Jim Scott wrote:
> Welcome to the StarMax list! I'm a relative newcomer myself. I got a StarMax > 5500/200 from a computer boneyard/recycle shop late last year. > No wonder Steve Jobs killed all the Mac clones in > '97 or so. They're the best of both worlds (pre-G4, of course). -- Jim > Thanks to you and jr for the heads up welcome! This machine was sitting on a shelf of a frequently-visited, often over-priced thrift shop near me. I could have had a Mac 6360 for $100.99. (hee hee hee). On the other hand, this box was only $30. Came with 48MB of ram and a 512k cache stick as well as a 2MB VRAM stick and a 2 gig hard disk. Gave me the frozen startup, just hung at the smiling Mac, until I added another, known-working drive in place of the CD ROM and fired it up. After running Disk Dr. three times, and Speed Disk to smooth out fragments, she now boots happily on her own with all the stuff she had in her intact. I'm particularly fascinated with the use of a PS2 keyboard and mouse, and the IDE-ATAPI CD ROM. Having owned, for a short time, a Umax C500, I must say it seems as if the Motorola feels the quicker of the two. (Both are 160Mhz.). And both top out at the same memory limit. That high-priced RAM that this Tanzania board must use is a problem. If I find a cheaper source, this Max will be at its upper limit. When I cruised the eBay sales, I found some good deals on whole machines. Some full of that RAM and other goodies. Maybe I'll just get another machine or two, or three...... Jeff -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
