> On 15 Jul 2016, at 21:15, Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote: > > > >> On 7/15/16 12:58 PM, Austin Pass wrote: >> I have a "pinstripe" grey G4 PowerMac with (if memory serves) a 400Mhz CPU - >> would this be a safer bet? > > Yes, that or a slightly faster one. I like the ones where we went with > gigabit ethernet (2nd gen G4?) > >> Is there any way to underclock the 1.25Ghz CPU's in the mirror door for >> improved reliability in the mirror door? > > Not without a rom change. > One of the big problems was this was the first machine with tightly tuned ddr > memory and there > was a lot of magic performed to get it reliable. > > It's been a while, if it's 1.25, this may have been a next generation G4 that > wasn't so power hungry. > First gen MDD was bad. > I was off of G4 and working on bringing up G5 by that time. > > >
I didn't realise the ethernet was gigabit! We had it connected to a fairly undistinguished 100Mbit switch. I have several G5's, but am at a loss as to what to do with them. If they supported classic Mac OS I'd have one up and running in a heartbeat. What was the juciest AGP graphics card for the G4? Some form of GeForce? -Austin.
