count me in!!! woo hoo i'm going to change system bus to 60mhz. someone please find me those 28 pin 8MB or 16MB chips...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sidney Ho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 12:37 AM Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Powerbook 2400c - G3 Upgrade Proposal > On "geek magnetism", I've queried for a possible G3-700-800 MHz upgrade for > the Powerbook 2400c. > > The specs on the new PPC750FX from IBM show a 1 GHz G3 with up to 20X > multiplier which means that on a 40 MHz bus we could still get 800 MHz on > the CPU. Some performance might be compromised with such a high multiplier, > but being able to run a 2400 at near G4-800 MHz speeds would be great for > boasting rights. Not bad for the upgrade business to put forward a > "technology demonstrator" at 800 Mhz. > > IBM has also increased the L2 cache to 512KB on the chip and which runs full > speed at the same speed as the CPU. The disadvantage is that it's only > 512KB and not 1 MB as most mid to high end upgrades are these days, but > we'll take anything we can get. So this idea has been forwarded to the > upgrade folks in addition to the standing presumption that they've been > looking into upgrade possibilities over the past 6 weeks. If I don't get a > reply next week by mid-week I'll call 'em up. > > Sidney Ho ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
