** Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-04-07 01:07]: > On Apr 6, 2004, at 4:53 PM, Paul Tansom wrote: <snip> > >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? > > Do not assume, but 9.1 in only 64megs is really a pig. > > >- 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. > > They use 5V dimms, pretty cheap at <http://www.datamem.com> $23 for 128 > meg ones. > > There are a number of G3 and G4 upgrades for it. > > Were I you, though, I'd look for a beige G3, B&W G3 or even a older G4 > for a foray into OSX. I had OSX running on my G4 upgraded 7600, and > it's MUCH better on my newer machines (home is a Beige G3 with 768 mb > and a 466mhz G4, work is a AGP G4 upgraded with an 800 mhz processor, > nice.) ** end quote [Bruce Johnson]
Thanks to all who replied, I've picked up the machine now (acquired which is why it isn't a newer one) and after a play I will no doubt be back with more specific questions. So far it seems I have a 166MHz 604e with 8x 8M 5V DIMMs to start from. Memory and disk will be my first moves given that I have some spare available (although I'm not so sure about 5V ones so I may have to track down a UK supplier unless it is cheaper to import). Once I've got that hang of things on this freebie I expect I will look to invest in a newer box rather than use a processor upgrade (unless I acquire one of find one cheap!). I think this box will be the boost I've been looking for though as the older 030, 040 and 1st gen PPC boxes I have haven't been able to run a new enough version of Mac OS for me to make significant use of (no doubt great for those who have been using a Mac for years, but when starting afresh the lack of an up to date browser for a start is a hurdle to the research, download, experiment process). Two specific questions since I'm typing anyway: - I have a couple of old PCI 8M ATI cards, would these likely be better than the Matrox Millenium, and hopefully not need a firmware flash? - the box has a built in network card, what are my options if I want to use a spare PCI slot for a 10/100 NIC, are they fairly compatible and drivers easily available (again I have spare ones)? -- 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
