meg cf > card and assigned it all to virtual memory that i might be able to get some > speed improvement over using the hard drive for vm. Does anyone have > experience in this area? > > -Jeff > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >
I do. It's too slow even at full ram load. ACHingly slow. Even with cf. 8.6 is very nice...7.6.1 seems fastest and is definitely light. -- 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
