[Ti] Thanks on Classic OS

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Hi,

I am late to this party, but I can suggest a few things...

1) I prefer to have my OSX and OS9 separated on two different
partitions/volumes.  Easier to sort through everything.  But also, you have
more flexibility with regard to which version of the Classic OS you wish to
run - if you have Panther and wish to run OS9 in Classic mode, you are
limited to 9.2.1.  There are reasons you might want to run OS 9.0.4, for
example.

2) Even though I am on Panther, I still feel that the speed of OS 9 has yet
to be beat, in certain situations.  If you dedicate your Mac to a particular
task and you don't encumber it with extraneous system extensions and fonts,
OS 9 can blaze circles around Panther.  I can tell you that Office 98 is
MUCH faster than Office X.

3) Pony up the $$$ for a 7200 RPM internal drive upgrade.  I think, yes,
512mb minimum of RAM is in order, but the faster internal drive makes a HUGE
difference, especially if your applications make significant use of scratch
disk.

My $.02...

Bill Planey



On 2/16/04 08:39, "Da Pen" <macstonelson at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the speedy replies - guess there is no
> question what to do with the OS update.  BTW, we are
> going to buy a G5 sometime in near future and will
> start acquiring apps for that machine - need the Ti
> compatible.  This is a good time to start learning
> panther.
> 
> One other problem.  Last year she had to have the
> bottom case replaced due to a crack near the outside
> left edge of the "left" (left if looking at the opened
> screen) screen hinge.  The exact, and I'm not kidding
> it is exactly the same, crack appeared not so long
> ago.  She is not difficult on the equipment at all -
> it is odd cause it just showed up.  We couldn't tie it
> to a moment during opening the screen or any other
> traumatic event.  So, I'm wondering if there is a
> problem with the hinge placing undue stress and maybe
> we need a new hinge as well.  Anyone have similar
> problem?  Your thoughts on this matter appreciated?
> I've done repairs and teardowns on my Duo2300c, is
> this do-able by me, or should I have someone else do
> it.  If someone else, are there suggestions about
> where to get this done reasonably (Though we didn't
> pay for it, it cost a bundle last year, I'll have to
> pay this year)?
> 
> Thanks again. Dave
> 
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