Vintage Macs wrote...
>From: l s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Performa 575
>
>My school was just given three Performa 575s. They
>are running system 7.1 and I would like to update the
>system. What is the highest I can go? I have 8.5
>system disks available, can I do that?
>
>Thanks,
>Lee
This is a 68K machine. 8.1 will be a bit slow. You might go as far as
7.6.1 but why? A lot depends on what specific software you want to run.
I've found (forgive me, pickle) 7.5.5 to be a good compromise
for running grade school software. OS 7.5.3 and the 7.5.5 update
can be downloaded for free from Apple's site. A big plus.
Hardware-wise, you can upgrade a motherboard from the stock FPU-less
68LC040 processor to a full FPU-ed 68040 in a few minutes and thus
significantly enhance a 575's display abilities. Add RAM, add VRAM,
and you've got a pretty good, solid machine for school stuff.
Post your needs to the LEM Swap List and be happily surprised how
inexpensive these improvements can be.
My 2 bits.
Bob F
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