on 1/10/01 19:31, Tee Cashmore.1 at tee.cashmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Payton Cannon wrote: > >> My question is, doesn't this make for a >> very, very large chunk of HD dedicated to the operating system? I >> mean, it seems the update is in additon to the more basic version. I >> haven't installed obviously, and any input on this would be >> appreciated. Thanx and, aloha. If you're running OS X already you will not be dedicating any new HD space to the OS. OS X 10.1 is a pretty heavy-duty re-write of OS X 10.0.4 and replaces instead of adding components (purportedly getting rid of quite a few of the problems associated with it). > > Hi, > It sort of makes the "minimum 128 megs ram" to run O/S X seem a tad > shy!! Seems like we're going the way of the big blue machines. Mind you > there are those on Delphi.com/macos that claim to have hacked a few bits > of pieces out of X. > OTOH 600 M may be much less when installed. <chuckle> 128 MB as a minimum. HAHAHAHA. That's like saying that 32 MB is sufficient to run OS 9 with Word, Photoshop and Netscrape at the same time under virtual memory. You *need* at least 256 MB to run without constantly hitting virtual memory, and preferably more. 320 IS NOT ENOUGH if you want to do anything complex. Considering how cheap RAM is I don't even think that it's an issue. Last Thursday I saw a 256 MB PC133 SD-RAM for $50 CDN in a clone computer store. It'll work in any desktop and newer iMac that runs OS X, from the G3/233 through to the G4/800 DP. RAM for laptops is only marginally more expensive. You can get 128 MB SO-DIMMs for under $50 which'll fit in iMacs and G3 Powerbooks. I'm waiting until November before adding a 256 MB DIMM (hoping prices will drop even more... I've seen a 50% price drop since April) to bump things to 576 MB (that should keep me happy until 2003... when I need more I'll replace the 64 with a 256) L8r, Eric. Users can subscribe to the List by sending an email to <muglo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field Users can unsubscribe from the List by sending an email to <muglo-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field Users must send messages or replies to <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> All messages are archived so that you can view them at any time by going to <//www.freelists.org/archives/muglo> Problems concerning use of the FreeList should be sent to <paulthomas@xxxxxxx> Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/