RE: Upgrading PowerMac 8600

From: Niagara Carnivores (ccp@vaxxine.com)
Date: Sat Dec 09 2000 - 11:19:34 PST


Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 14:19:34 -0500
From: "Niagara Carnivores" <ccp@vaxxine.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3543$foo@default>
Subject: RE: Upgrading PowerMac 8600

Hi Group,

Seeing how the journal is one of the mainstays of the ICPS and its
membership, I think the ICPS should help fund upgrades to keep our
technology current. Assuming of course we can afford it.

CJM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cp@opus.labs.agilent.com [mailto:cp@opus.labs.agilent.com]On
> Behalf Of Song, Leo
> Sent: December 4, 2000 1:23 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list CP
> Subject: RE: Upgrading PowerMac 8600
>
>
> Hi Group:
> I talked with Steve today and thought a better long term solution
> would be to upgrade to a G4 box 400 MHz with at least 128 mb ram.
> It would
> definitely be of more use and would be useful if any imaging work
> needed to
> be done. Upgrading processor boards work in some cases, but its like
> putting a 16 year old's heart into a 70 year old person. The rest of the
> system may not be up to the extra load.
>
> > Leo C. Song, Jr.
> > Biology Greenhouse@POB 6850
> > California State University
> > Fullerton CA 92834-6850
> > 714/278-2766 (voice & fax)
> > http://biology.fullerton.edu/facilities/greenhouse/index.html
> > email: leosong@exchange.fullerton.edu
> > "Knowledge is not knowledge unless it is shared" Tao of L. Song
> >
>



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