Craig W.wrote: >I would like to verify with you fine fellas' & fillies that the ONLY PPC >upgrade for the Powerbook 500-series with the L2 cache was the 183mhz >upgrade... > >I got a feller' in New Jersey trying to tell me that his 167mhz processor >upgrade has an L2 cache (which [of course] he is trying to trade to me for >my Duo 2300c)... > >Of course, being from Texas, I SHOULD KNOW when someone is peein' on muh >boots & telling me it's rainin'... ;-) > >I would appreciate any help; thanks! There were no PB500 167 NUPowr upgrades shipped with an L2 cache.
>p.s. - their ISN'T/WASN'T a way to ... ADD a L2 cache to a processor, >is/was there?!? then Mad Dog reponded to the SMT-soldering theoretical question with his usual optimism: >Not sure about the 167 model (ask for a pic), but if the L2 cache is >a quad flat package, then soldering one one sould be a breeze. The >128K L2 cache on the PB1400 603e modules looks to be ~80 pins or so. IIRC, there's no pads for an L2 on the 167, the 183 has a different PCB altogether. Damn, I really don't remember, and I'm not feeling in the mood just now to crack open one of my Blackbirds to find out. And I don't have a 183 with which to compare anyway. Anyone care to refute or agree? hth, Dan K PS: if it helps, here's a link to lovely hardcore Blackbird hackers: <http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http%3A%2F% 2Fwww.itoi.co.jp%2Fattic%2Fpb550-4.html> ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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
