The 7100 is up to OS 9.1 capable. (Slow unless using a G3 upgrade though and can tax the 136 Meg of RAM max of the 7100.)
No NUBUS USB cards were made, (USB didn't come into use until after the replacement of NUBUS by PCI technology.) so the only way to use USB is via the SCSI to USB adapters mentioned in another post to this thread. They were (I don't know if they are still being produced) rare and thus expensive. You might post to the Swap list. Someone there might have one or know where they can be found. I still have a G3 upgraded 7100 in my network and for many things it is still a good viable Mac. I prefer the AV capabilities of my 8600/G3s and even my 7600/G3s, but my 7100 pays its own way as a Fax server and using VPC 4/Windows ME a PC software capable Mac. I'm curious as to where this "Free 8.5" download is located. The only things I find on Apple's site are the 8.5.1 and 8.6 upgrades that have been available free for a long time, but require "North American English Mac 8.5" to work. 7.5.3 and its upgrade to 7.5.5 is the newest free full OS I can find. David Allen Kirk Stanley wrote: > Eric, normally I would agree, but I have a LOT of > NuBus Video and Audio Editing pieces that I don't want > to lose use of. Thanks to everyone for there > responses. Kirk. -- 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
