> From: "David P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Pmac 5500/225 Upgrade > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:38:00 -0000 > > I'm more of a retro person, so the iMacs don't really appeal to me. I've got > a black Macintosh (with matching black keyboard and mouse to boot) which is > one reason I bought it. The second, is the TV/FM Radio card that's sat > inside it, along with the Video In.... Not many iMacs can say they've got > all those ;) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:19 AM > Subject: Re: [PCI] Pmac 5500/225 Upgrade > > >> Honestly, I see lots of Beige g3 all-in-ones on eBay for around $130 all >> the time. The amount of cash necessary to upgrade a 5500 computer would >> easily come to this amount for a lesser computer. The 5500/6500 has one >> severe limitation, and that's a 128mb RAM limit. I came across a >> 5500/225 at a yard sale here in the states for almost nothing and set it >> up for my parents to surf the web and email. If that's all you do, then >> upgrading this computer is fine. For anything else, I'd look to a beige >> g3 or maybe a cheap 7500/7600/7300. These computers can be upgraded a >> lot more and much more cheaply. But I'd try to find a reasonably priced >> All-In-One Beige g3 first. You might spend a bit more up front, but it >> will stay with you longer I'd think. >> >> ..........................................Mike T.
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