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RAM requirements for MacOS 9.1

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raWr Junior Member Tuvalu 491 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 08:43:15 How much RAM is required? And is this a stable OS or should it be upgraded to 9.2.2? Fleet Covert Ops Macs liberated: 4-5
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 10:04:43 I don't know the exact requirements, but I wouldn't run it at less than 32MB. It's fairly stable, as long as you're swift with extension manager. 9.2.2 is equally stable, but only runs on NWR (beige G3 or newer) macs. 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 12:02:14 I wouldn't reccomend anything under 128mb for 9...but then again that's just me... -------------------- Spellcheck/Grammar Bandit and beholder of: -the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ -the HTML Keyboard of Greater Knowledge™ -Compact Mac Wand of Power with Shocking Flyback Transformer Tip™ --------------------
raWr Junior Member Tuvalu 491 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 12:06:08 On the other hand, if I remove unnecessary extensions, it should run fine with 96 MB, eh? Fleet Covert Ops Macs liberated: 4-5
alcoa Full Member Albania 543 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 12:14:17 quote: I wouldn't reccomend anything under 128mb for 9...but then again that's just me... got 384 MB an' i want MORE in this G-4! i've got HDD's almost that capacity in the Mac II assortment stacked over in the corner, it's embarassing for bog's sake! jt *oink!* oops, for a second there, i forgot we were discussing 68k software!
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 12:53:33 96MB would be OK. I've never actually run it at less than 112MB, and I would suggest you use virtual memory to reduce OS 9's memory allocation and avoid any audio/video apps. Otherwise, you should be fine. 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
raWr Junior Member Tuvalu 491 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 13:13:57 Okay. Thanks! Fleet Covert Ops Macs liberated: 4-5
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 14:55:35 In my experiences, its okay if you have 32 megs of ram, but you wouldn't want to be running any more than two apps at the same time. And those 2 apps are basically an MP3 player, and a web browser, or AppleWorks., or a little shareware game. Under 96 megs of ram, however, its a lot better, and you can run 5 applications at once. The good thing is though, is that my iMac has a 40 gig drive, which allows me to have VM cranked up to 1 gig, so you often see my appswitcher on my iMac going halfway down the screen. Life is good when you have your equal fix of both G3s and 68ks. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 5
alcoa Full Member Albania 543 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 15:07:22 quote: Life is good when you have your equal fix of both G3s and 68ks. i'll agree with that sentiment! jt
cinemafia Guerrilla Recon Leader USA 2965 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 15:36:12 quote: Life is good when you have your equal fix of both G3s and 68ks. I wish I, too, could agree... 666th poster and 666th thread-creator Mod of the Mac II series Forums Total 68K Macs liberated: 7 Regular Disappear!
alcoa Full Member Albania 543 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 15:59:08 quote: Life is good when you have your equal fix of both G3s and 68ks. [/quote] don't feel bad cinemo, my only G3 is on the Sonnet Card in my PCI Q630, and i don't have the PURE Quadra power that you do, but then I do have the G4 to fall back on for consolation I guess. jt
FireWire is fast General, 4 star USA 1559 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 19:09:04 notices this isn't the Lounge d'oh C'mon now, raWr - this is "68K Software" just go to MAF for your eternal ppc questions...please -------------------- Spellcheck/Grammar Bandit and beholder of: -the Quadra/Centris Stick of Justice™ -the HTML Keyboard of Greater Knowledge™ -Compact Mac Wand of Power with Shocking Flyback Transformer Tip™ --------------------
alcoa Full Member Albania 543 Posts	Posted - 15 Mar 2002 : 19:13:20 quote: notices this isn't the Lounge d'oh d'oh!
raWr Junior Member Tuvalu 491 Posts	Posted - 16 Mar 2002 : 09:38:32 sorry! but thanks for the help! PS I've posted there. Fleet Covert Ops Macs liberated: 4-5
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 17 Mar 2002 : 06:24:29 You've earned your signature material... again. ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 00014 Macs liberated.

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