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From: Rowland McDonnell on 2 Jun 2010 23:27 Dorian Gray <D.Gray(a)picture.invalid> wrote: [snip] > > > I guess /Library is not that relevant. > > > > It is relevant, though you could save a fair amount there by NOT > > installing all the printer drivers. > > 1.57 GB it turns out. Probably no need for `all the founts in the world' either. [snip] You can save a lot by not installing all the language support going, I've found. Rowland. (smug with a 1TB disc) -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: David Kennedy on 3 Jun 2010 01:32 Dorian Gray wrote: > > My iBook G4 is 1.42 GHz and has 1 GB - should I upgrade it to the > maximum 1.5 GB? Crucial are selling the 1 GB that would be required for > �41.11 inc. VAT. > > > Thanks all! (still I have one question about memory upgrade above) Do it! -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: Chris Ridd on 3 Jun 2010 02:28 On 2010-06-03 06:32:54 +0100, David Kennedy said: > Dorian Gray wrote: >> >> My iBook G4 is 1.42 GHz and has 1 GB - should I upgrade it to the >> maximum 1.5 GB? Crucial are selling the 1 GB that would be required for >> �41.11 inc. VAT. >> >> >> Thanks all! (still I have one question about memory upgrade above) > > Do it! It is worth rebooting first just to clear down any excess swapfiles. Might mean a little bit more disk space for the installer.. -- Chris
From: J. J. Lodder on 3 Jun 2010 05:01 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-03 06:32:54 +0100, David Kennedy said: > > > Dorian Gray wrote: > >> > >> My iBook G4 is 1.42 GHz and has 1 GB - should I upgrade it to the > >> maximum 1.5 GB? Crucial are selling the 1 GB that would be required for > >> �41.11 inc. VAT. > >> > >> > >> Thanks all! (still I have one question about memory upgrade above) > > > > Do it! > > It is worth rebooting first just to clear down any excess swapfiles. > Might mean a little bit more disk space for the installer.. And also to verify that it will boot, Jan
From: J. J. Lodder on 3 Jun 2010 05:01
Dorian Gray <D.Gray(a)picture.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jjgvxm.b5o599f5ovvuN(a)de-ster.xs4all.nl>, > nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote: > > > Dorian Gray <D.Gray(a)picture.invalid> wrote: > > > > > In article <1jjgrlv.obod52un6q9tN(a)de-ster.xs4all.nl>, > > > nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote: > > > > > > > Just do it, and see, > > > > > > If the machine would becomes unusable given the amount of stuff I will > > > want/need to put back on after installation, then I will want to leave > > > it using Tiger. > > > > As long as there is one or two gig free it will be usable. > > In my experience, that is not the case, less than 5 or 6 GB it starts > churning endlessly and grinds to a halt, because virtual memory cannot > fit in the free space on the startup volume! Depends very much on what you do, it seems. I have run without any problems much lower than that, Jan |