I am picking up a Quadra 700, to keep the IIci company. I have some great software on the IIci that I want to keep using. I don't have the original disks and don't have a great way to back it up. My thinking was to mirror the IIci disk on the Quadra and use the Quadra as my main machine (more RAM and faster).
The IIci was upgraded to 7.1.3 and I'm happy with that. The Quadra comes with 8.1. I'm concerned that some of my programs won't run on that OS. So, what would be the most harmonius thing to do? Upgrade the IIci to 7.5.3 and downgrade the Quadra to that? Make them both run 7.1.3? Keep the Quadra at 8.1 as long as the programs run okay when copied over? I spent most of the day looking for comparisions of the OSs but my best information is the bit on Lowendmac. IIci only has 8MB of RAM, while the Quadra has 20. They both have 250MB hard drives. Speaking of, are there any sites that really talk about the different Mac OS versions? I ran into some sites where they loved 8.1, others where it caused nothing but trouble. At this point, I'm mostly concerned about having a decent backup of this software, until I get a chance to play around with it. I will eventually upgrade the programs that I actually use. Thanks for the help! Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] New and improved site: http://www.xws.com/terispage/ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
