The Q700 and Q900 were the first Quadras. As such there may not be as many of them as later models hence fewer questions. It's a perfectly good Quadra. To me it's only determents are 30 pin SIMM RAM and lack of a CD-ROM bay. While later Qs can have memory expanded beyond 68M that is probably enough for most situations. It's one of the slowest Quadras but not that much slower.
Personally I prefer OS 8.1 on Quadras. I prefer to have the Finder UI as close my other Macs as possible, largely to protect against errant actions. At 12:50 PM -0500 9/25/2002, Wade Rackley wrote: >Greetings! > >I have been reading the Quadlist for a little while now, choosing to "lurk >and learn" for a bit before posting here. > >I see little to no talk regarding the Quadra 700 thus far on this list. Is >this particular CPU just not popular here, or have I just not been lurking >here for a long enough time? I mean, is it considered to be a >less-than-good choice of '040 CPUs? I occasionally find references to >various problems regarding the flashing question mark when booting. But, >other than that, it just seems to be less popular. Why is that? Is there >something about my 700 that I am missing? > >So far, I have had a good bit of fun learning how to hod rod the hardware >and optimize the software. But am I missing some fatal flaw that would >make me want to migrate to another '040? > >Here is my setup: > >Quadra 700/50 MHz Sonnet QuadDoubler, 68 MB RAM, 2 MB VRAM, 2 GB 7200 rpm >Baracuda HD, with a 17" Apple Color Monitor, Apple 600e CD ROM Drive, >OneScanner, Personal LaserWriter 320, all PAINSTAKINGLY painted flat black >and dull-coted (looks great, too). It is running 7.1 with a few add-ins >from Gamba's site and a 7.5.5 System Folder. I use Eudora 3.1.3 and iCab >and older versions of my favorite applications. This old thing, when >running this setup, feels quite fast in the finder, is not bad on the WWW, >and is really fun for me to use. > >So (again), what am I missing here? Should I get a different Quadra and >transfer my upgrades to it? Is this a viable "only" system for me at home? >I use a Lombard as my main machine, but the mother board is in the throes >of a slow death. I will then be left with this 700 "hobby" machine and my >trusty SE/30 as my only web and productivity machines until I can save up >the cash needed to buy a new Mac (which will be quite a while, >unfortunately for me...) -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
