Greg wrote:

>I've just jumped into the Power Computing PowerTower Pro world
>(henceforth described as "PTP";) with the purchase of a complete 225
>and a somewhat complete 200.

Congratulations

 Is there anywhere I can access a .pdf
>file showing the way around in one of these?

http://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/Power_Computing/pccserv
ice/powertowerpro.PDF

http://manuals.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Manuals/Power_Computing/pccmanu
als/PowerTowerProManual.PDF

 In he same vein, does
>the PTP utilize the same RAM, PCI, SCSI, daughter cards as the Mac,
>or is it proprietary like the older Mac branded stuff, requiring
>Power Computing innards?

PCC tended to 60ns ram, apple to 70 ns. both will work in the PTP. Mixing
the two can cause problems with faster CPU's and G3/4 upgrades

>PS. I thought of another question, well, 2: How does one get 2 CPU's
>in these things? A special daughter card?

Yes...one with 2 (or 4) cpu's on it (Daystar eg)

 And do these require the 6
>slot (SSE?) special G3 upgrade cards, or is that just the 9600?

Yes...the PTP is essentially a 9650 Workgroup server mobo.

Cheers...Michael




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