ASP is notoriously inaccurate with third-party hardware. I bet the only thing the Newer CP does is futz the gestalt so that ASP tells the truth! LOL, I got a good chuckle out of the thought that the CP is only there to keep all the 167mhz buyers from pestering Newer because their CPU apparently runs at only 133mhz!
Dan K On 6/18/02 Paul Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >At 9:33 PM -0400 6/17/02, Dan K wrote: >>Am I the only PB500/167-PPC user who has never experienced this phenom? >>I've had several of these and used the Newer SW in none of them. All >>reported a cpu speed of 167mhz, and never anything else. As there is no >>cache to enable on these I'm not clear on exactly what purported benefit >>one derives from using the Newer cp. > > Well, before I installed the Newer software, Apple System Profiler >said it was 133, and after it said 167. This was the 8.1 ASP, which is >minimal. > Anyone want to buy a 167/8MB daughtercard, 32 MB RAM, batteries, >the 540C containing them, or a 5XX airplane/auto adapter? I just got a >GLOD 2400, and I think I'm going to be needing some money to fix it up. >Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
