Apple LWPro parallel port?

From: jpero_at_sympatico.ca <(jpero_at_sympatico.ca)>
Date: Sun Apr 1 13:02:13 2001

> Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 09:44:44 -0400
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: Apple LWPro parallel port?
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org

> >What's so bad about the 6100? My mum has one and it seems reasonably fast.
> >Sadly my dad went on some kind of "computer literacy" course (ie. lessons

How disgusting that dad had the throughts to toss that mac. If that
man is really set on doing that, toss towards me. ;-) I really mean
it.

> The only bad points about the 6100 are that it uses the
> HDI-45 video connector designed for use with their 14" AV monitor, as
> well as the AAUI connector for the ethernet. A lot of people don't

Snip!

> solid machine though.

This connector is very minor quibble the major one is it does not
have *vram*! The video memory is reserved in one area in main memory
(1MB). Remember, video scanning is constantly on the go therefore
stealing just too much of bandwidth on memory access during that.

That means the scrolling, general performance and graphic work is
poor. I know because I work on many shared memory video computers
like SP97-V motherboard for example. In that mode it's sluggish but
with a real video card, it's fast as any good decent computers are.

Try a video card in that 6100, performance will jump up. When I
found out this info, I was deflated because that means I must spend
getting the 601 PDS to nubus adapter bracket and video card, cache
stick if that 6100 didn't have it when I swap out orignal board in my
610.

That made me lose interest because parts in total cost more than just
buying a complete 6100 box off ebay but negative thing if cost is
over 30, exhange rate hurts.

FYI: 1MB cache stick do *exist* but very expensive appox 80US each
on ebay. Works in 6100/7100/8100. Question: When those x100's was
sold new did these machines has 256K cache stick by default or
optional item? This is important question because I want to keep
sellers honest if I ever decide to buy one of those parts or a
x100 system

> Jeff

Cheers,

Wizard
Received on Sun Apr 01 2001 - 13:02:13 BST