yet another NeXT question

From: Mark Tapley <mtapley_at_swri.edu>
Date: Tue Nov 13 14:55:54 2001

>I've never used my OD. ...
>....Since it would be useless when I get a
>33mhz motherboard, why bother?

        Well, you *could* make it useful. Do the hack to install your old
25 MHz mainboard in one of the alternate slots. Put the new 33 MHz
mainboard in the traditional slot. Connect both to your ethernetwork. Have
the 25 MHz net-boot from the 33 MHz, or boot it off its own optical (but
I'd have it net-boot, so
you can use the optical for backups or whatever).
        I dunno what your power supply would think of all this,
particularly if that's the same system you have the Dimension in, so I
recommend some caution, but if it works it'll be pretty cool. You'd still
be able to access the OD, via the 25 MHz board (which you could also set up
as a print server), but all your console programs would get the benefit of
the 33 MHz board.
                                                        - Mark
Received on Tue Nov 13 2001 - 14:55:54 GMT