Bruce Johnson writes, <Well, 'run' in the computer usage term. In real life it's more like 'crawl slowly' ;-) My 5300 with 9.1 would take 5 minutes to boot up.>
and Geoffrey Davis writes, <Yeah, you really want to use the system that gives your machine the best performance. Having all the bells & whistles is a drag if they crawl like molasses, and just because an OS number is higher doesn't necessarily mean you'll benefit from the most recent release when it is on an older piece of hardware.A good case is made for stuffing the box with as much RAM as it can hold.RAM's a lot cheaper than it used to be for most older machines.> You know, I was just replying to an offlist email from another fellow Powerbook Lister on this subject, and I told him that just being able to say I've got the highest OS's my computers are capable of handling is NOT what I call a good reason to upgrade -- especially if the upgrade, as I was suspecting and as you two now confirm -- is likely to turn my computers into paralyzed snails. So, there it is then -- My Powerbook 5300c is running beautifully on OS 8.5, and I am NOT going to upgrade it. :-D ~Yersinia. -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
