In a message dated 9/3/02 3:18:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 06:53:05 -0700 Subject: Re: G3 Yosemite Questions ... Laserwriter LS and SCSI From: James S Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Firewire is not bootable on the B&W. The GeeThree StealthPort does not act as a printer port under OS X; you can only use it as a modem port. I don't get the SCSI question, really. Adding a 2nd hard drive, internal or external, shouldn't slow down anything on a 2930. Adding an old SCSI 2 or SCSI 1 device, like a scanner might. Try the Adaptec site website for FAQs and manuals for an answer. The 2930 *will* slow down a fast drive. If you want Ultra160 performance from a drive, then go for an Ultra160 card. (Why do you need that kind of performance on a B&W G3, btw?) >> James, Thanks for the Firewire information. My internal HD is SCSI UW2/80, most of the SCSI drives now available are UW/160 -- thinking more about moving this to my next computer. I would be using the 2nd drive more for data storage rather than running jobs. My speed question had to do with adding a 2nd HD to the stock internal UW2 SCSI bus. BTW, the CD burner works fine on the 2930 card. I do finite element analysis on the Blue 400 MHz G3 (640 MB memory, 4 GB free HD space), which still needs all the help it can get. The last job I ran on the G3 was 60,000 equations/60,000 unknowns. Took 4 hours to run. I am looking seriously at the 1GHz/dual G4 as my next box. By the way, I had to run this same job on the dark side -- a Compaq Presario 5304 (Cyrix 366 MHz processor, 320 Mb memory, ATA/33 HD - 2 GB free) -- and it ran in almost exactly the same time. Figure that out. Must be processor intensive. Another thing, the Mac software is in Rev.5, the PC software is Rev.7. The PC broke the job down into 25 chunks, the Mac 150, which leads me to believe the Mac version is designed to use much less memory than the later PC version. Also, I told the developer to be sure and use AltiVec! Maybe the stock ATA/100 Mac HD would be fast enough. I ran the same job on the Mac in a non-linear mode, and it took 25 hours to complete. Maybe I should go for the 1.25 GHz model. I am awaiting test results vs. the previous G4 models before I buy. / dave -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
