On Sunday, November 2, 2003, at 12:30 PM, Scott Gerber wrote:
If you want to sell one of these... I'd be interested. I'm running a Powercomputing PTP G4/450 with 1gb RAM and I have one unused pci slot. Does anyone out there have any experience with a PC compatibility card in a computer of similar configuration? Also, is the 166 Mgh chip onboard upgradeable?
Thanks, Scott
The processor is soldered to the card. I have seen a web page describing how to add a socket to it, but I like mine like it is - working. :) As old as the BIOS is on it, you can't go too much faster than that anyway. The web site described results from adding processors up to 300mhz, and most of those wouldn't boot.
I saw one at the flea market mall today, but it didn't have the all-important 3-headed cable to allow one monitor to display the Mac and PC video. It had the 2 Apple CDs for the drivers and utilities, but didn't have the DOS and Windows disks.
I have seen some older OrangePC cards on eBay for either $19 or $29 Buy-It-Now with the cable. This card is much shorter than the Apple card. I'm almost tempted to get one - I just get a G3 AIO today, and the way the motherboard/logic board is mounted my PC Compatibility card won't fit.
Brian Futrell
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