----- Original Message ----- From: "John Beringer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 3:21 PM Subject: Re: OS X 10.2.6 running on wallstreet - great! - I wish this hadworked for me :-(
> I'm curious about the "guts" in your powerbook as well, specifically RAM and > HD modifications I, if any. I recently tried, to the point of desperation > and finally resignation, to upgrade to 10.2.6 on my wife's bronze Lombard > 333Mhz with the minimum of 128MB of RAM and a clean 4.6GB original HD. I was > able to run only 10.1 (and maybe 10.1.5, I can't recall), but it always > crashed within 3min. I tried to go further, to 10.2.6, but the install > process would also crash each time, give me a blue screen and then need to > be restarted starting the fun startup- and- crash all over again. > > Any advice? I 'd love to get it on there as I image that it me a bit more > stable than 9.2.2, which must be said works much better with the wiped and > zeroed drive and the fresh OS install of 9.2. > > Anyone? > > Thanks > > JB > I would suggest you get more RAM, OS X really works well as long as you have a lot of memory. 128 MB really isn't enough. I have 2 512 MB sticks in my Pismo. I'd also suggest you get a larger Hard Drive. Both upgrades are relatively cheap and should give you a good machine. As long as the rest of your machine is in good condition investing in the above should will give you a reliable alternative to a new machine. Joe Ellis -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
