Not sure if it's *exactly* 1996apweilerOctober 30 2006, 13:34:05 UTC
but it's a 7200/75 (75 MHz PPC601! The Power!)
Seems to power up fine (plug into mains, push the button, it gives a loud and resounding Mac startup chime) but I haven't got further due to lack of monitor/monitor cable.
Re: Not sure if it's *exactly* 1996mcnutcaseOctober 30 2006, 13:42:17 UTC
Those ran 95-97, and the default video output is fairly standard VGA stuff. Grab one of the spare monitors and give it a whirl.
You know, it'd probably outperform the old Mac I no longer have, which had a 120MHz 603e. Trouble was, it took four memory cycles (not processor cycles, memory cycles - rather slower) to simply read one word into memory, thanks to a major braindamage on bus design... some horrific multiplexing and almost everything having to be mediated via the CPU (which was hobbled by the half-width bus) left it as a truly wonderful example of how to do EVERYTHING wrong. Among its more weird aspects... terminating the SCSI right on the back would improve its chances of staying on the network. If it tried to play sound while accessing the hard disk, it had a depressing tendency to fall over...
Sounds fun...apweilerOctober 30 2006, 13:52:07 UTC
I've pretty much discovered (by googling around) that the video signal coming out of that thing is basically VGA, the problem is that the plug is a different shape and I haven't got an adapter (and not even any spare plugs to splice together to make an adapter).
Anyway, I plan to get it running and see what it can do. Maybe install DebianPPC, as I have little use for an OS8 machine...
Glad to hear from you! Sounds like school and life and stuff are keeping you pretty busy... I know the feeling. We'll all still be here and happy to see you whenever you find time for breathers from all that.
*continues running around LJ like an excited puppy*
I'm flattered by your excitementapweilerNovember 9 2006, 00:12:01 UTC
And even this reply took me ages...
I'm not keeping as busy with school as I should (haven't done nearly enough so far this term, and it's my final year), but trying to figure out where and who I am is the real challenge... especially as, with graduation approaching, I've got some scary decisions to make in the next few months. So, while trying to avoid those decisions I try to get all the other stuff done that needs doing.
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Seems to power up fine (plug into mains, push the button, it gives a loud and resounding Mac startup chime) but I haven't got further due to lack of monitor/monitor cable.
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You know, it'd probably outperform the old Mac I no longer have, which had a 120MHz 603e. Trouble was, it took four memory cycles (not processor cycles, memory cycles - rather slower) to simply read one word into memory, thanks to a major braindamage on bus design... some horrific multiplexing and almost everything having to be mediated via the CPU (which was hobbled by the half-width bus) left it as a truly wonderful example of how to do EVERYTHING wrong. Among its more weird aspects... terminating the SCSI right on the back would improve its chances of staying on the network. If it tried to play sound while accessing the hard disk, it had a depressing tendency to fall over...
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Anyway, I plan to get it running and see what it can do. Maybe install DebianPPC, as I have little use for an OS8 machine...
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Glad to hear from you! Sounds like school and life and stuff are keeping you pretty busy... I know the feeling. We'll all still be here and happy to see you whenever you find time for breathers from all that.
*continues running around LJ like an excited puppy*
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I'm not keeping as busy with school as I should (haven't done nearly enough so far this term, and it's my final year), but trying to figure out where and who I am is the real challenge... especially as, with graduation approaching, I've got some scary decisions to make in the next few months.
So, while trying to avoid those decisions I try to get all the other stuff done that needs doing.
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