Hello, --- On Mon, 3/1/10, Clark Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well, specifically, according to the LEM Vintage Macs Group > FAQ this list covers 68K computers only. That excludes > a whole passel of Macs that aren't supported by Apple. > However, no such Macs can run anything past OS 8.1. > > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> Thank you for setting the record straight. I'm constantly amazed at just how flexible the definition of "vintage" seems to be on this list. :) I don't know if the OP has, at long last, gotten OS 9 installed on their 8100 yet, but they may want to talk to these folks: http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml ...to see if it's even worth the effort. I don't recall them specifying which exact model of 8100 they had, but as near as I can tell, the last model of 8100 ran at 110MHz. I've played with a PB 1400 (running at a blazing-fast 117MHz!) that had OS 9 loaded and, though it's been a while, I recall being rather thankful that it wasn't an experience I had to undergo daily as a hapless end user. :/ Granted, the 1400 suffers from a low RAM ceiling (64 MB) that the 8100 doesn't, but you get the idea: the OP could benefit from running an earlier OS. There was also, IIRC, some question as to whether 9.0.4 or 9.1 offers greater system stability for legacy hardware; some folks reported fewer freezes under the former than the latter. Anyway, if the OP is bound and determined to run a flavor of OS 9 on a PM 8100, they may want to have a word with the 1st Powermacs folks to work out the best way to optimize the experience. [shrugs] Best, James Fraser -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
