on 7/15/02 3:53 PM, Carl Sheperd at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to purchase the new Crescendo/PCI G4 PCI card for my Power > Computing PowerBase 200. I read in the August issue of MacHome magazine, > p.20, "Yesteryear" about upgrading a Mac 6400 and with the maximum RAM being > just barely enough to run system OSX. Does this mean that even if I upgrade > with this new card that I won't be able to run any programs after I get it > started up? I have my PowerBase 200 maxed out with RAM now. I spent some > bucks upgrading my modem from 28 to 56K only to discover that my land line > won't give me more than 26.4K so it was a waste. I don't want to waste $400 > if it won't do me any good. Thanks in advance for any advice. --Carl > Sheperd
I thought I had read that G4 processor upgrades would work only in PowerTowerPro machines among the Power Computing family. It's always dangerous to talk about another man's computer (car, dog, wife, girlfriend or barbecue ribs). But personally, I would hesitate to invest $400 upgrading the PowerBase; that was a machine "targeted at the entry level market segment" (PowerComputing's words). Your PowerBase may be a reliable and beloved machine for you. But given that it has only three RAM slots, you're going to be more limited on memory expansion than you might want or need for OSX. The PowerBase also has relatively slow SCSI bus speed (40 MHz). That $400 investment would take you halfway to a low-end iMac. Or, if you enjoy tinkering, you could try to snap up a PowerTowerPro, which as mentioned is quite capable of running OSX; has 8 RAM slots; has 6 PCI slots, etc. My next-door-neighbor stole one on eBay that included Zip and Jaz drives for about $150 (I've not seen a comparable bargain since, however). While the PTP box isn't as easy to work on as some PowerComputing machines, it would afford one many hours of tinkering pleasure. Just my ��. -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
