on 6-12-05 7:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I wanted to ask: was the PM 7200 the first Power Mac to accept an Ethernet >> connection with built-in hardware?
> The 7500, IIRC, was first. The 7200 was a costed-down PPC Mac, which > happened to use the "7500 case", but had a soldered CPU and no A-V > capability. I was blagging what information I had off of the LEM specs page. According to what they have there, the 7200 and 7500 had the same release date (August 8th, 1995)...but different speeds/prices (7200/75MHz/$1,600) (7200/90MHz/$2,100) (7500/100MHz/$2800): http://lowendmac.com/ppc/7200.shtml http://lowendmac.com/ppc/7500.shtml >> Why was the AAUI port abandoned? > > Inclusion of the the capability to attach 10-Base-2 was deemed to take up > too much room on the backs of the machines which likely would never be > included in 10-Base-2 networks. Got it. Now it all comes together. What started all this is a posting I saw on a site that said Macs from the original iMac of 1998 onward are equipped with a DSL compatible 10/100 Port. They made it sound like it was useless to consider hooking up an older Mac to a DSL connection. While the port on, say, a 9600 is slower, (10Base-T vs. 10/100Base-T) that doesn't mean you can't use it. And I was curious about the AAUI port/transceiver because things that dangle from boxes don't seem to survive along with the machine when it gets handed down. So I was trying to get an idea of how far back you could go and have a Mac be DSL-ready without having to necessarily add anything to it. Best, James Fraser -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
