[P1] IBook query...

[david]

On 1/12/03 12:45 PM, "Pat D. Stephens" <patdart at cox-internet.com> wrote:

> I'm outfitting an iBook (an orange clamshell) for a friend, and have
> been planning to put her in 9.1, but I like OSX a lot and have had no
> problems with it in the three weeks I've had it...so now, I'm
> wondering...how slow will that machine be if I put it to X and how much
> memory does she need to make it run well?  I think I've read that that
> is a problem...any others I should consider?  I like the way Safari
> works and I could just transfer everything from my iBook 700 to it,
> right?  As a clean install?  She's PC phobic and asked me to put in the
> easiest system I could find because she hated the PC she used at
> work...never did learn to use it properly and thinks she can a Mac for
> email and simple stuff.  So, I really don't want to create problems for
> her as I live 4 hours away and will have to troubleshoot it.
> 
There are 4 points to consider: The first is RAM and that should really be
bumped to the max so you'll want to install a 128meg stick. The second is
hard drive space. With a 3 gig drive installing Jag and OS 9 will just about
max out the drive. The third is speed. With 170meg RAM the machine will be
no speed demon but running AppleWorks, a browser, and email will not be a
painful proposition. I used OS X on my tangerine iBook for quite some time
and was happy. The fourth is legality. What can you legally install on her
iBook?
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