At 05:03 +0100 on 28/03/03, Antonio Rodr�guez wrote: >I think you should also take into account another thing. Starting from the Mac >IIfx (I >believe), almost all Macintoshes doesn't use the main CPU for diskette I/O, >but use a >custom processor in order to improve speed and free the main CPU. This means >that if
Actually, the IIfx and Q9x0 are the only ones that do. >Oh, and by the way, here is one question for anyone that wants to answer it: >to use a >SuperDrive in a Mac that only has 800k disk drives, what do you have to do? >ROM update, >hardware patch...? Depends on the Mac. The SE and Mac II both require a new ROM and floppy controller; earlier Macs can't use SuperDrives at all, and later Macs allow them to be dropped right in. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
