I own and use a PowerComputing PowerCenter 132 boosted to a G3 with 500MHz. With the help of OWC, I'm running OS 9.2.2...phew!
Well, a former workmate gave me a card and I don't know if it's a simple (and faster) replacement for the monitor video:
Card has "TWIN TURBO 128+" on one processor and a chip with white paper label reading: "Twin Turbo 128M8/Revision 3.6"...
Can somebody tell me what to do with it? And I'll thank you in advance for all the wisecracks that that opens up!
Thanks, Paul
Hi, Paul;
The Twin Turbo card shipped in late Power Computing machines, and has 4 MB onboard.
It's better than the stock video, and offers a slightly higher max. resolution, but it won't offer any whiz, bang that you'd get from a Radeon card that offered better 3D.
Thanks Jack!
So, I guess it's worth the time to put in this card...dig that Darlek with the toilet plunger!
Paul
"128M8" -- the last two characters in the name are the important ones.
"M" means Macintosh (there was a PC version too).
"8" means 8MB of VRAM.
At the time of introduction, Twin Turbos were pretty nifty. Your 2D performance will be improved over built-in video, but not quite as much as by a Radeon 7000 family card. For games and 3D apps, get a Radeon.
Thank you so much for your help.
Paul
Slap that baby into your machine and throw them both in a lake!
Seriously though, it should work, but in reality there's not much you could possibly be be doing that's going to need a 10 year old video card as an upgrade. What I mean is that you're not looking to do something with this card that you couldn't do before.
Thanks!
Your logic is pure; as is my packratism! I have an Apple IIe in the attic and I'd still have my SE30 if my ex-wife hadn't given it to a neighbor whose son threw it out!
I'm keeping my PowerCenter 9.0 machine available and true, I don't run PhotoShop on it anymore but it's a backup unit and I still use it for personal letter writing and Quicken and actually use it for printing with EPSON STYLUS RIP as I can't afford to get a Postscript RIP for my G4 (about $300). When I finally get a G5 or PowerBook, I don't know where I'll put all this stuff! Is the IIe worth anything?
Cheers!