[drewman]

This idea came from seanyepez:

If anyone is getting the upgrade that already owns a G3/500 card, I would be interested in figuring out a way for you to send in my G3/400 card in its place and I get your G3/500 card. You would get back a G4/500 card either way.

I would be willing to pay for shipping and possibly a small fee for this exchange.

Perhaps a small exchange network could be setup for those who want to do this.

Thanks!

Andrew
drewman (at) mac.com

[seanyepez]

Moderator and I went through a frustrating exchange of packages because of a ROM incompatability with older CPU boards. I sent him a CPU card from my primary Pismo bought in early 2000, and his newer, second-generation motherboard seemed not to like the older ROM version. Second-generation PowerBook G3 "FireWire" notebooks came with 10- and 20-gigabyte hard drives, whereas the original Pismo shipped with 6- and 12-gigabyte hard drives.

I wouldn't recommend it. There's too much involved in upgrading your machine to make 100 megahertz worth it. I'm sure Stephen would agree.

[drewman]

Thanks for the update. I guess if the two people were in the same city, but otherwise a pain.

Andrew

[Moderator]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Originally posted by drewman:
<strong>Thanks for the update. I guess if the two people were in the same city, but otherwise a pain.

Andrew</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Geneva, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">...if you guys could meet and swap cards right there it would be great but if you're relying on Fed Ex, I agree, it can get frustrating