Jason White wrote: >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. >
Jason, 2-port, USB 1.1 cards work best with Old World Macs, preferably a name brand such as Belkin. If you need more ports use a powered hub. I have a generic card in a 7500, and though it works fine by itself for some reason it won't work with hubs. The Belkin in my 9600 gets along just fine with a powered hub, never any problems from it. You'll need to download USB support 1.4.1 from Apple's site. There are tons of USB cards cheap on eBay. -+-+-+- RPM -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
