OK, first off I'll issue a quick newbie alert :-) I'm not new to computing, but I am still new to the world of the Mac - plenty of DOS, Windows, OS/2 and Linux experience though.
I've been working on getting my hands on the newest Mac hardware I can, largely for testing websites, but also because the end goal of OS X with the BSD base sounds nice and well worth a good in depth look. I also have customers using this platform, so it would help alot there too. The newest I've had until now is a Performa 6320 that I've done a clean install of MacOS 8 on and then found the combination of old browser and my lack of experience combined with too limited time has held me back. Anyway, I've just managed to get my hands on a slightly newer 7600 box with 64M RAM, 2G HD and 170MHz processor. From a quick look on LEM the processor itself sounds an oddball for the model, but the spec could have been quoted wrong. So my questions are: - what is the best OS for this, I'm assuming the installed 9.1? - what are the recommended upgrade paths for it, if any? I've been told it uses DIMMs, but not standard ones and I belive that there are G3 upgrade cards available that may just give me a leg up into the bottom end of OS X. My initial plans would be to upgrade the memory (I have spare DIMMs, but by the sounds of it probably not compatible) and add another HD or two (internal fixing permitting, I have some spare SCSI ones). I also have an old Matrox Millenium that I think I can flash update to a Mac compatible firmware, although it may not be worth it. That'll get me a reasonable classic os system to play with for now, but I'm in two minds whether to keep my eye out for a G3 upgrade or a newer system. Anyway, comments from experience Mac users welcome. I'm off to dig further into LEM and Google. -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ -- 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
