I wrote: > I was about to install a Sonnet G4 700 MHz processor upgrade card > when I found out by accident that this machine has the infamous > PPC-5000-0141-01 motherboard.
Robert Baucom Wrote: >Is that the board that came standard issue with the PTP 225's? And I reply: Somewhere in late 1996 or early 1997, for reasons that will probably remain one of the mysteries of the universe, Power Computing changed the configuration of the board. People started noticing other compatibility problems in 1999, but the issue of the accelerator boards didn't come up until 2001 or 2002. Bits and pieces of the history of this anomaly can be found in the archives of Mike Breeden's great Web page XLR8YOURMAC (www.xlr8yourmac.com). Herb Myers -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
