G3 machines have gotten a lot cheaper. i'd look into a cheap g3. the 7100, even with a g3 upgrade will still have a slow memory bus, slow drives (and not able to use cheap ata drives), and the nubus implementation is very slow on the 7100, plus of course it's nice to be able to use pci cards for a lot of things, and many of those are inexpensive now as well.
it's generally better to buy a new machine rather than upgrade the processor so drastically. on a newer ppc machine with a pci bus it can make some sense, but you're still better off just getting the newer machine. i wouldn't even think of running os x or 9 on an upgraded 7100, even with maximum ram you'll need a large swap space (virtual memory) which will really slow things down. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Looking for information on system performance while using a 7100 with an G3 > upgrade card. How well does an upgraded 7100 run OS X, and OS 9. Are there > any software issues with using these cards? ------- -- The FBI could easily have prevented 9/11, if they had wanted to. Agents have repeatedly been thrawted by their supervisors while pursuing promising investigations, several of which would have prevented 9/11, but maybe that was the point. Evidence from respected news agencies and conservative publications. <http://counterpunch.org/sacks06262004.html> -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
