gf sciacca said at ÒSubject: Re: RAM needed for OS X on LombardÓ. [19/Jan/2004 01:46]
> It runs fine (and by far more stable) under OS X, but not half as fast as > under OS 9.2.2, specially when using many apps at a time as I do. Special > concerns (in my case) are very slow Finder actions, terribly long apps > launching time, slow window scrolling and Mail annoyingly long deadtimes > (even when it is the only application running). Plus, I lost use of the > internal modem under OS X. Word processing is fine, forget image and sound > editing/processing, way faster under OS 9. Perhaps 512 MB of RAM would > improve on all of the above. > On the bright side (and most importantly), software installations and > configurations, peripheral support, external hardware compatibilyty and > so on are vastly improved. Having heard repeatedly that Panther is > faster, you'll be better off than me. I'll give it a shot myself. > Perhaps I'll re-gain the modem as well. > 10.28 on a 233 wallstreet is good with 512 MB RAM Email still fairly slow. Mailsmith is a lot faster, and so is Musashi, than Mail, Thunderbird or Mulberry. I have control of the internal modem. The System Prefs/Network must be configureed right. Select 'show printer/ modem and delete enteries. Then select 'show internal modem and make sure your entry is there. CLick apply. Cheers, John PLum -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
