I think its best to just store these away, having a hard time, finding a value for them :P, I'm sure their worth something, Might even trade for a new car or something.
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 3:32 PM, PeterH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jul 26, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Mac Book wrote: > > > Looked on everymac.com ... > > The information ... > > http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/network_server/stats/ > networkserver_700_200.html > > ... is only partly correct. > > The standard processor for the 700 was a 150 MHz 604e, not 200 MHz. > > The accessory processor card for the 700 was a 200 MHz 604e. > > The standard processor card for the 500 was a 132 MHz 604e. > > The elusive 300 was never released as a model; it was only a > prototype, but it did use otherwise standard ANS components in a rack > mounted case. > > A rack mounting adapter was made for the 500 and 700. This is > probably the rarest accessory item. > > The 700 has one or two "hot pluggable" power supply units and are > fully redundant when two are installed. > > The 500 had a fixed supply of lower capacity. It is possible, with > great difficulty, to convert a 500 to a 700 and vice versa. > > > Here's a list of corrected notes to the everymac page on the ANS: > > 1. Supports parity 60 ns 168-pin and nonparity 70 ns 168-pin DIMMs. > > Correction: May be FPM or EDO, and these may be mixed as the DRAM > controller cannot distinguish between them as all RAM accesses are as > FPM, anyway. If even one RAM stick is non-parity, then parity > checking is turned off for the entire machine. > > 2. RAM must be installed in pairs. > > Correction: Incorrect. May be installed in pairs for best > performance, but may be installed as singles, too. Standard RAM was > 32 MB for a 500, 48 MB for a 700. 512 MB is the absolute maximum, not > withstanding the fact that the ANS uses a 9500 DRAM controller which > has a maximum of 1.5 GB. The flaw is in the POST code within the > ANS's ROM and cannot be overcome by using O.F. O.F. is particularly > unstable on the ANS. It is adequate for A/IX but may not be stable > enough for any but a customized version of YDL. > > 3. Built-in VRAM cannot be upgraded, but a PCI video card can be used. > > Correction: Video is proprietary to the ANS. To use anything besides > A/IX, a video card which is supported by Linux must be installed. > > 4. Nine drive bays, seven free with one HD and CD-ROM pre-installed. > > Correction: The seven "free" bays are completely empty, and require a > proprietary board and cable kit (sold separately and individually, in > 68-pin and 50-pin versions) to enable their use. The 700 may also > install two 5.25" full-height (3-1/8" high) UW-SCSI drives > internally, using an accessory bracket and cable kit. The 500 does > not support 5.25" hard drives. > > 5. Designed for use with AIX 4.1.4 (originally $1600 US), also runs > Linux. > > Correction: Yes, but IBM will no longer sell or transfer A/IX licenses. > > > Linux will work on the ANS, particularly if a PCI video card and a > PCI E-net card are used. A Rage 128 for video and any of the DEC > "Tulip" cards for E-net are fine. The video card and the accessory > 10/100 E-net card for a 9500 would work well. Apple used these for an > internal project to convert the ANS to Linux, but the project was > abruptly canceled. > > YDL 3 or 4 is probably the best choice. Precompiled kernels are > available, as is support for the front panel LCD status display. > Linux support for the ANS's accessory RAID card is available. > > A standard 1/2 AA 3.6 volt Li cell is used for NVRAM backup, the same > as on most Macs. > > The "CUDA" switch is available, but special procedures are required > when installing Linux. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
