It would run really slow on OS 9.1
----- Original Message ----- From: "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:31 AM Subject: Re: Software and Setup for 5300c > At 12:45 PM -0700 2/5/2003, Bill Hatchell wrote: > >I am planning to buy a refurbished 5300c and would like to have > >recommendations from you listas re appropriate software for this > >particular PowerBook. At this point, it is unclear what MacOS will be > >pre-installed. I plan to do some word processing, web surfing, email, > >etc. with the 5300c. I understand it has a 603e PPC processor but not > >sure about the ethernet and modem capabilities. I have a copy of MS > >Office 98 and I also have an installation disc for MacOS9.0.4 but do > >not know if it will install on the PowerBook. Would appreciate all > >recommendations re software and setup. > > > OS 9.0.4 will install on a 5300c. It needs to be a retail version, > not machine specific. Upgrading to OS 9.1 should be done. That said > I'd suggest OS 8.6 unless you have a specific reason for 9.X. > > A 5300 has no built in modem or Ethernet, but you can add them with > PCCard(s). You can upgrade the memory to 64Mb and the Harddisk to, > well lots (I put a 20Mb in mine). > > Office 98 should run on it and performance should be acceptable (I > haven't run it on that machine and am estimating performance based on > knowledge of it running on other machines). > > I'd suggest Internet Explorer 5.1 over Netscape 4.X (and don't even > consider Netscape 6 or 7). IE 5.1 is a lightly faster and a lot less > of a memory pig. Eudora 5.1 works reasonably well on it. > > Don't expect much out of this machine, it's about as slow as a PPC > can be. I used one for a couple of years and it worked okay for on > the road usage. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > 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 > -- 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
