Steve Schario wrote: > What are my options for adding a cd-r or preferably cd-rw to my 6500? (OS > 8.6, G3, 128Mb RAM, 40Gb Hard Drive - EIDE Internal) > Most available SCSI drives appear to be SCSI-2 or faster. I believe the 6500 > is limited to SCSI-1? Is it worth it for me to buy a SCSI-2+ drive,or should > I add a USB and/or Firewire card? Will any of these options return > respectable performance, or am I better off putting cd burning technology on > hold until I decide to buy a new Mac?
I have a Yamaha 6416 and 8424 external SCSI-2 drives on my 6400 and 9600. No problems using the fastest speeds, I just got a SCSI cord with SCSI-2 at one end and DB25 at the other. HTH -- Alan Miller Underwater Photographer http://home.earthlink.net/~uwphoto/ 6400/200 w/ Sonnet G3/300/1 eBay ID uwphotoer Live each day like it is your last because someday you'll be right. -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
