>I have a Virgin 7500/100. It has never even been opened! So now it's
>time to upgrade. I want to use it for: primarily internet with an
>ADSL line, photoshop 5.5, Freehand 8 - 9 and kids CD-ROMS. I know that
>the 7500 can be upgraded in many ways, but I'm looking for the right
>balance of money spent and performance based on my needs. The, obvious,
>question is what spec do I upgrade it to?
>Another consideration is, where in Europe can I get whatever parts in
>need?
>Thanks in advance for answering.
>
>john
G4 processor 350 to 800mhz available and much better than G3 for
Pshop with the Altivec - at least 256/512 megs ram and a bigger HD (9 gig
to whatever you fancy - smaller is cheaper). Min system 9.1 or 9.2 (with
the OS9 helper - OSX will take 1.5 gigs of HD space and runs much slower
than 9 and you'll have boot into 9 to run the Pshop and Fhand).
Ebay.co.uk is a good place to start for Europe - there are some
excellent scsi drives for small dosh (20 quid for UW 9gig), G4 upgrades,
ram and OS install disks. QXL also has mac stuff and is Europe wide -
though foreign listings can be hard to translate.
Ebay.com if you want to buy from the US of A - shipping can be
extortionate for heavy items but very reasonable for small items - some
sellers will not ship outside the US but many will with no problem. LEM
swap list is one to join.
Not going to be cheap - but there is great fun to be had building a
Frankenmac - 3/400 quid would get you a real G4 350/400.
Pete
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