Eugene, I have the case opened up and yes it is impossible to get into the ram. Do you know of site where disassembly is chronicled?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eugene Gierson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 8:51 AM Subject: Re: Which computer to use? > 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 > -- 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
