[P1] OS X on an original Tangerine iBook

[Jason Bennett]

On Sunday, June 15, 2003, Wai Lee wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am looking to upgrade my other ibook, an original tangerine version,
> up to OS X.  I have the original hard drive .  I understand that this
> will work, but with modest performance and limited screen size.  If I
> were to do this, how much hard disk space would I use just to get OS X
> installed?  Or, what can I cut out of a typical installation in order
> to maximize disk space?  Excel, Word, Mail, and Safari are the main
> applications that I use.
>
> Thanks in advance everyone,
>
> Wai Lee

Wai,

In addition to what Eugene suggested, I would try also consider 
removing the extra language packages you will not use when installing 
Jaguar. There is an option early in the installation process where you 
can specify which languages you want installed -- the default is to 
install them all. By specifying the languages you want, this will help 
save space on your hard drive.

Also, I would consider leaving OS 9 behind. From the sounds of it, your 
favourite applications are OS X native, so dropping OS 9 will save you 
about 300 MB or so.

Good luck,

Jason