Hi Caleb,
I have a mini and a G4 iBook and the mini runs faster than the book.
There is indeed only one RAM slot and it's hard to get to. But more
RAM would help.
I suspect there are accumulated cache files that could be fouling
things us. If he's using Tiger then those cron jobs get run at
startup. But MacJanitor might be useful if he's running Panther.
I highly recommend Applejack if you're running Tiger. It seems to
fix everything, though it tends to make people nervous. It runs as a
Unix script on startup if you start in the single-user mode.
Here's what you do.
Go here and get the installer for Applejack 1.4.1. It's a disk image.
http://applejack.sourceforge.net/
Install it.
Start up in single-user by holding down command-S.
You'll get the command line screen. Type [applejack] (no brackets)
and hit return.
Watch the lovely lines scroll by. Do not be impatient. Some of the
tasks take a bit of time.
When it's all done restart the Mini. It may take longer than usual to
start up and to start the finder. Don't worry. This is normal.
Much should be improved. What's not fixed is wither due to some
background tasks which others on the list have walked through, or
just the small amount of RAM.
Best,
John
On Dec 18, 2005, at 8:34 PM, Caleb Cupples wrote:
I've been talking with my grandpa, whom I converted to a Mac, but
he's been complaining of his mini feeling slower than when it was
new. I'm speaking from my limited experience with OS X and its
behavior but running Jaguar on my Lombard (G3/400, 192 MB RAM)
feels more responsive than his Rev. A mini (G4/1.25 GHz, 256 MB
RAM) running Panther. Any help?
Thanks,
Caleb
P.S. I know this is a 'Books only list, but I hope I can be
forgiven for this one transgression.
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