old MAC's

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Wed Oct 25 09:46:40 2000

> >Speaking of PB's, I might be inheriting an '040 520c soon. 8.1 does run
> >on the 040, yes? Does anyone have personal experience (not "Apple claims
> >it does")?
>
> Like the LC475, my 520c has the 68LC040 processor, not the full 68040 - I
> assume your situation is the same. If I'm wrong, we can set about
> installing BSD. Linux will also run on this machine, but from what I read,

> the FPU emulation is not reliable yet.

Some of the LC models (e.g. the Quadra 605) have an expansion slot
into which you can put either a NIC or a FPU card.

I have a couple of the FPU cards, although I may not still have
the docs. I'd be willing to part with them for US$20 each.

Regards,
-dq
 
Received on Wed Oct 25 2000 - 09:46:40 BST