Macintosh Performa 6400/6500
"Tent of Gideon"
| ORIGINAL SYSTEM | CURRENT CONFIGURATION | |
| Logic Board | PowerMac 6400 | PowerMac 6500 |
| CPU | Motorola 603e at 200 MHz | Sonnet G3 at 300 MHz |
| RAM | 16 MB | 136 MB |
| Video Memory | 1 MB integrated | ATI Xclaim VR 128 with 16 MB |
| Hard Drive(s) | Quantum 2.4 GB at 5400 rpm |
Maxtor 40 GB at 7200 rpm
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| Modem | Geoport 28.8 kbps | Comtrend DSL at 1.5 mbps |
| Monitor(s) | Techmedia 15" viewable 640X480 |
Dell 15" flatscreen viewable 1024X768. |
| Other PCI | Belkin dual USB | |
| Network | Home Apple Talk Network | |
| Peripherals | Apple LaserWriter Select 360 printer Epson Perfection 1640SU scanner |
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| Mac OS | version 7.5.3 | version 9.1 |
| Use | primary home computer | primary home computer |
UPGRADE HISTORY
| 09-03-07 | DSL installed on the 6500 at about 1.5 mbps. |
| 08-10-07 | Transfered a Seagate 120 GB USB drive from the iBook SE. Removed the second screen. |
| 07-01-07 | Added a second 15" Dell flatscreen monitor. |
| 06-20-07 | Lost US Robotics Modem to lightening; replaced with SupraExpress 288. |
| 03-24-07 | Replaced monitors with a 15 inch Dell flatscreen. |
| 01-02-06 | Transfered the external drive to another system; upgraded to OS 9.1 |
| 08-27-05 | Added a 1 GB internal harddrive to the upper bay. This boots into OS 9.1 for use with iDisk. |
| 07-31-05 | Added Compaq USD keyboard and mouse with USB hub. |
| 07-31-05 | Added a 1 GB external drive for recovery and repair. |
| 01-16-04 | Began using a 64 MB USB Pendrive. |
| 07-28-02 | Aquired a 6500 logic board, recognizing 124 MB RAM with 50 MHz bus speed. |
| 04-01-02 | Maximized RAM in the Select 360 to 16 MB. |
| 03-31-02 | Removed the internal modem and added a 3Com U.S. Robotics 56K Voice Faxmodem. |
| 08-24-01 | Additional 64 MB of RAM purchased, bringing total to 136 MB. |
| 06-26-01 | ProPad 8 replaced with USB Gravis Gamepad Pro |
| 04-28-01 | ProPad 8 game controller installed |
| 03-02-01 | Epson Perfection 1640SU scanner installed |
| 11-17-00 | Upgraded to OS 8.6 |
| 09-01-00 | Diamond Max 40 GB hard drive installed quickly and easily! |
| 00-00-99 | Sonnet G3 at 300 MHz purchased. |
| 00-00-99 | Xclaim VR 128 Video Card purchased, adding 16 MB of video RAM. |
| 10-24-99 | 2 GB external Jaz purchased from firstsource.com |
| 08-08-99 | Belkin USB card purchased from MacWarehouse. |
| 03-14-99 | Additional 64 MB of RAM purchased, bringing total to 80 MB. |
| 01-09-99 | Updated to OS 8.0 |
| 12-24-98 | Hard drive reformat. Original System set-up, OS 7.5.3. |
| 12-00-98 | 6400 purchased from ex-wife for $700. |
| 12-24-96 | 6400 given as gift to wife. |
| 08-18-96 | Manufacture date. |
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