--- "A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey folks, > > A few questions regarding my IIsi: > > 1) Which OS would be the most optimal for this > machine? 6? 7.0? 7.0.1? 7.1? > 7.5? etc.
7.1 for speed. 7.5.5 if you have something to run that absolutely will not run in 7.1. > 2) I just got in my possession an old IBM 4019 laser > printer. If I wanted > to hookup this printer to the IIsi, which version of > Powerprint do I need? 4.5.2 was the final version with 68k support. You need their serial to parallel cable. If you pick up a version of it used, e-mail the company at http://www.strydent.com and tell them the version, serial number and any info that's on the cable you get with it. I bought 3.0.0 on eBay and they gave me a free upgrade to 4.5, which is the latest version that works with the cable 3.0.0 came with. If they still list a serial version on the site, they'll sell you version 4.5.2 of the software with the cable. > 3) If I had a VGA adapter, would it work on the > IIsi? (it's a little > doohickey thingy that clips over the built-in Apple > video port and turns it > into a VGA port). Anyone if it does work what would > I expect in terms of > size of screen, quality of video, etc. You need an adaptor that can be manually set to one resolution. You'll get the same video options as you would with an Apple monitor. > 4) I loaded the IIsi to the max with RAM (64megs). > I then installed > RamDoubler (an old copy) and doubled the RAM to > 128MB. Skip RAM Doubler. There's nothing you'd want to sit around and wait on at 20Mhz that needs that much RAM, real or virtual. ;) Get the IIsi RAM Muncher Init. What that does is "munches" or fills up any of the first one meg (Bank A) that's not being used by the video. It speeds up the IIsi a bit because the CPU and video cannot access Bank A at the same time. The muncher just sits there quietly so that whenever the CPU "peeks in" at Bank A it gets the message that there's nothing to do there and goes back to Bank B. Try RAM Charger. This program is what Apple should have licensed years ago to replace their poor memory management. RAM Charger constantly defragments the memory space so that all free blocks appear as a single block. It also allows applications to dynamically access more memory as they need, then takes it back when it's no being used. You can still set minimum memory sizes. That's for pesky apps that expect a certain amount of memory available immediately when they start. See www.jumpdev.com You can also overclock a IIsi to 25Mhz without a problem (most of the time). Apple was originally going to sell it and the IIci both at 25Mhz then decided that the less expensive IIsi might cut into IIci sales. As if anyone who expected to do any expanding or upgrading on their Mac would buy the IIsi over the IIci. Cutting the IIsi down by 5Mhz probably just helped sell fewer Macs. :P Anyway, all the parts in the IIsi are rated for 25Mhz except the CPU. CPUs have for many years all been made to a design speed specification. Then as they're made, they are "binned" by being tested first at the design speed then stepping down in intervals to see if ones that fail at that speed are stable at slower speeds. As a CPU design matures (nears obsolete) the company just starts marking the Mhz on them according to market demands. (Of course they're still tested at the marked speed.) So the older a 20Mhz 030 is, the less likely it'll be stable at 25Mhz. ===== It's total Fandemonium! http://www.fandemonium.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
