"Joseph C. Sis, JR." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >------------------------------ > >Now I just have to decide if I want to bother with OS 9 or do it all under >OS 8.6, any opinions? > >I have a PB5300ce/117mhz/2G/32mb, though I might be willing to upgrade the >RAM to 64mb if needed.
I'm running OS 9.0.4 with the JLKit on a G3 (Wallstreet) and the OS itself uses more than 22 MB of RAM. Admittedly, I have never done a thorough review of my extensions to see how many of the ones that are turned on are actually unnecessary but I can't imagine getting much below 20 MB for the OS by paring things down. If there is no reason NOT to upgrade your RAM, my recommendation would be to Go For It. You do, of course, have the option of upping the RAM using Virtual Memory, but 64 MB of installed RAM these days is certainly not excessive. If you upgrade the RAM, use your new leeway to pump up the RAM on some of the RAM-hungry applications such as your Web browser (or ANY Microsloth application ;-). Enjoy, Rodney (in Hayama, Japan) -- 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! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
