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| Re: Mac users - need some advice [message #76588 is a reply to message #76587] |
Fri, 01 December 2006 18:45   |
excelav
Messages: 2130
Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit
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Sorry Al, here's the correct URL: http://www.macsales.com/
There is also sonnet for G4 upgrades, http://www.sonnettech.com/
you can shop around for better deals on sonnet upgrade cards.
James
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Hey Al! The last compatible G4 was the 1.25Ghz, the 1.42 FW 800 will not
>run OS9 and you may have problems with that one, WMMV. I think rick would
>tell you to stay away from the dual 1.42 machine! Don't go with a G4 dual
>1.25, you'll pay more, they are a lot noisier and hotter than a single and
>there is no real benefit for Paris/OS9. I'm using a dual 1.25Ghz machine,
>wish I had a single processor machine, this one's noisy.
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>The cheap route. You can get a 1.25Ghz upgrade card for you computer for
>$199.00 at OWC.com I've also seen them for $149.00 before. You can go
up
>to a 2Ghz G4 upgrade now, but I don't think it's worth the price currently.
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>I hope this helps!
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>James
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>"Al Corey" <alcorey@cox.net> wrote:
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>>Hello folks. I have a 3 card paris system running on a G4 500mhz machine.
>>I want to upgrade to a faster G4. (BTW I've been a Paris user since it
first
>>came out in "98" and have always read these posts from all you folks -
just
>>never got involved much beyond that ) I've been told that some of the last
>>G4s made don't run or support OS 9 - (which we need) Is this true? I'd
like
>>to get a dual processor 1.42ghz machine (or at least a dual 1.25) will
they
>>work OK? also I wonder - are the PCI slots in these machines compatible
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>>- Any and all input will be extremely helpful
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>>Thanks in advance, Al
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| Re: Mac users - need some advice [message #76600 is a reply to message #76587] |
Sat, 02 December 2006 01:39 |
rick
Messages: 1976
Registered: February 2006
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what james said.
On 2 Dec 2006 12:37:59 +1000, "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com>
wrote:
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>Hey Al! The last compatible G4 was the 1.25Ghz, the 1.42 FW 800 will not
>run OS9 and you may have problems with that one, WMMV. I think rick would
>tell you to stay away from the dual 1.42 machine! Don't go with a G4 dual
>1.25, you'll pay more, they are a lot noisier and hotter than a single and
>there is no real benefit for Paris/OS9. I'm using a dual 1.25Ghz machine,
>wish I had a single processor machine, this one's noisy.
>
>The cheap route. You can get a 1.25Ghz upgrade card for you computer for
>$199.00 at OWC.com I've also seen them for $149.00 before. You can go up
>to a 2Ghz G4 upgrade now, but I don't think it's worth the price currently.
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>I hope this helps!
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>James
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>"Al Corey" <alcorey@cox.net> wrote:
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>>Hello folks. I have a 3 card paris system running on a G4 500mhz machine.
>>I want to upgrade to a faster G4. (BTW I've been a Paris user since it first
>>came out in "98" and have always read these posts from all you folks - just
>>never got involved much beyond that ) I've been told that some of the last
>>G4s made don't run or support OS 9 - (which we need) Is this true? I'd like
>>to get a dual processor 1.42ghz machine (or at least a dual 1.25) will they
>>work OK? also I wonder - are the PCI slots in these machines compatible
>
>>- Any and all input will be extremely helpful
>>
>>Thanks in advance, Al
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