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From: Mike Rosenberg on 19 Oct 2006 08:16 Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote: > hmmm, it's been so > long I can't even remember what we call the slot type that Apple used > prior to PCI... NuBus! They're called NuBus slots. I knew those neurons would fire eventually... -- <http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift
From: Mike Rosenberg on 19 Oct 2006 08:21 Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote: > NuBus! They're called NuBus slots. I knew those neurons would fire > eventually... And, of course, I the Mac in question is a Power Mac 7100, not a 7300. It's always nice when the caffeine finally kicks in... -- <http://designsbymike.biz/macconsultshop.shtml> Mac-themed T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/musings.shtml> Mostly muckraking T-shirts <http://designsbymike.biz/prius.shtml> Prius shirts & bumper stickers <http://cafepress.com/comedancing> Ballroom dance-themed shirts & gift
From: Dave Balderstone on 19 Oct 2006 09:18 In article <1hng3nk.10e1k0wjwqh4pN%see_signature(a)mac.com.invalid>, Jon <see_signature(a)mac.com.invalid> wrote: > Dave Balderstone <dave(a)N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote: > > > The annual revenue that runs through that old box is well into seven > > figures. > > Well worth a backup in the closet, then, I hope...? That and a contingency plan should it fail in the middle of processing.
From: Dave Balderstone on 19 Oct 2006 09:20 In article <1hng3pi.1i1m1cm1k2k1vkN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote: > Dave Balderstone <dave(a)N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote: > > > I still have a Mac at work that runs a Harlequin RIP on OS 8.1. It > > processes the classified display ads for our large weekly newspaper. > > One of my clients has an old plotter, run from a... hmmm, it's been so > long I can't even remember what we call the slot type that Apple used > prior to PCI... Anyway, this client has an old plotter connected via > one of those cards on a Power Mac 7300 still running Mac OS 7.5.5, and, > yes, it's been determined that this is the latest Mac OS version they > can use. You betcha they have a couple of spare Macs stored away just > in case. Neurons notwithstanding, some kit just keeps working. We had an SE/30 running 24/7 until a couple of years ago that just sat there accepting Reuters wire feed and writing it to disk... using White Knight (nee Red Rider) and running 7.1.
From: Jon on 19 Oct 2006 09:53
Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote: > the slot type that Apple used > prior to PCI... NuBus -- /Jon For contact info, run the following in Terminal: Mail: echo 36199371860304980107073482417748002696458P|dc Skype: echo 139576319600233690471689738P|dc |