>> , I see that this is not like the Mac TV or the >> Color Classic >> (all-in-ones great looking macs but VERY POOR upgradability)<snip> > Actually, I'd argue the Color Classic just might be the most > upgradable Mac > ever built. It'll run everything from the original 16mhz 68030 up to > PCI G3 > levels. > Of course, some of those upgrades take some hacking, but still ;) > I think the correct term would be that the Colour Classic gets hacked the most! I've never seen anyone bother to graft a G4 onto an LC or Mac IIci, but somehow squeezing two power supplies, a CD-burner, a G3, 20 Gb 2.5" hard disk, 2 PCI cards and a 6500 motherboard into a tiny little box is like some rite-of-passage in the world of real computer upgraders.
Of course you can just cheat and jam a G4 cube's inards and a 10" Powerbook LCD screen if you want! Ben. PS- Come to think of it, upgrading a IIfx or IIci with a G3/4 would be a real larf. It wouldn't be particularly hard either. Just hunt down a cheap beige G3 system and put all the bits in the IIfx/ci box... a few brackets and a bit of dremel-ing would fit everything in. Cut out a bigger slot for a slot-loading CD drive, hack the rear a bit to get access to all the ports... wouldn't be pretty or as cred-worthy as a "Takky" PowerCC upgrade, but it'd be cool to boost you're still using your IIfx and it runs OSX quite well. -- 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
