I think you're right about that Jeff. When I bought my (single) carrier card it was the only one I could get at that time (from Other World). I didn't have any app.'s that required dual support so it wasn't an issue for me.
On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 12:25 PM, Jeff Walther wrote: > At 17:59 +0100 01/15/2003, Chrisso wrote: >>> I have a pair of the original duals, 904E's, that came out of my >>> S900. >>> Never could find a true dual G3 or G4 upgrade set...unless I went >>> with >>> the XLR8 dual board. That's still only utilizes one slot though. >> >> Here's some info for the Xlr8 MachCarrier MPe. Seems like it's still >> available from Daystar. >> >> http://www.daystartechnology.com/pages-xlr8/sales/xlr8pricelist.html > > My understanding is that the MPe only supports dual processors in > conjunction with the XLR8 Velocity card. And XLR8 never seemed to > get to the point where they actually released the Velocity card. > > Apparently the Velocity was a dual CPU ZIF adapter. In other words, > it was designed to plug into a ZIF socket and provide space for two > G4s. So it was meant for the Beige, the B & W and to go in ZIF > Carrier cards. For our machines, one would need the Carrier MPe > under the Velocity card. > > But as far as I know, you can't get dual G4s with just the MPe, you > also need the Velocity. > > 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/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
