On May 19, 2004, at 02:15 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
840avs are wasted running UNIX as they have a lot of AV stuff that is Mac OS specific (unless someone has developed a DSP interface for it for NetBSD??) If you want a big box 68k server you are better off with a 950 or an 800. Granted the CPU is slower but I hate to see good AV features go to waste :-)
True. I doubt many people are still using the AV Quadras for AV, though the guy I got mine from was ripping his vinyl with it. For me, it would probably only boot Unix when I wanted to compile something for my other machines. ;) (Doesn't everyone keep multiple single-purpose machines around?) The rest of the time it would be for playing my classic Mac games, like Marathon. 8) Oh yeah...Marathon...
Specially accelerated version is available for the 660/840av I seem to remember :) When it comes to using that DSP there is more than one way to skin a cat!
I decided UNIX on All-In-One Macs is a bad idea becuase you can't turn the CRT off - thus the power draw is large. I had BSD running on my Mystic CC for a while but eventually gave up on that idea as it sat un-interacted with for ages at a time and I was scared I'd burn the screen in. Remember the brightness control in the CC is software controlled, and as far as I know there is no control to either turn it down or deactivate the screen in NetBSD.
Mostly such a machine would just be my luggable "hey lookit what I did" showpiece. Right now I'm using the SE/30, but I hate unhooking my primary server in order to give a presentation. And color is nicer. And with a screen mod, my friends could use it to play Marathon against me.
Tim
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