on 10/23/03 11:46 AM, Tekno Liber at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> I wonder if anyone has used a PowerBook 1400/117 as an
> iTunes MP3 player ?

I do, with a G3 upgrade, 64 megs ram, and a flash ram card set up for 256
more megs of ram.

> I believe iTunes requires Mac OS 9.x but how does 9 run on
> a lowly 1400, especially with only 32MB RAM...

9 will be very poor with that low a ram load and that slow a processor.
Stick with 8.6 and use the hacked version of iTunes for 8.6

> I haven't got the PowerBook yet, but I am considering buying
> one quite cheap...

Get a 3400c instead if you are going to really do anything.  with 144 megs
of ram.  Unless you're going to slip in a g3 chip and more ram into the 1400


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