SNIP
That said, OS 9 has much more native PPC code than does OS 8.6. With lots
of RAM and a faster-than-original HD (for speedy-ish VM) OS 9 is faster
in use than any other classic Mac OS. PPC code uses more resources (RAM &
HD space) than 68K code, so you'll not be happy if you have less than
48MB, 64MB is better still. OS 9 does take longer to boot than earlier
systems, just takes longer to load all that extra-sized PPC code.
FYI, you can use up to OS 9.1 on the nubus-based 1400, the 9.2.x updates
require a PCI-based Mac.
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Thanks for the input, Dan. I had almost bid on a copy of 9.2.2 on E-Bay
until I also uncovered something (I think it was at everymac.com) showing
that 9.1 was the last version that ran on the 1400. I assume that was due to
the system's bus?
Thanks again for the response,
G3fidel
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