Marten van de Kraats wrote:
> >Finally settled on Netscape 4.08 for the Quadra > >800 which meant > >uppingthe O.S. to 7.6.1. > > That is not necessary. Just install the necessary extra system > software in 7.1 works too. You can read all about that on that page > that lists vintage mac hardware and software sites. (I can't recall > the name of the page. Think the author is called David Wood or > something. > > Marten Yeh! The Long List Webpage Guy, Mr. Wood was/is my favorite go-to spot for never-ending info on Old Macs. I spent DAYS poring over the links in his site. As to the unnecessary upgrade, I did it because of the slogging way I.E. worked in 7.1, 7.5 and 7.5.3. I reasoned that if the Netscape version was designed for 7.6.1, I'd get the most from it with the upgrade. The Quadra really "feels" like a speed demon. And version 4.76 comes with Flash. This all came about in an attempt to sell a IIci to a girl here locally. When I offered it to her for $25US with monitor and keyboard/mouse, she asked if it would Internet, do on-line gaming and shockwave. I bit my tongue hard, told her the cost of a machine that WOULD, then set about to see if the Quadra was close to "up-to-it". And, fooling around with Netscape 3.0x DID make the SE/30 more peppy, too. Just annoying with the javascript errors. Jeff -- 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:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
