That's so very true. 7.1 and 7.5.5 are working fine on these machines, and any of them has its limits. Maxing out does not always make sense. And they use of programs on machines which weren't designed to run them even less. Good luck for your project anyway !
Lars >On 4/30/10 9:48 AM, "Sterling" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for your opinions, this has been a fun project! > >I know some will disagree with me, but my personal opinion is the high end >should be no more than 7.5.5. Some will scoff and say that 7.6.1 or even 8.1 >is better, but I have found that some programs made for the 68K will not run >under 7.6.1, but run like a champ under 7.5.5. There is a strong bias for >running any system under the highest operating system it can possibly run >on, but I have found my systems run better on an operating system that was >used when it was created. I like system 7.1 too in some cases (I haven¹t >tried system 6, sorry), but I generally use 7.5.5. :o) > I am glad you are restoring these machines! > >Chuck -- ----- 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/
