> From: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 15:30:19 -0500 > To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PCI PowerMacs Digest #2530 > > As far as upgrading a Mac, nothing against the 5400 but if you want to >> move to a g3/g4 processor I would consider getting at least a 7300, >> 7500/7600 or newer. These Macs are cheap, upgrade cards for them are >> cheap, and they can accommodate up to 1GB of RAM, have separate VRAM, 3 >> PCI slots, and a 50MHz bus speed instead of 40. >> >> Just reading the Digest & noticed this reply to someone's post. I bought a 7600/132 for a friend of mine, who then moved & decided he didn't want it, so I now have two Macs. I have done nothing with it, but was wondering what the "132" after the 7600 denotes. Could i actually update it to 1 GB of RAM? I believe it has a a 4 gig hard drive. I have an external 40 gig HD on my other MAC. I had intended to use a Router (which I already have w/ the cable to network them & run them both off my DSL line), but after my friend left, I haven't done anything with the 7600 other than to test it out. It seems to run fine. I may still network them, but with the 40 gig on my 6500, it seems almost redundant. They are both using the Classic OS 9.1. My 6500 is solid as a rock, no problems & serves my needs quite well. Don't do graphics (except store some family pics), surf some web sites & don't do business aps. I'm a retired banker & have seen all the "business aps" I ever want to! LOL So, it's basically my toy! But if I could upgrade the 7600 to 1 GB of RAM & put in a G4 CPU, it might be worthwhile. I have a G3 CPU in my 6500 but it will only handle 128 MB of RAM. Any comments welcome. Ginny in Sunnyale (about a mile from Apple Hdq)
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