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Tuning up System 7.5?
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik) Date: April 16, 2006 at 15:16:08 Pacific OS: Mac OS 7.5 CPU/Ram: 25 MHz / 12 MB Product: Apple PowerBook 520c
Comment:
Hello everyone! :-D I got ahold of some System 7.5 floppies, and I installed it on this old laptop... But it runs slow as heck! >:-( Is there any way I can make it run faster? (Maybe some tuner app, RAM Doubler or something...) Thanks! ;-)
Name: forevermac Date: April 19, 2006 at 15:52:18 Pacific
Reply:
Hi, It may be that apple prefs has turned on virtual memory as you're running on too little memory for the 520c and 7.5. The mac's more than capable of running at a decent speed. Check the memory control panel and turn off virtual memory. Ram Doubler would slow the mac down just the same.
Rgds
Richard
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Response Number 2
Name: b101875 Date: April 19, 2006 at 20:15:40 Pacific
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ya u could do what the 1st guy said or just mac a new mac
jel
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Response Number 3
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik) Date: May 4, 2006 at 17:10:32 Pacific
Reply:
Hmm... Well, if I disable virtual memory, then I can't launch IE due to lack of memory! Anything else I can do? Thanks! ;-)
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