At 10:46 PM -0400 10/1/01, chris borger wrote: >I just bought a 8500/120 for nothing >I guess its because it has no processor card/hard drive/floopy drive/ >But it has AV and I'm excited about this concept. >So I need to know about these two items >Processor Card >661-1157 >661-0925 > >Which one do I look for, for cheep, and is one of these card numbers the >original 120 MHz. >Somebody tell me where I could fine a cheep good upgrade card , maybe one of >you good people have one that you can part with? >I have a friend that has a daughter card from a PowerComputer, 200mhz, will >this swap out with a 8500? >I will be using this machine for Video, don't have DV or Firewire equipment >And another note I've been told that I should Format with FWB...? >I hate using FWB, is this really the best conditioning for a hard drive, >Once your committed to >FWB that's it. >Somebody explain why we have different formatting? What advantage do you >get?
The 8500 will not do more than 320x240 30fps. The DV/Firewire/newMac solution will do the whole screen much more efficiently on a new Mac (or recent). You'll need loads of hard drive space, as fast as possible. Don't plan on anything more than a few minutes, unless you have masses of drive space. The good news is the 8500 has hardware pixel doubling that will export your 320x240 video at 640x480 (it does PAL too). While doing this it sort of smooths out the image. In some cases, it's hard to tell that it ever originated from 320x240. I've had some pretty good results. I wouldn't bother with a stock Apple card. Since the introduction of the 8500, others have produced cards that are much faster using the same processors used in today Macs (G3/G4). There are several brands up to 500mhz. Check out: <http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/> If you want one for less, checkout: <http://www.ebay.com> _ Andrew -- -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
