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PM9600 - Latest *bootable* PCI card for OS 9? [message #250959] Sat, 03 May 2014 17:18 Go to next message
Kyle Bee is currently offline  Kyle Bee
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Lets say I have a PM 9600/200 that I want to use as a pure OS9 play - no OS
X business.

What would be the newest/latest video card that I can use that is OS 9
bootable? Currently has the IMS TwinTurbo but I'm looking for something
with a little more VRAM and graphical oomph.

I have a Radeon 7000 Mac edition but it does not work in OS 9 alone.

Ideas? Thanks!

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Re: PM9600 - Latest *bootable* PCI card for OS 9? [message #250963 is a reply to message #250959] Sat, 03 May 2014 20:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 3 May 2014, at 14:18:41 PM PDT, Kyle Bee wrote:

> I have a Radeon 7000 Mac edition but it does not work in OS 9 alone.
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I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you want a card that works ONLY
in OS 9? If so, why?

Ken

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Re: PM9600 - Latest *bootable* PCI card for OS 9? [message #250967 is a reply to message #250963] Sat, 03 May 2014 22:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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> On May 3, 2014, at 8:23 PM, Ken Daggett <kadaggett@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 3 May 2014, at 14:18:41 PM PDT, Kyle Bee wrote:
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>> I have a Radeon 7000 Mac edition but it does not work in OS 9 alone.
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> I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you want a card that works ONLY in OS 9? If so, why?
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> Ken

I used a Radeon 7000 in my PM7600 w/ G3 400MHz upgrade. Ran OS X and OS 9 both bootable also classic in X.

Louis

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Re: PM9600 - Latest *bootable* PCI card for OS 9? [message #251005 is a reply to message #250959] Sun, 04 May 2014 19:56 Go to previous message
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Hello,

> Lets say I have a PM 9600/200 that I want to use as a pure OS9 play - no OS
> X business.

> What would be the newest/latest video card that I can use that is OS 9
> bootable? Currently has the IMS TwinTurbo but I'm looking for something
> with a little more VRAM and graphical oomph.

Speaking of "oomph," I have to ask: have you upgraded the processor in your 9600/200?

The reason I mention this is because I was fortunate enough to own the 350MHz model. From what I can remember (admittedly, it's been a while), OS 9 ran slowly enough at *that* speed performing relatively lightweight tasks.

It's worth recalling that, while the PM9600 can indeed run OS 9, the machine debuted in 1997, and originally shipped with System 7 installed. If you're going to run OS 9 on it, I can't help but wonder if you wouldn't also benefit from a CPU upgrade card as well so that you don't end up with a frustrating experience?

Of course, my memory may be playing me false here (and, naturally, you can always stuff the PM9600 full of RAM to help speed things up), but messing about with OS 9 at 200MHz sounds painful to me. Perhaps someone who is currently running OS 9 on a stock PM9600/200 can comment on the user experience and tell me how I've got it all wrong? :)


Best,

James Fraser






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