>I can download the 7.1 from Apple's older software page. I have to download >it with my Pismo, then put that on a zip disk and then load that via zip to >my PB190cs. That way I'll be able to use 7.1 instead of 8.1 because 8.1 is >slower than molasses. > >Any suggestions or does all I just wrote make sense?
I don't believe you can download 7.1 from Apple--it's one of those System versions they still like to sell you. Anyway, I don't think 7.1 will run on a 190. The last PowerBook that ran plain 7.1 was the 170. (The second generation 160-180c required enablers with 7.1.) It shipped originally with 7.5.2, like the (PPC-based) 5300 models whereof it was the (68040-based) "economy version"--as the 150 was the (68030-based) economy sibling to the (68040-based) 5xx series PBs. 7.5.2 was a special System version made up only for these models, essentially the same as 7.5.1 with a few added tweaks. 7.5.3 was the watershed, where the System software set got a lot larger and more complicated. 8.1 really shouldn't be all that slow on a 190, which is a 33MHz 68040. Though I'd probably run 7.6.1 on it--the next "complete" System increment after 7.5. Andrew Main -- 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
