I recently bought an 8500 for my dad. (ala Switch commercials) My last post regarded upgrading this machine as it's pretty basic right now. One thing I feel I need to address rather quickly is the difficulty in finding a serial printer for the machine. With several USB models that should work, it doesn't make sense to try to find an older serial one. However, I want to be sure I get a reliable one. I'm thinking a printer an possibly a scroll wheel optical mouse will likely be the only things plugged into the card.
Price isn't as important as the following factors (not listed in any order): 1. Is it made in the U.S.? (probably not, but one can hope) 2. How reliable is it? 3. Ease of installation? 4. Does the manufacturer have phone tech support? Toll free would be better. 5. What OS, RAM, and processor requirements does it have? 6. If you have this card, how do you like it? 7. Is the card still available new (i.e. best buy, circuit city, etc.)? This is only my second thread with this list and I'm guessing it's one of the more poular topics here, so if there's a FAQ or a webpage somewhere that explains some of this, I'd love to know that link. I'd also like to hear personnal advice based on actually using the cards-avoid this one..., or get this one..., as I've never used any of them, though I've been thinking od adding one to my G4 tower to reduce some of the cable clutter. (it's got 2 on the mobo already) Thanks, J White Buy American S.O.S. Save Our Steel -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
