Right, but what about G4 upgrades for non-G3 computers? What's to stop
third party vendors from selling to them? I know I would gladly shell out
another $500 to get another significant speed boost (assuming I already
shelled out $500 for the G3 already) versus spending $2,000+ to buy a whole
new G4 (unless they introduce the new sub-portable at the same time). Why
is G4 any different than G3 in terms of an accelerator board?
Jay wrote:
> On 8/6/99 3:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I would seriously worry about the
> future of PowerPC upgrade companies, as Apple has been extremely
> uncooperative to the point of thwarting them. The newest firmware update
> to the B & W G3's sense if a G4 chip is present (via a ZIF upgrade or
> whatever), and shuts down the system until a G3 processor is returned.
> Apple is intent on being the first to market with G4 chips, but even
> after that happens, I doubt they'll lift the restriction.
>
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