tipc
Banned
I brought 3 of these home from a hamshow, 5$ per. Sat there for a long time. I decided it was time to ask someone what type of memory they took, being they were stripped of all memory and drives (ah but for 1 hard disk they missed). Then all of a sudden I felt daring and started plugging in sticks I had laying around. At first I actually got some *reaction*, but no characteristic chime or anything. Then I realized 1 stick was mismatched, so I replaced it and Voila! the thing started up. Got as far as the Apple open boot prompt (I think that's what it said, reminiscent of the Sun open boot thing maybe).
That was 1 of the 3. I imagine the other 2 may exhibit similar results.
But I need a reason to hang onto 1 or more of these things. If I'm going to go to the trouble of finding drives and stuff, I first need to know how much PHUN is wrapped up in these machines.
I guess I should determine what chips/speed I have. Next post.
***I messed up. These aren't G5s but G4s. Blue and silver. Whoops***
That was 1 of the 3. I imagine the other 2 may exhibit similar results.
But I need a reason to hang onto 1 or more of these things. If I'm going to go to the trouble of finding drives and stuff, I first need to know how much PHUN is wrapped up in these machines.
I guess I should determine what chips/speed I have. Next post.
***I messed up. These aren't G5s but G4s. Blue and silver. Whoops***
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