All the replies I've read, to date, have given you good information ... The first Question is
1. What do you want to do with your computer? Email, Browsing, text scanning Word Processing ? What you've got now will do it. But, if you want to down load or Scan pages with lots of graphics or use more intensive applications ... 2. How much spare time do you have to play with it? The most Bang for the buck? A. Three 128MB Dimms. B. Equally good (Prices are so cheap now) is a G3 upgrade card. C. A Sonnet PCI Card, W/USB and Firewire Ports, give you the access to a greater variety of newer peripherals. D. the ATA card (if it's cheap enough) will save you bucks and greatly increase the selection on Hard drives. (I've a Ton 'O' Bucks tied up in SCSI drives) BTW, if you get a slew of USB devices get a POWERED HUB. The "On Sale for $9.95" jobber from CompUSA won't cut it. If you up grade your OS ... Going over OS 8.1 require upgrading several of my application programs. For OS 9.1 practically all of them. IMHO, I found OS 8.6 to be more stable than 8.1 on my PCP 240. OS 9.1 will slow down booting up and some processing ... BUT .... I just love all the extra features. RHB *********************** Ralph Flegal wrote: > > Gentlemen, > > I own a Powerbase 200, and want to upgrade the > machine as far as possible. What must I do? > Can I bring it up to date, so that it may be good > for a couple more years, any thoughts? > > What is the best way to proceed? Currently I have > installed 128 MB ram, stock hard drive, accessory > zip drive, and a scanner. The OS is 7.5.5 which is > running perfectly. > > Should I buy a new machine? > > Peace, > Ralph > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
