> >> The second is wearing a 40Mhz CPU and oscillator pirated from an 840av >> a 64MB stick-o-ram with a 7200 rpm 2 gig hard drive and an 8x Apple >> CD-ROM drive running OS 8.1. > >AAghgghhhh, and you talk about not stealing bits from a beautiful 68k >Mac *sob*, how could you steal the heart from the greatest 68k out >there??? I'd only permit this if a) you didn't know at the time and/or >b) the 840av died in valiant combat. I have one (you might have guessed >by now LOL) and I wouldn't part it out unless someone blew a hole in the >logic board or something.
Yup. The parts came off of an otherwise dead mobo, wouldn't think of harming a working 840av! > > The third one is awaiting a modified logic board with a second Simm >> socket >> soldered to it to see if it will take 2 of those 64MB sticks! > >Hmmm, didn't know you could do that - cool, Not sure that it will work but there are solder pads on the board for a second socket so I thought I'd give it a go. > >> With the addition of the 64MB ram modules these are really sweet >> machines running OS 8.1 > >The 64MB DIMMs are a bit hard to find in the UK, I mean you can get hold >of them but it;s a dicey affair yo say the least as no-one will >guarantee them. I don't know were you are in the UK but I have a buddy that lives in Derbyshire that is visiting me next week. If your interested in some 64's get ahold of me offlist and I'll send them via good old fashioned sneakernet! Aloha, Ken -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Replacement Apple CDROMs from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 PPC 5400/200Mhz 16/1.6GB/CD/ENET/L2 $119, 5+ for $99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
