13 Jan
2002
13 Jan
'02
3:16 p.m.
You save a few CPU cycles (16%, I seem to recall) by using (almost any)
video card instead of using the on-board video. You can usually find an
accelerator card (030 at 33MHz or 040) or a cache card on eBay for a few $.
System 7.1 is about right for this system, or you could run OpenBSD or
NetBSD.
Dave
Chad Fernandez wrote:
Hello,
The Local GoodWill has a fairly nice Mac IIci. I've done some research
on the Low End Mac web site, but am still undecided if I should buy it.
Low End Mac says it is a "Mac Best Buy", meaning that it is one of the
models to buy, instead of avoid. Some models are best avoided because
of compromises in design or limited expandability.
It is uses a 25mhz Motorola 68030 processor. What would be the
approximate Intel/PC equivalent? The 386DX-25? The 486DX-25? faster,
slower, what? I don't have much Mac experience at all. I own a Plus,
but after cleaning it, I haven't done anything with it but let it sit,
mainly because of the silly 800K drives.
It has a Radius video card, but unfortunately, the Radius monitor got
sold separately. It was a "Pivot" monitor. I pulled the monitor of the
nonfunctioning IIcx and the ci boots fine, and is running System 7.1.
How much should I offer?
Thanks,
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
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David C. Jenner
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