Hi Geoff Like Paul in Germany I am one of the 10% who have had problems with running other OSs than 8.5 or 9.1 on a Sonnet G3 upgraded 1400. Also, according to Sonnett: No RAM-doubler! Anyway, I am very happy with the machine, it does everything fast. including (to Kathryn looking for PCcards) with a LASAT 56k modem and a Asante 10base ethernet card which I bought 2nd hand in Denmark for about 35$ each. I have not had problems with the 64 m ram limit, but I might get it if I move from OS 8.5 to 9.1. I (or rather the 9 year old wanting to play Diablo 2) sometimes need the spockets available from 8.6. On the other other hand, maybe I will just ad these to the 8.5instead of upgrading. And, forDiablo 2, I will need more ram (128m). I am quite tempted bythe idea to buy flash card PCMCIA cards from the local photo shop - plug it in, format it as a harddisk and use it as virtual ram. HD virtual ram was NOT speeding up the young one's Diablo 2 (on the 4400 desktop) before we added more of the real thing. And I should refer to the rich scources at www.insanely-great.com about what and why for the various PB models. Thanks, Remy! Geoff, I recommend you upgrade the 117 machine to end up with one G3 and one 166 (with L2) instead of aG3 and the slow 117. It was not difficult to tear the 166 card out. Also thanks to the exciting episodes of exploring the internal electronic jungles of the 540 - will there be a happy end? Christopher, Tølløse Denmark >>I have a 1400 117 and a 166. I am going to put a G3 card in one of them, saw a message that the 166 cpu was a little touchy when it came to the Sonnett G3 card. Anyone had or heard of trouble with the 166 and the G3. Thanks Geoff -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
