>2 - What is the approximate extra memory overhead associated with going from
>OS 8.6 to 9.0? I currently carry about 20mb for the system an as I am maxed
>out at 80mb I dont want to lose a lot more. (anyone with a feel of what OSX
>may weigh?)
>
>3- Any recommendations on security software? My book is now full of pretty
>important and valuable stuff and although I backup I worry about it getting
>stolen and the information getting into the wrong hands. I need to protect a
>few files and documents really but I access them regularly so it would be
>good if it was a kinda invisible or easy protection method that didn't get
>in the way too much.
#2 -- OS 9 will take from 15 to 25 Mb RAM, depending on your needs. I'm
a hard user with a lot of tools/toys on my machine and I sit right at 24
Mb. I've found 9.0.4 more stable than 8.6, too... just watch the other
required upgrades (ATM, etc.)
#3 -- a cheap solution is to use ResEdit to make files invisible
temporarily, but one has to be careful. A program like nightwatch would
be better, or the powerbook security cdev (control panel) is probably
what you want.
i'm on digest, so this may be a bit late...
:)
p
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