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OS 8.6 Makes iMac More Stable

18 May 1999 - Evan Kleiman

You yell as your iMac running OS 8.5 crashes again. You're getting tired of your iMac crashing many times a day. You also think the only way to stop it is to throw it out the window-- but there is another solution.

Recently, Apple released Mac OS 8.6, the newest in the line of operating systems.

This little nifty program is an update to your current system using 8.5 or 8.5.1, with this, your iMac won't crash as much as it does before. In fact, it probably won't crash at all.

OS 8.6 does more than just stopping some crashes. It also makes your PowerBook's battery last longer, and it improves some existing programs, such as Sherlock. Plus, some things will run a bit faster.

What does this little miracle program cost? You ask. Whelp, the answer is one you'll love to hear. It costs as much as a PeeCee is worth, nothing! Yep, it is free.

But it does have a few down sides. One is the size of the file. It is 35 megabytes. But there is a solution - you can download it in small segments, so you can do it a part at a time. This way you won't be tying up the computer and/or phone line for two to three hours.

Although it is a large download, this is definitely worth it, so have fun downloading - and stopping crashing. (Or avoid the download and order the CD-ROM from Apple for US$19.95. dk)

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