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    Mac 9500, USB/ Firewire Combo PCI card

    Is it possible to add a USB/Firewire Combo PCI card on Mac 9500 (Power Tower Pro with NewerTech G3)? Bear with me, it's been more than ten years since I brought my Mac out of the closet so I forgot everything about the OS9 system management. The three USB and two Firewire combo card I just got...
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    Mac 9500 CPU upgradability to G4

    I have a Powe Tower Pro (Mac 9500) running the NewerTech G3 processor card. Is it worth to replace the G3 with G4 CPU if there is an option? How much gain do you really get from G3 to G4 anyway? Will mine be able to run OSX just as good as the Quick Silver G4? Thanks
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    Mac 9500 with G3, vs. Quick silver G4

    I have a Power Tower Pro (Mac 9500) with *NewerTech G3 processor* card in it. It's running OS9. The good thing about the old system is that you have quite a few PC slots to fill in. How much power and benefits do you get from the Quick silver G4 compared to mine? Is that a substaintial...
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    Mac IIfx, SIMM

    How much is 16MB IIfx SIMM goes nowaday? Is there any other Mac that use the same SIMM as the IIfx other than the one that shares same motherboard?
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    SE/30, IIfx ROM

    Can you swap the ROM chip and make the SE/30 run right off without doing some modification? Or is it require that you reformat the hard drive and fresh install the OS as soon as the IIfx ROM is in place?
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    Mac SE/30, collectable value

    If you were to buy a Mac SE/30, is it better to get one with everything original inside than the souped up one? (such as IIsi ROM, hard drive, old capacitors, etc)?
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    Mac SE/30, maximum hard disk capacity

    If you were to get a Mac SE/30 and replace the old internal 20MB HD, what would be the maximum capacity a SE/30 can take? Is 500MB too much or too little? If you were to replace the original ROM with a IIfx ROM, can I opt for even larger hard drive? Thanks
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