[muglo] Re: Old computer discusssion
- From: Eric Dunbar <eric.dunbar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:08:31 -0500
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:33:23 -0500, doug rogers <dougsamu> wrote:
> I have this old PowerMac 8100/80 in a state of disassembly. I was
> thinking I could pull the vram out of it to pop into a Perfoma 6400/200
> that the kids use. Interestingly enough, the monitor was run off a
> video card with video in and video out jacks aside from the monitor
> plug. The board alas does not fit the PCI slots of the Performa.
>
> Also all the RAM slots of the 8100 are full. There seems also to be a
> Ram Cache simm and a ROM simm. Unknown values as presently the Mac is
> apart in pieces on the floor.
I doubt the 8100/80 has many hardware bits 'n bobs that can be shared
with the 6400/200. The 8100/80 is a NuBus-based Mac whilst the
6400/200 would be PCI-based which means the architecture is
dramatically different (plus, the 6400 was a "consumer" Mac (one of
Apple's better consumer Macs mind you).
RAM on the 8100/80 will probably be 72 pin vs. the 6400/200 with 168 pin.
VRAM tends to be very machine or line-specific so I'd be surprised if
you could swap those chips as well.
You could possibly use an HD from the 8100/80 and, if desired, swap a
floppy drive or CD-ROM.
Eric.
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