Winterlight wrote:
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>> Need to know exactly which 10 year old mac, and what version of MacOS it
>> is running....
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> I called and got the model number.... Power PC Macintosh Performa
> 6400/200. The OS will have to wait until I can be there.
That model would have to be at least OS 7.5, as that was the first
version to support Power PC processors.
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>> Some 10 year old apples could have USB 1.x on them even.
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> no I checked for that ... unfortunately not
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>> Is it beige or fruity colored?
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> beige
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>> What model does it say on the front?
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> Power PC
> macintosh Performa
> 6400//200
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> exactly like that
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* introduced 1996.10.23, discontinued 1997.05.01
* requires System 7.5.3 through 9.1
* CPU: 180 MHz or 200 MHz PPC 603e
* bus: 40 MHz
* performance: XXX (relative to SE)
* ROM: 4 MB
* RAM: 16 MB, expandable to 136 MB using two DIMMs
* VRAM: 1 MB, supports thousands of colors up to 800 x 600, 256
colors up to 1024x764
* L2 cache: optional on 180 MHz, 256 KB on 200 MHz
* hard drive: IDE, 1.6 GB on 180 MHz, 2.4 GB on 200 MHz
* CD-ROM: 8x
* mic: standard 3.5mm minijack, compatible with line-level input
including Apple's PlainTalk microphone
* ADB port for keyboard and mouse
* DIN-8 GeoPorts on back of computer
* DB-25 SCSI connector on back of computer
* Comm II slot, occupied by 28.8 kbps modem (may be a GeoPort modem
or a real modem)
* video input slot (accepts TV/FM card)
* video out port
* two PCI slots: top slot may accept a 12" card, but bottom slot
will only handle a 7" card
http://www.zone6400.com/index.html might be more help too :)
You can even add a USB card if you wish....
http://www.zone6400.com/files/firewire_USB.html
>> Most versions of MacOS (7.1 and higher) can read/write PC formated
>> 1.44MB floppies.
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> well that will make it easy. Will Word for windows on the PC read the
> word files she has on the Performa?
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Word should be able to open them or convert them without much of an issue.
Harry
> thanks for the help!
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