system 7.6.1 is flawless, and easy to maintain. Like you say, Norton of that era does a great job of keeping it up and running like a charm (and an occasional desktop rebuilding).
That is exactly my problem. I don't find it normal that one needs to keep an OS a float with Norton. IN my office I have 20+ Macs and ever since we got past 7.x and 8.0 there was no need to run Norton anymore. They just work and crash only occassionaly. Compared with the systems that came before and after it, system 7.5 is pretty unstable. Mac OS 9.1 is rock solid, especially when run on G3's. I remember the system 7 era as an era of constant maintenance and almost daily crashes.
I have always had a problem with the popular opinion that newest is always better. I can't imagine (and I will probably be flooded with outraged replies because I say this) trying to make a Mac take OS 9.2 or X that wasn't designed to run it. Why? Let it run on what it was made for. You will both be happier!
I agree: the newest is not always the better, often old things are better. Just like system 6 in many ways was better than system 7.
Marten -- Vintage Macs list nanny
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