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power mac 6116CD
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Hi I am thinking about switching over to macintopsh but first need to ask this dumb question. I was offered a power mac 6116CD without monitor & without a keyboard.
Is this model still good or is it like have an old 386 or 486 pc?
as you can tell I know nothing about mac's
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Germany, ivory tow
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The 61** is still a good machine for writing and emailing, but for serious graphics, resolutions, speed, Internet and so on i would say it´s definetely outdated (And i say this as a 6100 Powermac user, who´s machine is still running (as a backup and file server)).
If you want to get in touch with the Mac world, get a cheap G3 or even an early G4 tower.
Pat
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Macintosh Quadra 950, Powermac 6100, iBook dual USB, Powerbook 667 DVI, Powerbook 867 DVI, MacBook Pro early 2011
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
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The 6116 has a 60MHz PowerPC 601. This was the slowest PowerPC that was ever sold by Apple.
The processor is about equivalent to a 75MHz Pentium (original).
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Mac Pro 2x 2.66 GHz Dual core, Apple TV 160GB, two Windows XP PCs
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: New York
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I have it. It was fun in 1995. Don't take it now! Trust me! It was slow back then!
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: BFE
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Slow slow slow slow. You would not like it.
If you want a cheap Mac, get an eMac, any model, and max the RAM.
I'll take the 6116CD and put it with my 7300 for my Mac museum.
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I'm a bird. I am the 1% (of pets).
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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Yeah... I have one. Extremely slow... mine just sits and gets dusty.
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Anyone who would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep. - Frederic Goudy
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Senior User
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Stockholm Sweden
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I suffered 4 years at work with a 6100 and disliked it all the way. It was slow from the start and did not improve with age. Stay away form that crap unless you like to tinker with 486 PCs and the like 
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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The 6100 series makes a great LocalTalk-ethernet bridge! :-P
tooki
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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I'm another that had the exact same model. If it is being GIVEN to you, Ok. But dont pay a nickel. If fact, if you buy a keyboard specifically for the computer, you are spending too much.
Also, my harddrive started to misfunction and finally went out. You have no way of knowing the condition of the computer w/out monitor nor keyboard.
If its a gift and you want a word processor, then its acceptable.
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