on 1/9/04 9:01 PM, Kelvin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've got a PowerWave 604/132. Since I bought it in '96, I've added a 4MB > hard drive, switched to an external CD (24X) drive, boosted RAM to 64MB, > added a two-port USB card (to gain access to DSL service), and upgraded > to OS 8.6. > > Can I upgrade the OS to 9.X?
Yes, of course. 9.1 without any trouble, 9.2.x with a hack (but why bother, since the 9.2.x features are aimed at folks also running OS X. > Or do I need to upgrade the CPU to a faster one? I've run 9.1 on both a 180 Mhz PowerTower with the original 604(e) processor and a 300 Mhz G3 upgrade. As some other folks here found, I really didn't find much performance boost with the G3 upgrade (though there are some apps that require G3). But going from a 132 to a G3, you might find some improvement. > Or, if I don't upgrade the CPU, would I gain significantly improved > performance in going to OS 9.X? OS 9 did add a few features. I ran 8.6 for a couple of years before going to 9. I didn't notice much difference in performance. I thought both were excellent Oses. > Would I gain much by boosting my VRAM from 2meg to 4meg? > And would I gain by boosting my RAM to 128MB or 256MB? With RAM at the price it is, go for it. You'll probably see a bit of a performance boost, and you'll obviously be able to run more apps at once or double the memory allocated to each app. Say goodbye to "running out of memory" messages. > Also on a minor point. I've never been able to rebuild the desktop > during the eight years I've used it (yes, I do hold down the Command and > Option keys when rebooting). That's never posed a problem I'm aware of > (at least my desktop has never appeared corrupted) but I'd like to > rebuild it periodically just to to keep things clean. Any advice? A curious situation. Why not download a copy of TechToolLite, which has a Delete Desktop tool, an alternative to simply rebuilding the desktop: http://www.micromat.com/tt_lite/tt_lite.html -- Chuck -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
