At 00:26 -0500 on 05/12/02, Bryan Kattwinkel wrote: >drives (I think 160M was standard) and 2x CD-ROM drives if present. The >monitor resolution is limited to 640x480, and the processor is a 68LC040
Only if you don't *want* to upgrade the analogue board to VGA support and thus 800x600 resolution...this requires some minor mods to the board, of course, but isn't that complicated for someone who knows what he's doing. >Probably. The cable or DSL modem will connect directly to the ethernet >card. Most ISP's custom setup software will reject these older Macs, so More to the point, PPPoE is basically nonexistent on older Macs, so any DSL ISP that uses PPPoE will require that you purchase a router - I recommend Netgear - in order to handle the PPPoE issue. This has the side benefit of allowing you to connect multiple Macs to one DSL connection, however. Cable modem connections likely won't be any problem at all. >LaserWriters, StyleWriters, ImageWriters, DeskWriters. Anything LocalTalk >or Mac Serial, not too new (no USB, no printers that require Power Mac). Anything Ethernet-based with a Mac driver, too, with (possibly) a LocalTalk-Ethernet bridge. >I think 7.6.1 is best for these. You can also use 8.1 and 7.5.*. I find anything after 7.1 restrictively slow and RAM hogging. >>How difficult is it to obtain extra RAM? > >There is one 72-pin SIMM slot. The two useful configurations are 16M SIMM >(20M total) and 32M SIMM (36M total). These SIMMs are available both new >and used. Don't forget 64MB and 128MB modules. >>Can the monitors be used for other machines? > >No. They can be used as replacement parts for the rest of the 5xx series, but cannot be used as external monitors for anything, if that's what you meant. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
