Amanda Ward wrote: > On Jan 1, 2009, at 2:05 , Kris Tilford wrote: > >> PowerMac3,3 is a Gigabit Ethernet model that's been fiddled with. It's >> either a Mystic (code name) that originally came as a single 400MHz >> that has been overclocked or upgraded with a single 450MHz CPU; or >> it's a Medusa2 or SnakeBite that came with a dual 450 or dual 500 >> respectively and has been downgraded to a single 450MHz CPU. Either >> way, no model of Gigabit Ethernet ever came with this single 450MHz >> CPU, so something is amiss with this PowerMac. > > Yup, the Powermac3,3 appears to be a Gig-E model and barring some > strange slip-up at Apple was never offered with the 450 MHz CPU. > > As a devout tinkerer, I suspect the Gig-E was fiddled with. :-) > Someone wanting a bit more performance without paying for the more > expensive dualie modules? Bought a Gig-E without a CPU and had a > Sawtooth CPU handy? Several possibilities exist. > > My AGP started life as a 350 and has been upgraded twice. > > Tinkerers Unite! ;-)
I'd say it's likely somebody upgraded a Sawtooth with a 450 MHz CPU to something faster and moved the 450 into the GE. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
