At 12:36 -0700 08/29/2002, Will Schoumaker wrote: >Jeff, I thought you'd be the guy to ask about this. It seems there is a >hack to speed up machines using the memory chip controller mentioned >here for Jaguar (OSX) Do you know if the Old World machines use the >same memory chip as the Beige G3 ? > > "Beige G3 and the Blue and White G3 also uses the MPC106/XPC106 >memory/PCI controller, I assume this utility would also be compatible >with that Mac. (The iMac 233-333Mhz, and PowerBook G3 wallstreet and >Lombard also use the same chip and perhaps some older machines) > >This hack is mentioned at xlr8yourmac.com and I was hoping the memory >chip maybe the same but guessing it's not....Will S
The S900 is a member of the PowerSurge family (x500, x600 machines). The PowerSurge family uses the custom Apple Hammerhead memory controller chip and the custom Apple Bandit PCI controller chip. The fuctionality of those two chips (really four if you add in the two Data Path chips) is all rolled into the Grackle chip. So, yes, they're different. However, there may be similarities in their operation and features. After all, both the Grackle and the Hammerhead/Bandit combination must support the same ARBus and PCI specifications. ARBus is Apple's name for the memory/CPU bus. The difficulty in figuring out whether the Apple chips support these features is that being custom Apple chips, there's no public documentation available on their low level features and abilities. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
