In a message dated 8/15/03 9:17:38 AM, larry.s.f at mindspring.com writes: << I just picked up a 270c (with the PPC upgrade) and I replaced the cracked screen with the one from my dead 280c. Is it better to run 8.1 or 7.6? I don't require a specific OS on this machine, but which OS will run faster with the PPC chip? >> So call it a 2300...that is really what you have now. Either 8.1 or 7.6 will work (have two, currently running 8.1, runs fine). Still slower than the 280 with 7.5.3 on it, tho! Andrew