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Minimalist
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Reply #15 on: March 07, 2008, 21:44
Quote This computer originally shipped with a 25mhz 68040. It has been replaced with a 50mhz 68040 from Sonnet. This is not merely a "clock chip" or other kind of silly hack, but an entirely new Motorola CPU running at twice the speed of the original. There's no such thing as a 50 MHz 68040 processor. The fastest 68040 processor that Motorola (FreeScale Semiconductor) produced was a 40 MHz model. So the processor in your Quadra 900 is indeed clock chipped. It has to be. So the question I have is this: Is it a clock chipped 33 MHz 68040 or a clock chipped 40 MHz 68040? |
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Minimalist
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128 MB Posts: 186
Reply #16 on: March 07, 2008, 22:10
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One more question before I decide whether to place a bid. Does this machine come with install disks for AppleWorks 5? I see from the software guide on System7Today that AppleWorks 5 is listed as commercial software.
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dpaanlka
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Reply #17 on: March 08, 2008, 00:08
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Quote from: "Minimalist" So the question I have is this: Is it a clock chipped 33 MHz 68040 or a clock chipped 40 MHz 68040? Well if that's the case, then it's clocked chipped, tested and sold by Sonnet. The point I was trying to express is that it's not something I did, like soldering something to the motherboard, to modify a base Quadra 900 it to make it 50 MHz. http://www.everymac.com/upgrade_cards/sonnettech/quad_doubler/quad_doubler_50.html
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Minimalist
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128 MB Posts: 186
Reply #18 on: March 08, 2008, 01:06
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Quote from: "dpaanlka"
I understand what you're saying. I've tried to express the same point on many occasions myself.
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #19 on: March 08, 2008, 01:08
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I think potential buyers would worry about the possibility of a previous owner soldering or hacking away at internals. So I just had to emphasize it as best I could.
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Minimalist
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128 MB Posts: 186
Reply #20 on: March 08, 2008, 04:34
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What about the Appleworks 5 install media? My concern is that I will not be able to reinstall the software I buy from you if I choose to scrap the puny 2 gigabyte (my Quadra 700 has 20 gigabytes of hard drive space and my beige G3 has 40 gigabytes so 2 gigabytes is relatively small) hard drive.
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p-amadeus
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Reply #21 on: March 11, 2008, 04:05
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I lose :*( Bit more than I wanted to spend, even with picking it up. Congrats, Dan.
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