At 23:24 -0700 10/11/2002, Howie S wrote: >on 10/11/02 11:05 PM, Jeff Walther at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Yeah, that's why I still have my Mac 512KE, Mac Plus, IIci, Q605, >> etc--plus associated accessories and equipment to support them... :-) > >I had a IIci that I loved so much that I'd have it today if it hadn't died >in a major way. It broke my heart and sent me on a losing path of LC475's, >and Quadra 605's that were horrible little beasts. Thankfully PowerMacs >saved the day shortly thereafter.
Did the IIci have the power-on problem? There's a common problem where the caps leak corrosive goo on teh MB and eat through the solder and traces. This most commonly affects the power on circuitry as that's where most of the susceptible caps reside on the board. It's not too difficult to fix depending on what gets eaten. The Q605/LC/P/475/476 are wonderful machines. Why would you call them horrible? However, they do have some rather strict limitations and are not for the type of person who loves an expandable machine--the type of person who would keep an S900 forever, e.g.. I will mention that the 36 MB RAM limit is bogus. I've had my Q605 up to 132 MB of RAM, though I wasn't able to close the case in that configuration. Now, what would be really nice would be a way to get the VRAM above 1 MB. 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:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
