> I don't know your usage, so I'm not going to say your statement is > wrong in general. If you were to try running Photoshop or many other of > the more professional apps of that day, then you are certainly correct. > If you look at the apps I listed as ones that I commonly ran, however > (ClarisWorks, text editors, and a video player, each with mem > requirements of less than a few MB, plus a web browser (requiring only > 4MB in those days, more like 12-16 for comfort and my System was > skinnied down until it took less than 8MB), I think that you might > agree that with my particular usage, having only 32MB would have very > little impact on performance if Virtual Memory is off).
Absolutely. I used to run 7.5.5 in *12MB,* in fact, and it was highly usable for what I wanted at that point - writing a few letters and playing CDs, on a Performa 5200. That was the OS and RAM as shipped with the machine, as a matter of interest. -- Liam Proven � http://welcome.to/liamsweb -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
