Re: [WinMac] Mac processor upgrades
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:37:58 -0500
Tom,
The G4 upgrade to your machines is a red herring - Stick with the G3
instead. Personally, I like Sonnet's offerings.
<http://www.sonnettech.com>
http://www.sonnettech.com
Just avoid NewerTech (Newer Technology) like the plague: Their "lifetime"
warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on.
Most of the rest of the assembly shops are just mom & pop garage
operations...
At 11:41 AM 1/24/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>We are looking at getting one (or two) of the new high-end G4s but we
>also have a number PowerMacs that are of the pre-G3 era. Things like a
>PowerMac 9600 with dual 200MHz processors, a PowerMac 9500 with dual
>180MHz processors and my trusty and reliable PowerMac 8500/120. I have
>to say that because that's what I'm using to send this email. :)
>
>There is really nothing wrong with these PowerMacs except that they are
>not the fastest around anymore but yet they are still quite usable.
>After all, not everyone needs the fastest computer available. We want
>to give our digital scanning people these new high-end G4s but their old
>9600 & 9500 PowerMacs are useful to others in the department.
>
>Is it worth getting a G3 or G4 upgrade card to put into these machines?
>I know the bus architecture on the motherboard may limit me from getting
>equal performance from a true G3 or G4 but it may extend the life of
>these PowerMacs. Any thoughts, experiences and brand recommendations
>would be greatly appreciated.
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Tom Roth Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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