> Subject: 8600 advise > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 13:59:57 -0600 > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Multi-part Mime format really gets messed up when in digest mode.
> I am a new Mac user that has picked up a 8600/300 from the garbage = > literally. Very nice, it is my opinion that the 8600/300 is one of the great Macs. It is one of the last generation PCI Macs. It has a 604ev processor (labeled by Motorola as a PPC 760). It differs from the earlier 604e processor by supporting speculative processing and larger and separate L1 caches for both input and output. It also has a 1 meg L2 cache running at 100MHz. Although it has been eclipsed by newer machines, it will be responsive and snappy when running any version of OS 8 or OS 9. > I few questions I have are: > > 1. I have a lot of Adaptec 2940s around with Bios ver of less than = > 1.25. Is > it possible to get on of these to work in that system? No idea. I would check with Adaptec concerning its use. > 2. How good is the AV capture? Can I capture video from my camcorder? = > Will > I need and CPU upgrade for that? AV capture does not particularly strain a system. I use a Quadra 840 for that. Compressing, editing and rendering effects is what takes the horse power. The 8600/300 will not have trouble meeting modest expectations. For intense video work you will never have a computer as fast as you want it to be. > 3. If I want to upgrade to OSX just to get a feel for the OS before I = > lay > money down for a G4 will I need to add a new video card? Maybe a rage = > 128 to > replace the 2MB of onboard video memory? > =20 Out the box the 8600/300 will run OS X 10.1.5 and will do it well enough to provide a good feel for OS X. A G3 processor upgrade is necessary to use Jaguar and I would think without a processor upgrade a RAGE video card would be of little benefit. > 4. The system is also without a CDROM I have been getting by with a NEC = > SCSI > drive for now but it only works if I boot with the OS 9.1 CD in the = > drive. I > would like some recommendations on a more permanent solution. An Apple ROMed CD installed internally would be ideal. The NEC could be installed internally, however with out the Apple ROM you would either need to hack the Apple CD drivers or install drivers for the NEC unit. Internal Apple CD-ROMs can be had very reasonably from the Lem Swap list. bill -- 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
