• Re: Older Mac OS versions and older Macs

    From maron@nospam@nospam.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, July 26, 2003 14:31:42
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Phil Lefebvre wrote:
    In article <250720031240529071%zcoevgg@znp.pbz>,
    Michael Allbritton <zcoevgg@znp.pbz> wrote:


    What about OS 8.1 then? Was that stable enough to use?
    What I have now is OS9.1 and it seems sluggish on
    this old computer.


    I keep a copy of OS 8.1 on my 8500 and it screams compared to OS 9.1. Really, it is sooo much faster it is like twice the processor speed.

    Interesting.
    Do you know what OS 9.1 added that made it so much slower?


    The alternative would be to upgrade to a faster processor,
    but I have no idea how to do that on a Mac.


    My 8500 has a G4/450 upgrade. To install, remove the 4 screws on the
    back of the 8500, slide off the cover, flip up the little support, grasp
    and pull the CPU (the thing with the heat sink), install CPU upgrade,
    press CUDA switch, reverse. The upgrade will come with good
    instructions. It is pretty easy, and you can get a nice boost for around $100.

    Adding RAM is also a good idea, but is much more complicated.


    Thanks for the information.
    I'm saving your message for future reference.

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