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Gregory Weston <uce@splook.com> wrote:

> In article <ZbVke.390$BR4.178@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
>  pedro <pedro@nowhere.com> wrote:
> 
> > What's the best system to use on a MacPlus and where could I get it, thanks.
> 
> Depends on the amount of memory and what you'd like to do with it. 
> System 7 brings a lot of additional functionality and support for more
> complex software, but has a hard requirement of 2MB and a practical 
> requirement of 4MB. And is much slower than the previous versions of the
> OS on that machine. If you don't have a full RAM complement or don't 
> need the features 7 brought, 6.0.8 is much faster and leaves more memory
> for actual programs.

As an old Mac Plus user (gee, I loved that box!), I support Greg here.
All the System 6 variants (6.0 through 6.0.7 or .8), as well as the
early 7's, will work. If you opt for System 7, you'll need at least 2MB
of memory, preferably 2.5 or 4 (which is max).

7.0 isn't too stable though, but 7.0.1 was OK, AFAIR, and there was a
patch to it that showed up as a bullet, like this: 7.0.1•. With that, it
was OK. 7.1 is also good, and had a simliar patch, I think, which you
ought to install for added stability (7.1•). 

I don't remember whether you can use anything higher than 7.1, and I
wouldn't anyway. 7.5/7.6 represent a huge memory bloat over 7.1, and
nothing much in the way of gains on a 68000-based b/white machine. 

System 8 doesn't work on the Plus, I'm pretty sure.
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