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Re: OS 8 ON A PERFORMA 630

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From: Archie Crawford CES1998
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:00
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Maarten van der Schot wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I was wandering i could install os 8 (or 8.5) on my Performa 630 ?
> If not, wich os then ?
> 
> Thank you,
> Maarten van der Schot (The Netherlands)


On the Performa 630, which uses a 68LC040, you could install Mac OS 8. 
You could not install Mac OS 8.5 as it is only for Macs using the Power
PC processors.  I would though not install Mac OS 8 unless you have good
reason to do so as on non Power Macs it is slow.

Archie
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