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Old 05-05-2007, 12:38 PM
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Power Macintosh 6100/60w PowerPC Model Number M1596

I was given this 6100 without any leads or monitor, but told it works.
Is it worth finding leads for it ( if so where ) and will it work with my LCD ?
What OS's can I put on it ?

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Old 05-05-2007, 12:42 PM
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hey, you want leads I have some see my for sale thread in my signature!
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Old 05-05-2007, 01:32 PM
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The 6100/60 is the entry level of the first generation of Power PC machines. They were slow 10 years ago. I couldn't see it being of much use now but I'm sure Dana would disagree. It really depends on what you want. If it's retro cool, there are much nicer machines - like a Quadra 840AV or 950 for eg - if it's a mail server running some sort of *NIX, it would probablty be fine. If it blows up, I have one you can use for parts.
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Old 05-05-2007, 02:25 PM
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They support 7.1.2 to 9.1 in terms of operating system, along with the Apple Copland OS. You can probably still use it for quite a bit overall, you just need to find tasks it's suited for.

I myself would like one just so I can boot Apple Copland on it.
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Old 05-05-2007, 02:53 PM
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It's a nice machine. Good for running a collection of old software. I would recommend installing 7.1.2 or 7.5 rather than anything newer, but I have 8.1 installed on mine and it works relatively fast.

You can track down a Mac-to VGA adapter (handy little things) on ebay or at swapmeets.

And where can you get Copland? I thought it was unreleased...
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Old 05-05-2007, 06:02 PM
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The 6100/60 is good enough to run OS 8.x (ideally 8.6 if you load it with RAM for stability's sake), and a lot faster than early 603e-based Macs, eg. 5200/6200. The only annoying thing about these machines is the proprietary monitor cable they use.

They're still not very fast, but good for older Mac games - especially Marathon which should run OK on it

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Old 05-05-2007, 07:22 PM
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... 'specially Marathon which should run OK on it

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Old 06-05-2007, 02:19 PM
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Didn't this model also come in a version that had a PC-on-a-card inside?
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Old 06-05-2007, 04:04 PM
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It was possible to get them optioned with a 486!
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Old 06-05-2007, 04:25 PM
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It was possible to get them optioned with a 486!
Yeah, there were "DOS compatible" models around, or a later add-in card. Not very exciting in terms of performance, even compared to a similar PC

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Old 06-05-2007, 09:36 PM
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Yeah, there were "DOS compatible" models around, or a later add-in card. Not very exciting in terms of performance, even compared to a similar PC
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