Re: Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread Sque
Brett Forrester wrote: >I concur with Scott. OS 8.1 runs very nicely on my Performa 630CD (36 >MB RAM), and it's modern enough to not be so dissimilar from Macs >running newer operating systems when I have occasion to work with >those or network with those. For instance, it runs Open Transpo

Re: Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread Quadra 700 User
- Original Message - From: "Brett Forrester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Quadlist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 02:06 PM Subject: Re: Most suitable system version > At 1:19 PM -0500 3/15/2003, Scott Holder wrote in reply to Peter: > >At 03:43 PM 3/15/2003 +0100, you wro

Re: m68k?

2003-03-15 Thread mike
On Sat, 15 Mar 2003, Matt R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a quadra 950 to > "Linux machine!!!" > If anyone has had some success with getting linux to > run on these beasts, let me know According to the 68k machine status page:

Re: Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread J.M.P.Hissel
On 15-03-2003 16:19, Dan Palka, [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote: > System 7.5.5 always wins my vote for 68k macs. Well Dan, I believe it depends of what you do with your 68k. I, pers., prefer 7.6.2 on my Q800 and PM800 (only used by the grandkids). On my 2 other 68k's (Q840AV and P630 Dos-comp./TV-Vid.)

Re: Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread Brett Forrester
At 1:19 PM -0500 3/15/2003, Scott Holder wrote in reply to Peter: >At 03:43 PM 3/15/2003 +0100, you wrote: >>Hello listmembers >> >>I have a Performa 630 68LC040, 40Mhz. Anyone got any idea on what system >>to run on this machine, Should I stick on system 7 or upgrade to 8? At the >>moment I have 7

Re: Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread Scott Holder
At 03:43 PM 3/15/2003 +0100, you wrote: >Hello listmembers > >I have a Performa 630 68LC040, 40Mhz. Anyone got any idea on what system >to run on this machine, Should I stick on system 7 or upgrade to 8? At the >moment I have 7.1.2p but I guess thats an old 7 system which lack much >funtionality

Re: Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread Dan Palka
>I have a Performa 630 68LC040, 40Mhz. Anyone got any idea on what system to >run on this machine, Should I stick on system 7 or upgrade to 8? At the >moment I have 7.1.2p but I guess thats an old 7 system which lack much System 7.5.5 always wins my vote for 68k macs. -- Quadlist is sponsored

Most suitable system version

2003-03-15 Thread Peter 64a
Hello listmembers I have a Performa 630 68LC040, 40Mhz. Anyone got any idea on what system to run on this machine, Should I stick on system 7 or upgrade to 8? At the moment I have 7.1.2p but I guess thats an old 7 system which lack much funtionality. Just curious /Peter ___

Re: m68k?

2003-03-15 Thread Dan Palka
>Okay, since many of you seem to be into the more >technical aspects of old macs (who else would would >REALLY be using a 10 year + old mac for the fun of >it?) Thats certainly not true in my case. My main machines are a Quadra 800 and PowerBook 190cs. And I choose to use these two machines as

Re: m68k?

2003-03-15 Thread Sque
Matt R wrote: >If anyone has had some success with getting linux to >run on these beasts, let me know, as I am having more >than my fair share of difficulty getting the damn >thing to work. > Thanks to Scotts suggestion I run Debain on the quadra. A few folks here run bsd. Now here's a cas

m68k?

2003-03-15 Thread Matt R
Okay, since many of you seem to be into the more technical aspects of old macs (who else would would REALLY be using a 10 year + old mac for the fun of it?) I have a quadra 950 that I have lusted after since I was like 13. Saw it, feel in love with it, had to have one. Well, fast forward 8 years