what is BTW in regard to the 7100? On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 04:38 PM, Phil Beesley wrote:
> > On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at 08:30 PM, Ted Parks > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> After connecting both my Centris 650 and 7100/80 to DSL by ethernet, >> the >> Centris seems to load web pages faster. The 7100/80 has only 16 megs >> of RAM, >> while the Centris has about a 100. Also, the 7100 is connected to >> ethernet >> through a transceiver. >> >> My questions: >> 1) How much difference does the amount of RAM make in how quickly a >> machine >> loads web pages, in particular, and how fast it runs other common >> applications, in general? If both the Centris and the 7100/80 had >> equal RAM, >> would the 7100 be noticeably faster? > > A couple of 16Mb or 32Mb SIMMs will make a huge difference in the 7100, > especially if you have enough RAM to turn off virtual memory. More RAM > will also allow you to run Mac OS 8.6 which is also faster than > previous versions. A more modern SCSI hard drive will also help. Sample > a few different browsers and see which one you like. Try setting the > browser cache folder to run from a RAM disk. > >> 2) Knowing little about ethernet, my understanding is that the >> transceiver >> on the 7100/80 only transmits data at the lower end of the 10/100 >> baseT >> ethernet spectrum. Is it possible to get a NuBus card that would >> enable a >> faster ethernet connection? Is the NuBus ethernet card I have in the >> Centris >> faster than the built-in AAUI ethernet port in the 7100/80? > > 100Mbps NuBus ethernet cards are available (try eBay or the swaplists) > but your 7100 doesn't have the processing or disk I/O to benefit. The > slowest bit on your network is the DSL link and that is considerably > slower than 10Mbps ethernet. Fit as much RAM as you can pick up cheaply > as your first upgrade. > > BTW The 7100 is off topic on this list; the 650 is once removed from > the Mac II series so it just about counts. > > Phil > --- > "Most engineering products can be readily adapted to suit their > originally intended purpose" -- C H Thornycroft > > > -- > Vintage Macs 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> > > Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
