Hi Alex: The malarkey below is just a line fed by incompetent cable and DSL people. They have a standard sheet of specifications that they read from and if anything doesn't fall on that sheet they are up a creek and don't know what to do. Also, some ISPs guarantee their connection speeds and don't want to install to a slow computer which might not live up to their guaranteed speed. I have my Performa 631 (33MHz, 68K) running just fine on SBC, DSL. Of course they said it couldn't be done but I can prove them wrong. I have every attention of getting my Mac Plus to run on it too when I get some time. I am writing to you on a Performa 638 upgraded to 66MHz, PPC and my DSL runs just fine on that too. What I did when they came to install it was have them hook it up to my PPC to make them happy and then after they left I plugged a couple of hubs into the modem/router they installed. Now I just hook it up to what ever I want. Having said all of this don't forget that just because you can get it to run doesn't mean it will be blazing fast as it will only perform up to the bus speed of the computer you hook it up to but I will guarantee it will still outperform your dial up. Just have them hook it up to your Windows machine and then you can do whatever you want with the connection after they leave. If you have any other questions please feel free to email me.
Bob K. (aka - macfan, macfan601, macfan32) >Message-ID: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "Blok, Alex (MED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Quadra 650 - PPC Upgrade >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:10:07 -0500 > >I have a Quadra 650 at home, and am getting Road Runner. Unfortunately, >the minimum requirements are 75 MHz PPC running System 8.6 or higher. Of >course, I can use my Windose work laptop, but I am hoping to find a >cheap solution for my Mac. From what I was able to dig up, I have the >following options: >1) Buy a used PPC Mac (saw PCI clone PowerMac 7200 / 90 MHz for $175) >2) Buy an apple PPC daughter board (don't know how much used ones cost) >3) Buy a 7100 / 80 MHz motherboard upgrade kit ($100 from Nexcomp) > >Am I missing anything? I'd be grateful for any recommendations. > >TIA, >Alex > -- 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
