>From what I've read, yes, the 7500/7600 machines can be upgraded to 1GB of RAM. The 132 part is the processor speed in MHz. IIRC, the 7600 uses a 604 processor instead of the 601 that's stock in the 7500. Even a 200MHz 604e is an improvement over the 132MHz 604 that's in the 7600. My current system is a 7500/100 with a 200MHz 604e with 144MB of RAM, the original 1.2GB hard drive, and a 3GB hard drive, both internal. Toshiba 12X CD, MacOS 9.2.2... Works quite nicely. I did notice a speed improvement by going from 9.1 to 9.2.2, though. -John in snowy and chilly Duvall, WA...
"Geneva G. Evans" wrote: > > 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) > -- 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
