Given enough memory, what is the best System for 68000 macs?
It really depends on what software you want to run and with what System it is compatible. System 7.x needs at least (2.5-)4MB RAM. System 7.1 may be the stablest 7.x. There is some stuff that needs 7.5, but little of it runs on a 68000 anyway. Of course, 7.1 is not available for free like 7.0*, 7.0.1*, 7.5.3rev2 and 7.5.5 (which is the last System that runs on 68000 macs). System 7.5.5 takes a little more memory (2917K vs 3238K free RAM on a 4MB PB100, Extensions off, 32K Disk Cache) and somewhat more HD space than 7.0.1*. Of Systems 7.0* vs 7.0.1*, it may be easiest to use 7.0.1* with HD floppy drives and 7.0* with DD floppy drives (although you can always custom install from HD floppies on another mac with HD floppy drive). The biggest gain in 7.0.1* was updated math routines, but this speed gain was not available to the 68000 anyway. Still, 7.0.1 uses slightly less memory. Both systems *need* “Tune Up 1.1.1” installed – this is important both for better memory use and not loosing fi
It really depends on what software you want to run and with what System it is compatible. System 7.x needs at least (2.5-)4MB RAM. System 7.1 may be the stablest 7.x. There is some stuff that needs 7.5, but little of it runs on a 68000 anyway. Of course, 7.1 is not available for free like 7.0*, 7.0.1*, 7.5.3rev2 and 7.5.5 (which is the last System that runs on 68000 macs). System 7.5.5 takes a little more memory (2917K vs 3238K free RAM on a 4MB PB100, Extensions off, 32K Disk Cache) and somewhat more HD space than 7.0.1*. Of Systems 7.0* vs 7.0.1*, it may be easiest to use 7.0.1* with HD floppy drives and 7.0* with DD floppy drives (although you can always custom install from HD floppies on another mac with HD floppy drive). The biggest gain in 7.0.1* was updated math routines, but this speed gain was not available to the 68000 anyway. Still, 7.0.1 uses slightly less memory. Both systems *need* “Tune Up 1.1.1” installed – this is important both for better memory use and not loosing fi
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