At 09:37 -0800 on 05/04/02, Teri Pittman wrote: >Okay, this question concerns accelerators and cache cards. I've been >reading about accelerator cards for the IIci and it sounds like the Daystar >Turbo 601 would be a good match. I'm seeing NuBus and PDS cards. I
You *do* realise how much those cost, right? >understand that these are different type slots. Is one type preferable over Well, considering the Turbo 601 is far faster than anything else, and it's PDS-based, I'd say PDS is the best option in this case. There's a slight advantage to the L2 Cache/PDS slot in general for accelerators, because it's usally faster than NuBus slots are. >the other? The information on Low End Mac seems to indicate that you can't >have both cache & accelerator cards on the system. Is that correct? Given What with them both taking the same slot, it's pretty hard :) Most accelerators include cache, however. >the fact that there seem to be Quadra 700 motherboards available, would I be >better off to get one of these & replace the original motherboard, instead It'd be cheaper to get a 7100 mobo and cram it in there, which would give you a native PPC-based motherboard for about 1/10 the price of a Turbo 601. You'd need new RAM, of course, but everything else would transfer right over... the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
