Can anyone say if the 72-pin SIMMs at http://www.ramseeker.com/ will work in the MacTV? I'd like to boost my RAM if possible...
Plus, as far as older Macs or older PCs, a lot of time you can squeeze a little more life out of them by not using the "native" OS and putting a *nix on them and using them for a server-type task.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 3:30 AM > Subject: Re: IIsi questions > > > > Thanks folks for all the responses. I guess I'll be going with 7.1 > and > > sticking with just 64MB of RAM. It's great to see several IIsi > owners > still > > out there. These machines still rock. They weren't as expandable as > the > > IIci's but they were work horses. I wonder if you could say the same > for > > 386 or 486 owners. > > > > I find that older macs have a tendency to take more ram then the same > vintage PC, which allows the use of newer OS then the machine was > originally > built for. Still I could run windows 3.1 quite well on my 386/40 with > math > coprocessor and 32mb of ram if I wanted to (its used for old dos games > and > is equipped for that). In the past I have run windows 95 on a high end > 486 > system, and they generally max out at 64mb of ram. > > My oldest mac is a IIfx and runs OS 7.1 or is it 7.01 ok with just 20mb > of > ram (very hard to find a set of 4 SIMMs bigger then 4mb and too costly > even > if you did find some). Still even 20mb is more then enough for the > programs > of that vintage. > > Being able to upgrade the memory is nice, if you have the need for it. > > > > > > -- > 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> > --> 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> --> 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
