on 17/5/02 7:27 pm, Dan Knight at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Joshua D. Braun writes: > >> I have a Performa 640 (with DOS card) and was looking to speed it up and >> turn it into a legacy port printing server. I could care less about the DOS >> card.... > > Ah, the soul of a true Mac user. We don't need no steenkin' Weendows! ;-) > >> 1) What are my best options to speed this machine up? (I've heard either >> replace DOS card with processor upgrade or do motherboard swap--which is >> better?) > > You'll probably need to remove the DOS card. If you can locate one at a > reaonable price, there are Apple, DayStar, and Sonnet PowerPC 601 > upgrades available. Details at <http://lowendmac.com/quadra/apmpu.html> > > Apple's card runs at 2x CPU speed, so you'd have 66 MHz. DayStar had 66 > and 100 MHz cards, and the Sonnet is a 100 MHz upgrade. > >> 2) Depending on how I upgrade, what are my best options for ethernet >> connectivity? Comm Slot or PDS > > The accelerator fits in the Processor Direct Slot, so you'd still have > access to your Comm Slot. > > > 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 is to software as McDonald's is to beef. > Hi are you UK based as i have a upgrade card you could have cheap.
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