Subject: Re: Quadra 650 or 700?
To: John <john@sixgirls.org>
From: Nico van Eikema Hommes <hommes@chemie.uni-erlangen.de>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/12/2001 08:04:28
      Hi,

>You said that the Quadra 650 only has 4 megs. This is important: if it
>ONLY has 4 megs on the motherboard, then make sure it's not a Centris 650;
>the Centris 650 with 4 megs on the motherboard doesn't come with ethernet,
>and the 68040 is really an LC040 with no FPU.

AFAIK (and GURU cpnfirms this), only the Centris 610 and the Quadra 605
came with an LC040. All others have a full 040, with FPU.
My Centris 650, with 4MB on board, at least has both FPU and ethernet.

>> I found a web page about it, but it would be nice to hear if other
>> people have had success before I take my Q650 down...
>> http://violet.berkeley.edu/%7Eschrier/faq.html
>Marc Schrier's site is the definitive place to look.

It even gives information on how to turn a Centris 650 into a Quadra 650 :-)
I haven't tried this. though.

Best wishes,

           Nico
-- 
Dr. N.J.R. van Eikema Hommes   Computer-Chemie-Centrum
hommes@chemie.uni-erlangen.de  Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg
Phone:   +49-(0)9131-8526532   Naegelsbachstrasse 25
FAX:     +49-(0)9131-8526565   D-91052 Erlangen, Germany