> I'm getting a PowerBook 520c quite soon, and I'm curious about a few > things: > > 1. It only has 12 MB of RAM and a 120 MB hard drive. What's the best OS > for it? Would 7.6.1 be okay? Should I get more RAM? > 2. How difficult is it to replace the screen? I have heard the passive > matrix color screen isn't very good, and I wouldn't mind moving to a > grayscale screen if it made things easier to see. How do the various > screens compare - would going from the passive matrix color to an > active matrix grayscale even be worth the increase in sharpness and > clarity? Or should I just get the active matrix color if I'm going to > replace the screen? > 3. How expensive are PPC upgrades? I've heard of 100 and 117 MHz ones, > but I haven't seen more than one or two on the swap list. I'm guessing > they're fairly expensive? > 4. Anything in particular I should know about? I've never used or even > seen a 500-series PowerBook; the oldest I've used was a PowerBook 1400c > (which was pretty nice, excellent keyboard!). So if there are any > special issues or things I should know about, general advice is greatly > appreciated. Thanks! > Hi Welcome
First when you get the power book use it for a day or so to see if you like it before deciding to change anything. Remember opinions vary what is not good for one is perfect for another.!! Once you have gotten use to the book and like it (which I am sure you will) Max out the ram and hdd! Also if you get chance change the cpu with the 540 cpu as it is faster. If you want to use it to collect email and need a pcmcia cage for the modem I would suggest keeping the 040 cpu, and not thinking about the power pc upgrade because then you would need to find a rev C cage and they are like ROCKING HORSE SXXX AND IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. There is a guy on list who has lots of 5XX apps on his web site for battery reconditioning and the likes, or you could mail me off list and I will send some , also if you need the modem drivers for either the geoport or express modem (which ever it has in ) let me know and I can send them also. But the only thing to really remember is HAVE FUN WITH IT!! Vicki -- 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
