In a message Power Book <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << As for PCI powermacs, I own a 7500/75 Power PC (a real dinosaur). . . --------------------
Welcome to the list. I will try to address some of your concerns. Are you sure you have a 7500? The 7500 originally shipped with a 100 MHz processor and is highly upgradable. OTOH the 7200 shipped with a 75 MHz processor and is more limited; some consider it a "road apple" (read road kill if you are new to the Mac world). ------------------------ <<and I attached a Global Village 56k external modem that draws power from the keyboard's ADB port using a Radio Shack find (back when Radio Shack sold cool stuff like that) However, when I plugged it in, my mac (running OS 8.6) froze. After killing power, OS 8.6 didn't load. I feel that connecting any hardware other than Monitors, speakers etc. is suicide with old macs unless it is Apple hardware (think: Sony, Micro$oft, Sun Microsystems...) I have seen similar occurrences. For example, while upgrading a 7500/75 with a 2 GB Seagate HDD, I realized that the Apple BIOS couldn't see it, so I'd get a sad Mac. Upon Removal of the Seagate HDD, everything was fine.>> --------------------------- Can't answer your modem problem, all my modems plugged into the modem serial port and worked flawlessly. As far as the Seagate HDD, if it is not Apple ROMed you will need initialize it with Drive Setup while booted from your Mac OS system CD. OS 8.6 and 9.1 recognizes many non Apple ROMed drives. If the HDD is still not recognized in Drive Setup there is a free workaround hack that should do the trick. ----------------------------- <<Unfortunately, you easily access the Apple BIOS (there always have to be ways of messing with a BIOS)>> You lost me here. ----------------------------- <<My suggestion, use the highest supported OS on a mac (download.com used to have a great mac OS upgrade, and I think it still does)>> ------------------------------ In my experience the best OS for a 7500 depends on you upgrade path. I used a 7500 with a G3/466 MHz processor upgrade, 512 MB RAM and a pair of18 GB Western Digital LVD drives with an ATTO UL2D SCSI card and OS 9.1. It was my main computer for the small printing and graphics business last year. When I upgraded to a APG G4 I did notice a boost in performance but not really not that much. The 7500 is a great computer IMHO. And OS 8.6 is also a good choice for the 7500. If really want to experiment get Xdpostfacto and run OS X. ---------------------------------- <<and contact someone who really knows macs when upgrading other than the basics.>> You have come the right list for that. Most here have a great deal of expertise, much more than I do. Once again, welcome -- glen (digest mode). -- 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
