If a fair weather friend is close to you only when it's easy, perhaps I'm a foul weather friend. That is, I'm writing about my dusted-off Power Tower Pro only because times are hard: my main computer for freelance work is on its way to Apple for service. That leaves me and the forced-out-of-retirement PTP to collaborate for a week in meeting client deadlines.
The good news: (A) Almost everything was backed up. (B) My core apps run OK in OS9.1 on the PTP. (That's Illy 10, Photoshop 7, PowerPoint [stepping down to 2001], and Dreamweaver MX, plus Quark 4 and Distiller 5.) It's actually quite workable. The one major problem: If I hide an app, there's a fair chance it will crash. If I sleep the display (the system is set to never sleep) there's a high probability some app will crash. If no apps are open, the Finder crashes. Re the PTP: 640mb RAM. G3 500mhz Sonnet upgrade. Twin Turbo video boards. FireWire/USB expansion board (lets me access the FireWire back up hard drive). Sony monitor with a converter to up the resolution. Any suggestions on cures or workarounds appreciated... Chuck Miller On the digest -- 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
