on 11/30/02 1:06 AM, PCI PowerMacs at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > so- first Q is how to open the creature to see inside? > There is a slide out tray in the rear that houses the changeable guts. Ram processor e-net card, modem. There is a PDF file that explains how to fix your 6360. THere should be a PDF owners manual on apple's site if you go to the Knowledge Base section. The repair manual is a guarded secret.
> other Q's I have already: > > what makes geoports different from the earlier generation of serial > ports? Geoports have a power connection for the geoport modems so they don't need a power brick > i just got an apple color stylewriter 2400 on eBay, complete in the > box. anything I need to know ? will it work with this model? does it > need anything i shoudl know about? Plug it into the printer port and away you go. Select StyleWriter 2500 as your printer. 2400/2500 use the same driver. It uses Canon BC21 & BC20 ink tanks. > my B-i_L said it ' has a card in it". an ATI rage, he said. he didnt > know anything more than that. [sigh--see what i mean?] so tales, URL's > and observations from you will be appreciated. Maybe it has the TV/video card, I don't think there are PCI slots. > when asked, he thought it had 256 RAM in it. I think he had RAM and L2 > cache confused. I think he meant it has a 256k L2 cache in it already. > > I haven't yet set it up and turned it on and gone snooping. > for me, this will be a whole new OS to get to know. my machines run 7.1 > or 7.5.5 > he said this one is either running OS 8.5, 8.6 or OS 9. he couldnt > recall. > > so I need coaching on how os 8 and os 9 are different from os 7. i dont > want to screw up this fine gift thru ignorance. 90% of functions the same as 7.0, 7.1, & 7.5. Major difference are added features, increased RAM use. > > if you were hotrodding one of these up to the maximum number of > impressive things it can do, what would you trick it out with and what > would you use it to do??? > Increase ram and get a used L2 G3 chip (I'm cheap!). Be careful with 128mb ram chips and a G3 card. Some chips are too slow to work correctly. 64mb and smaller chips work fine. > questions welcome, answers embraced, shop talk invited avidly. > > janet schwartz > > hmmmm.."sixty three, sixty....sxty thresxty...lotta s's and x's there. > might name her Sexy Sadie." > > http://community.webtv.net/mensabrains/BADCODE HH John -- 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
