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512 is optimum.

Haha, I know. 1 GB isn't good. But right now the iMac works fine. The reason I said that was to show that the eMac still works slowly even with a lot of GBs of HD space free.

I'm going to get a PowerBook within a few months, whether that'll be Intel or PPC is up to Apple, so then I'll move my stuff onto it. That would clear up enough space (there are other users).

But back to the eMac.

Actually, before the eMac was running 10.2. I thought maybe it was the OS (because the iMac worked much faster on 10.3 when I updated it when 10.3 came out). So I put 10.3 on the eMac, but it still does the same thing.

I suggested that they get some more RAM for the eMac. It's deffinetly not the most important computer in the company, so I doubt they'll put it up to 512 MB. Although RAM isn't that expensive anymore, so maybe.

But let's say I give it 256MB of RAM at least and it's still slow in response. What could that mean?

...50% is a little steep. As long as there's a few gigs free you should be good. And this isn't just about "speed". Weird smurf happens when you get low on disk space. Like, lost/corrupt data type weird smurf.

But as for the real problem, it's gotta be the RAM. I wouldn't OS X with less than 512MB on ANY machine. Tho, 256 might might be acceptable for web and email use only.

Yeah, ethernet would be faster than USB but you'll need to attach the HD to another computer or get a network storage unit to use it.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out. Though I'll probably end up just connecting the HD to the new PowerBook (whenever that will be) and do it that way.

Or maybe there's a cheap Ethernet-connected USB hub thing.

But anyway.

I've never done this before and I've always been a little confused when doing Sharing stuff with OS X.

When the HD is connected to the PowerBook via USB 2, and the PB to the iMac via Ethernet, is it possible to see that HD on the iMac?

And on a seperate topic... is it possible to just share an entire HD with 2 computers connected via Ethernet? I mean, say the iMac and another iMac are connected via Ethernet... is there just some way to look at iMac 2's HD from iMac 1? I remember something like that using Classic where you just say "Share this volume" or whatever.

Last edited by RoboCop001 (2005-12-01 7:38 pm)

hmmm.... it is a good idea to backup occasionaly. Though I don't think the eMac just suddenly started slowing down.

They said it was a bit weird from the beginning. It's probably the RAM.