Terry Graham writes: >Where then is the dividing line between the 1st Gen. >and 2nd gen.Powermacs?
That's something Apple has never defined. First generation would definitely include the x100 models. I suspect we could call the x200 series (not the 7200) second generation, since they came out later and were 603-based. I suppose we'd then call the first generation of PCI models the third generation of Power Macs -- the x500 models. The x600 models weren't much different, mostly slight case changes and faster daughter cards. Then there's the issue of the 6360 and later, which were PCI but also shared some of the x200 architecture. Still, they existed concurrently with the x500 models, so maybe we're best off calling them third gen. Fourth gen: beige G3 Fifth: blue & white G3, "Yikes" G4 Sixth: 100 MHz motherboard G4 models Seventh: 133 MHz bus G4s >Didn't the model numbers drop back down to the 6000X >and 7000x range . . . AFTER the 8100? The numbers don't indicate anything absolute. 4x00 was one series (okay, just one kinda doggy model), as were 6x00, 7x00, 8x00, and 9x00. 6x00 were consumer models, 7x00 typical business user, 8x00 for power users, and 9x00 for servers is a rough guideline. In the 7x00 series, the 7200 was better than the 7100, the 7500 than the 7200, yet the 7300 ran faster than the 7500 and 7600. Go figure. All that said, what's the point of worrying about computer generations? We divide our lists on a pretty simple basis: - 1st PowerMacs -- these don't have PCI expansion slots. These were the first Macs, but not necessarily all first generation. - PCI PowerMacs -- these have PCI, but didn't ship with G3 processors - G-List -- these shipped with G3 or G4 processors This completely eliminates the need to split hairs over which Mac is part of which generation. And boy is this off topic for the Quadra list. ;-) Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> Microsoft Windows instead of Unix? How 20th century! -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
