What's the benefit of 8.6 over 9.2? Did they just pull support for very old programs or something? I know my green iMac can't run some very very old WorldBuilder games and the like.
Todd Brayer [email protected] On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Andrew Liu Anderson < [email protected]> wrote: > Todd Brayer wrote: > > How feasible is it to get USB on older macs? I know most of the later >> PowerPCs could do it, what about the early ones or 68K machines? Mostly in >> reference to memory stick drives to I can transfer data. >> > > There was a lot of discussion about this on the 1st Powermacs list when > USB first came out. None of the 3rd party hardware companies were willing to > put in the time & money to develop a NuBus USB card. Apple wasn't about to > develop a NuBus card either, if they could get folks to buy a new iMac, or > Blue & White. > > Back-support is more & more a "Thing of the Past." It's a shame! I'd love > to put USB ports in my IIci, or be able to run OS 8.6 on a GHz+ machine... > Just think how some of those old programs that were a bit sluggish on a > 60MHz 6100 would SCREAM on a GHz+ G4. > > Cheers, > Drew > > > > > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to > [email protected]<vintage-macs%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
