Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-10 Thread Justin The Cynical
On 3/9/11 12:07 PM, Paxton wrote: I have been buying 9800 Pros (PC versions) from $15 to $20 at the Free Geeks thrift store in Portland Oregon. I also found one at the Next Step thrift Store in Eugene Oregon. Goodwill just established a computer store in Eugene also but I didn't see any

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-10 Thread pdimage
On 9/3/11 23:06, Paxton innfo...@gmail.com wrote: I have been buying 9800 Pros (PC versions) from $15 to $20 at the Free Geeks thrift store in Portland Oregon. Whoa! That's a long way for me to go for a 9800 from the UK... Pete -- You received this message because you are a member of

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-10 Thread Justin The Cynical
On 3/9/11 3:06 PM, Paxton wrote: I have been buying 9800 Pros (PC versions) from $15 to $20 at the Free Geeks thrift store in Portland Oregon. That's because you live in Geek Paradise, Northwest. Those of us not so blessed envy you. May your feet mold and your hair drip with moss and small

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 7-03-2011 22:43, pdimage ha scritto: I'm in the UK and I can usually pick one up for around £10 - £20 on ebay - which is around 15 - 30 dollars I guess - plus postage. Postage to the US via airmail is around 8 dollars. Here's a very nice recent example of a 9800 pro on the XT board

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread pdimage
On 9/3/11 04:14, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it wrote: Il giorno 7-03-2011 22:43, pdimage ha scritto: I'm in the UK and I can usually pick one up for around £10 - £20 on ebay - which is around 15 - 30 dollars I guess - plus postage. Postage to the US via airmail is around 8

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread Paxton
Define cheap and where to get one. I look on the usual place, fleabay, and I see 9800 pros going for around 100 US...  Mac versions are double that.  Not quite what I would consider cheap. :-) I have been buying 9800 Pros (PC versions) from $15 to $20 at the Free Geeks thrift store in

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 9, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Paxton wrote: I have been buying 9800 Pros (PC versions) from $15 to $20 at the Free Geeks thrift store in Portland Oregon. That's because you live in Geek Paradise, Northwest. Those of us not so blessed envy you. May your feet mold and your hair drip with moss

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread John Callahan
On Mar 9, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: That's because you live in Geek Paradise, Northwest. Those of us not so blessed envy you. May your feet mold and your hair drip with moss and small rodents. ;-P -- Thats a wonderful mental picture!! -- You received this message because

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread Valter Prahlad
Il giorno 9-03-2011 14:35, pdimage ha scritto: Plus the stock PC cards like the 9800 usually have faster speeds than the stock mac equivalent so you can clock them up. Here's a guide to the card which are convertible... http://themacelite.wikidot.com/9800-working Wow, looks promising!

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-09 Thread Paxton
I have been buying 9800 Pros (PC versions) from $15 to $20 at the Free Geeks thrift store in Portland Oregon. That's because you live in Geek Paradise, Northwest. Those of us not so blessed envy you. May your feet mold and your hair drip with moss and small rodents. ;-P Love the

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-07 Thread pdimage
On 6/3/11 09:07, Justin The Cynical cyni...@penguinness.org wrote: b) Identify the correct Mac ROM - if there is such a thing - for the card. Extra points for revealing how you know and where to get it. This one, that's a bit trickier, if not impossible. The mac rom is from the FX5200

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-07 Thread pdimage
On 7/3/11 20:30, Justin The Cynical cyni...@penguinness.org wrote: Define cheap and where to get one. I look on the usual place, fleabay, and I see 9800 pros going for around 100 US... Mac versions are double that. Not quite what I would consider cheap. :-) I'm in the UK and I can

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-06 Thread Justin The Cynical
On 3/5/11 8:43 PM, Sean Carroll wrote: Like puzzles? Good (good) mysteries? Look at these: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1042.JPG http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1043.JPG http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1051.JPG http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1063.JPG Then:

The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-05 Thread Sean Carroll
Like puzzles? Good (good) mysteries? Look at these: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1042.JPG http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1043.JPG http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1051.JPG http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1063.JPG Then: a) Identify the card precisely. Extra points for

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-05 Thread Albert Carter
From: Sean Carroll slcarr...@me.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2011 11:43 PM Subject: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching Like puzzles? Good (good) mysteries? Look at these: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22707686/DSCN1042.JPG http

Re: The strange world of graphics card ID and ROM matching

2011-03-05 Thread Sean Carroll
I did find this, with a UPC that matches the one on the ZO-52 label: http://zogis.com/index.php?cont=productsid=127 No image where there should be one, though, just the ? Scant info as well. Horrid-looking website. Yikes. Sean -- You received this message because you are a member of