10-30-2006, 08:58 PM
[quote RAMd®d]I don't think he was whining at all. He was asking what apparently is a not so simple question.
He only called "Idiot" after the pointedly insulting response.
Maybe "idiot" was ill advised, but perhaps he doesn't like using terms like asshat.
Still, he hasn't been able to get an answer to the question asked. If the answer was as obvious as has been implied, then maybe silvarios is an idiot.
Maybe he didn't read the specs, maybe his reasoning is flawed. But he was civil.
Thank you. I do apologize for using the term idiot. I'm really here trying to do the most research I can as some people really might want to know how this turns out. I should just ignore the people poking fun at me. I'm sure they don't mean to be harsh and I was asking an oddball question.
For those interested, I found this tech tidbit about PCI:
[quote codepedia.com]The PCI bus specification 2.1 calls for expandability to 64 bits and 66 MHz speed; if implemented this would quadruple bandwidth over the current design. In practice the 64-bit PCI bus has yet to be implemented on the PC (it does exist in non-PC platforms such as Digital Equipment's Alpha and is also found now on servers) and the speed is currently limited to 33 MHz in most PC designs, most likely for compatibility reasons.
http://www.codepedia.com/1/PCI+BUS
It seems to me that both PCI v2.1 and 2.2 can both be expanded to 64 bits and 66MHz. The Blue and White G3 has three 64 bit 33 MHz slots and one 32 bit 66 MHz slot. At least according to Apple-History.com ( http://apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=g3blue&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC ) If so, what is the PCI voltage of the Old World ROM PCI Macs? The old PCI standard was 32 bits, 33MHz, and 5v, but maybe Apple always had 3.3v slots, especially since the 2.1 standard could be extended out to the high speed specs as used in the later PCI v2.2 Macs. This is where I get confused. I do know the requirements OWC lists, but I thought just maybe the card was more flexible, just not fully tested with such Macs. Thanks again to all those who have helped.
Nathan
He only called "Idiot" after the pointedly insulting response.
Maybe "idiot" was ill advised, but perhaps he doesn't like using terms like asshat.
Still, he hasn't been able to get an answer to the question asked. If the answer was as obvious as has been implied, then maybe silvarios is an idiot.
Maybe he didn't read the specs, maybe his reasoning is flawed. But he was civil.
Thank you. I do apologize for using the term idiot. I'm really here trying to do the most research I can as some people really might want to know how this turns out. I should just ignore the people poking fun at me. I'm sure they don't mean to be harsh and I was asking an oddball question.
For those interested, I found this tech tidbit about PCI:
[quote codepedia.com]The PCI bus specification 2.1 calls for expandability to 64 bits and 66 MHz speed; if implemented this would quadruple bandwidth over the current design. In practice the 64-bit PCI bus has yet to be implemented on the PC (it does exist in non-PC platforms such as Digital Equipment's Alpha and is also found now on servers) and the speed is currently limited to 33 MHz in most PC designs, most likely for compatibility reasons.
http://www.codepedia.com/1/PCI+BUS
It seems to me that both PCI v2.1 and 2.2 can both be expanded to 64 bits and 66MHz. The Blue and White G3 has three 64 bit 33 MHz slots and one 32 bit 66 MHz slot. At least according to Apple-History.com ( http://apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=g3blue&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC ) If so, what is the PCI voltage of the Old World ROM PCI Macs? The old PCI standard was 32 bits, 33MHz, and 5v, but maybe Apple always had 3.3v slots, especially since the 2.1 standard could be extended out to the high speed specs as used in the later PCI v2.2 Macs. This is where I get confused. I do know the requirements OWC lists, but I thought just maybe the card was more flexible, just not fully tested with such Macs. Thanks again to all those who have helped.
Nathan