Cool. Get the 8550 immediately. It will be the best $1 you have spent. Are there any 8600 or 9600 machines available? The 86 -9600 series are super excellent machines. (Also: 7300 machines are super excellent.)
John Schweitzer wrote: > I work for a school district > ...have access to a variety of old Macs. > ...no 7500/7600s. > ...cost $1.00 for the 8550/200 >>Get the 8550/200. (How much $ is it?) >>Later, you will want to add a G3 card, for additional speed. >>And, most likely, you will be adding RAM. >>You will find that working inside the 8550 is difficult. >>(The 6360 is a very limited machine in terms of upgrades.) >>Keep your eyes peeled for a 7600 or a 7500. >>These can be found for about $50 plus shipping, >>and are a pleasure to open up and change things. >>John Schweitzer wrote: >>>...my wife... has Macs at work and wants one at home. >>>She uses an internet browser, email, and Adobe pagemaker. >>>Through work I have two machines available and wondered if anyone could > tell >>>me if they fit my wife's criteria. One is a PowerPc Performa 6360 and > the >>>other is a 8550/200 server. As far as I can tell the 8550/200 has the > more >>>powerful processor, but I can't figure out if the 6360 might do as good > a >>>job. Any help would be appreciated. Oh yeah, right now she's running > a >>>pIII 533 at home and wants to keep that speed level. Is it possible? >>>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
