tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post2427919356872810556..comments2024-03-24T17:13:53.855-07:00Comments on TenFourFox Development: And now for something completely different: Rehabilitating the Performa 6200?ClassicHasClasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17331846076856918359noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-68009925273020172382017-03-14T11:38:56.231-07:002017-03-14T11:38:56.231-07:00BTW, these machines don't have "secondary...BTW, these machines don't have "secondary interrupts". That was only introduced with the PCI Power Macs introducing DriverServicesLibYuhong Baohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519473280837410246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-87762003784019299772016-10-06T23:33:54.066-07:002016-10-06T23:33:54.066-07:00I wonder how it compares to the LC PDS PowerPC upg...I wonder how it compares to the LC PDS PowerPC upgrade by Apple/DayStar technically.Yuhong Baohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519473280837410246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015214236289077798.post-50254186424860271462016-09-28T17:19:47.410-07:002016-09-28T17:19:47.410-07:00I use a Performa 5215CD. It really is an awful mac...I use a Performa 5215CD. It really is an awful machine - but for using it as its purpose, as a sort of education centric workstation, my kids enjoyed it - playing spelling games, building their vocabulary, and so on. The nice thing about it is that I got it for free - and I didn't have to worry about finding a monitor to work with it. All in one.<br /><br />Upgrading to OS 8.1 was a decent option, maybe because of software and Open Transport, but also I think because OS 8 started introducing the most bare minimum of concurrent operations (like copying a file not requiring sole focus). So, it generally feels a little faster and more useful, but it's not.<br /><br />I find it such a fascinating machine - just an example of Apple in that era sabotaging itself. In retrospect, simplicity in computer design wins out. Imagine if Apple had moved to PCI cards and IDE drives much earlier and stuck with it. A lot of these computers would be far easier to keep in service.<br /><br />I've got a Quadra 610 that needs a SCSI hard drive despite a case that is splintering. I regret picking it up for cheap - sometimes, on eBay, you win things you didn't expect to win.NathanHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530166512148876963noreply@blogger.com