Re: Rebuilding Power Macintosh 9600

In article <llvsjvFe403U1@mid.individual.net>, Patrik Schindler
<poc@pocnet.net> wrote:

scole <vintageapplemac@gmail.com> wrote:
 
[a very nice summarization of ToDos]
 

Once I get past this issue and get the machine set up as stock with 7.6.1, I
will then start to add upgrades; max out the RAM, add a Sonnet G3 or G4
board, and fit a high-end Radeon video card (forget the model numbers now
but I've got several in my storage crates to choose from).

 
I have a PowerMac 7500 with 512 Megs of RAM, and a "G3"-Card (400 MHz, with 1
MB L2 cache, clocked at 200 MHz). Drawback: The RAM test needs almost a
Minute to commence.

I had 1GB of RAM in a 9600 that was running 7.6.1 some years ago and I
don't remember the RAM test being a huge problem. I vaguely recall
there being a way to disable that test, so maybe I did that?

I also added a High End Graphics card at one point. Allows me to run Unreal
and Unreal Tournament. :-)
 
I'm also a big fan of 7.6.1. I just like the lean and less bulky window
decorations more than the thick stuff Apple started with OS 8. And this thing
runs 7.6.1 and especially FreeHand 3 like mad.

Yeah, likewise. 7.6.1 is just so *simple*, it feels very
straightforward and very useable, compared to OS9 (which is still
mighty elegant itself!).