> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:05:07 -0400
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> From: Jeff Hellige <jhellige_at_earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: Macintosh Quadra
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> >Hi. I'm not sure if it's ten years old yet, but here goes. I was
> >wondering if it were possible to upgrade my Macintosh Quadra 800 to 68060?
> >What are my options? I really don't want to go PowerPC.
>
> For the scoop on upgrades and other good info on this machine, go to:
>
> http://www.lowendmac.com/quadra/q800.html
>
> I've never heard of an '060 board for any of the Mac's. As
> fas as I know, only Amiga's and a few workstations used the CPU.
> Since the 800 is a 33mhz '040, it's about as far as it can go with
> the 68k family CPU.
Lowendmac.com is excellent.
There is doubled clocked version of '040 at 66 and it is drop in but
very hard to find and fetches too much cost for little gains.
Cheers,
Wizard
>
> Jeff
> --
Received on Mon Jul 16 2001 - 15:22:52 BST