At 22:16 -0600 on 20/12/02, Dan Palka wrote: >>refuse to upgrade to 8, I refuse to put a PowerPC chip in here, and I think >>PowerTalk operating system integrated email services is the coolest thing I >>have ever seen. >> >>Unfortunately, you're one of about five people who thought that... ;) > >For what reasons? I'm using PowerTalk right now, I think its fantastic that I
Beats me. I never used it, and Apple dropped it after 7.5.5 because nobody was using it. >>AFAIK it's not even a 50 MHz part - it's an overclocked 40 MHz part. Let us >>know when you get it, though, whether it has 68040RC40 or 68040RC50 as the >>part number. > >Why whats the difference between the two? Reliability and honesty on the part of the manufacturer as far as I'm concerned. >I read somewhere that one model had 128kb L2 cache, and the guy on the phone >from MicroMac said the one he was sending me had Cache. I'm not sure if I can >belive this though, is there any way I can test to see if it actually does? Look at it. There'll be cache on it, very obviously, in the form of four or eight identical chips. >In fact, is there any utility with which I can test a processors actual true >clock speed? Clockometer is probably your best bet for an older Mac like that. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
