On Apr 11, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Dan Ziegler wrote: > Well the RAM amount is possible, I know it needs more... but it has > worked great for 1.5 years until about 2 weeks ago this started. (And > will Dad want to spend $70, hmm...) This is really really really slow > - I'm talking slower than my old Sawtooth, 10.4.11 with 384 MB! Maybe > the install is old with age? I'd hate to have to do a clean install.
No that won't be it. The OS doesn't 'age'. $70 would be a well-spent upgrade. Look in the System log at the time it starts slowing down, see if you have errors being reported. (use the Console app in Utilities) A long time ago I had a similar thing happen when a USB device went flaky. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
