[TriLUG] apple hw questions about beige mac

[Ian Meyer]

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You can find some of the technical details for that box here: 
http://www.apple-history.com/frames/?

Here ya go, interspersed with your questions:

On Feb 27, 2004, at 1:39 PM, H Brett Bolen wrote:

> I have some general questions about a beige mac.
>
> <snip>

> I want to upgrade it before I install linux on it.
>
>   What kinds of drives does it take?
It has an EIDE ATA bus

>   What kinds of memory does it use?
Check Crucial.com's memory selector. Just walk through for that Mac and 
it'll tell you.

>   Can I put in a new video card?  It has a mac video connector,
>      and I'm using a pc monitor with an adapter.  I think the
>      adapter is preset to a fixed resolution/refresh_rate.  If
>      I install linux, is there a text mode?  Will I loose
>      the video, since it is preprogrammed for a fixed vert/horz
>      refresh rate?
Possibly. There must be someone on the list with more experience than 
me with these things though. I started really getting into it a 
generation after that computer.

>   USB?  will any card work here ( I have an intrex-special usb2.0)
>      card.)  Do I need to look for drivers?  linux/mac support?
It has PCI slots, but drivers may be an issue, I really don't know.

>   Can I use wireless with it?  I'd prefer usb wireless.  Do these
>      work?  linux & mac support?
I dunno.

>
> an os10 question:
>
>    Isn't there something like 'fink' that lets you use some
>      open source software?  gcc?
fink. http://fink.sf.net

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> -- 
> b²
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