What is the "swap list" and where do I find it. John B. on 12/20/02 4:41 PM, Mehdi El Gueddari at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> As Clark said, you can use an ADB mouse (you can find one for almost nothing > on the swap list). I use an apple one without any problems. > > Peace, > Mehdi > On 20/12/02 18:50, "John Brownsberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Sorry, I forget to change the subject, so I am sending again! >> >> I recently purchased a used Powerbook 520. It has an internet plug-in on it >> with OS 7.5. I would like to upgrade to OS 8.1 and use the internet. > > I have a powerbook 520c and the best advice I can give you is : stay with > 7.5.5 or 7.6.1. It works perfectly for web and mail and does not use to much > disk space and RAM. I guess that 8.1 will be really to slow for that > machine. For web use, 12MB with RAM doubler is sufficient (that's what I had > at the beginnig) but, of course, I'd suggest you to upgrade to 36MB if it's > not already done. 7.5.5 uses around 5MB RAM and a web browser around 10MB. > > >> What >> ISP would work on this PB and what browsers should I put on it and or mail >> server - ie. IE 4.5 and OE 4.5? > > Ie and netscape 4.5 do not works on 68k machines. Actually, even with 36MB > RAM, web browsing will be *very* slow. Netscape 2 is fast but not compatible > with most webpages nowdays. Netscape 4.08 (the latest version for 68k) is > compatible with almost all web pages but sloooow... IE 4 is even slower. As > for mail clients, I've tried OE but it's too slow and it's a pretty bad > piece of software. Eudora 3 is the perfect mail client for the 520 : fast, > powerful and uses only 800k RAM. > >> Also, is it possible to obtain a mouse for use with this PW? If so, what >> and where? Thanks for the help! John Brownsberger > > As Clark said, you can use an ADB mouse (you can find one for almost nothing > on the swap list). I use an apple one without any problems. > > Peace, > Mehdi -- 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> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
