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- Geforce2MX vs Radeon in G4/500 2xAGP System
- Mac GeForce3 Features & Questions Answered
- Sony F900 WideScreen Mode Support
- PowerBook G4 First Impressions/Performance Tests
- OS X Beta Installs on Unsupported Macs and Clones
- Getting Serious on Budget Audio - Project Hammerfall
- Acard AEC-6712WM UW SCSI PCI Card Review
- CPU Upgrades and Audio Applications
- Review and Install Guide for PL BlueChip G3/500 CPU Upgrade for PowerBooks
- Newer Tech ZIF Carrier Card
- How to create a universal adapter from a Plaintalk mic
- Review of G4/533 w/GeForce2MX
- 7500 to ATX Case Conversion
- PC ATX Power Supply Conversion for 8600/9600
- Acard SCSI to IDE Adapter Review
- Audio Notes From Macworld Expo
- Macworld SF 2001 Coverage (articles on the new PB G4, New G4 Towers, iTunes, iDVD and Q&A/Photos of the first Mac Nvidia Graphics card!)
- OS 9.1 Feedback/Tips/Compatibility Issues
- File server performance tests: Quantum Snap 1000 vs Appleshare
- First Report on Sonnet 7200 G3 CPU Upgrade
- Issue 64 of our Mac Audio column covering his search for a faster drive controller and tips on transferring Cubase VST projects from PC to Mac.
- Iomega 12/10/32 CDRW Performance Report in a Mac (Includes a tip on flashing Plextor Firmware in the drive)
- Voodoo3 ROM/Driver Version Performance Tests A reader sent results of Voodoo3 ROM and Driver tests in Quake3 using Beta9 through Beta13 ROM/drivers as well as several versions of the Voodoo4/Voodoo5 driver extensions.
- Backlit B&W G3 Case Mod (Don't try this at home)
- Sennheiser T80 Wireless Headphones (reader report/review)
- Review of Absynth 1.0 (Mac Audio Synthesizer software)
- Dual G4 CPU Module Swap Illustrated guide to replacing single G4 module w/Dual G4 module
- Dual G4/500 CPU Module Speed Settings (see warnings/disclaimers)
- Mixing it Up... (Mac Audio Mixers)
- Connectix Comments on VPC 4 Altivec Performance & Why Voodoo1/Voodoo2 Card Support Removed
- Virtual PC v4.0 vs 3.0 vs PII 350MHz in Photoshop Filter Tests
- Virtual PC v4.0 versus Virtual PC 3.0 performance tests
- How I Quieted the Fan in my G4 Tower
- Nexus128 with Radeon 1.0 Driver Update - Reader report on a Nexus128 (32MB) graphics card tested with Lightwave 3D v6, Fireworks 3, Flash 5, and Form Z 3.0 using the ATI Radeon 1.0 driver update.
- OpenGL 1.2.1 Feedback - reports on compatibility and performance with the latest OpenGL drivers.
- ATI Radeon 1.0 Driver Update Feedback - this update for Radeon and Rage128 owners was released to fix issues with Diablo II and other apps.
- Mac Voodoo4 4500 PCI Review
- First Look at the proMax DUAL Monitor AGP Graphics card
- Adding a 2nd IDE Drive to your B&W G3 or G4 System
- Mini-Review of Sony Vaio SR17 Subnotebook
- Voodoo4 4500 PCI Quake3 Demo Performance Tests
- IBM 75GXP Hard Drive & Sonnet Tempo PCI IDE Controller in Beige G3 - reader review and performance comparison tests.
- Q&A With ATI's Programmers on Radeon Graphics Card Features and Software Support
- ATI Radeon Mac Edition Review - Fast graphics card with TV/video output
- QT 5 vs QT 4, iMovie1/iMovie2 Tests with Dual and Single G4/500 systems
- Cost/Benefit Comparison: 7200 G3/400 Upgrade or Stripped 7500 + CarrierZIF/G3 400?
- IBM TravelStar 32GB performance tests (highest capacity notebook drive ever)
- ATI BTO Radeon Mac vs. Rage128 Pro - How the Radeon BTO graphics card compares to the standard Rage128 Pro version in performance.
- PowerBook Firewire Hard Drive Install Guide
- Review of MetaBox's G4/450 2MB Cache CPU Upgrade
- Review
of NewerTech's PowerBook G3/466 CPU upgrade G3/466MHz CPU Upgrade for PowerBook Wallstreet and Lomboard Models.
- IBM TravelStar 20GB performance tests - smokes the original PB G3 4GB drive!
- Review and Guide to PowerBook Wallstreet Hard Drive Upgrade.
(IBM 20GB drive upgrade vs original 4GB drive performance tests plus installation photos page.)
- Mac Voodoo5 5500 PCI Graphics Card Review
- Review of World's First iMac G4 CPU Upgrade
- Photos of the Apple Dual G4 Systems CPU module and motherboard.
- Reader report on Lacie's Pocketdrive Firewire/USB Portable hard drive.
- Review of FWDepot.com's low-cost TI chip based Firewire PCI Controller.
- Hiram Wilson sent a
review of the Canon ZR-10, a very popular and affordable DV camera.
- Review of Formac's ProG3 450MHz G3 ZIF upgrade for Beige/AIO/B&W G3 macs
- Complete Guide to MacAlly & ADS Pryo Firewire Case Kits
- TransIntl 12GB Portable Firewire Drive
- how does it compare to VST's more expensive drive?
- IBM 75GXP IDE RAID Performance Reader results with dual IBM 75GXP 45GB drive RAID.
- Memory performance G4/AGP System tweaked to 133MHz bus speed.
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B&W G3 to PC ATX Case Converson - Reader Tim Seufert describes how he converted a B&W G3 to work in a PC ATX case. Due the risks involved, this article is for entertainment purposes only.
- USB ZIP 250 Firewire Adapter Performance Tests Is the Firewire adapter worth it?
- Airport 1.2 Update Performance Page - users note improved performance and range.
- IBM's 75GXP IDE Hard Drive Performance (30GB and 45GB versions). Impressive!
- Portable Firewire Drive Kit How-To & Performance Comparison to VST's superslim 12GB drive model.
- Firewire/USB Combo PCI Card Owner Comments
- Macintosh Drive Compatibility Database -
Search for reports or Enter your results with hard drives/CDrom/CDRW/DVD/DVD RAM/Tape Drive/Removables.
- Mac Audio - Review of Reaktor 2.3.1 from Native Instruments
- Review of Toshiba's SM-1212 6X DVD ROM drive in a Beige G3
- Reader article on Installing a Turbomax PCI IDE card in a 6500
- iMovie - A Revolution Takes Hold (reader compares making movies w/iMovie vs. film)
- Hard Disk Toolkit 4.0 vs Apple's Drivers
- Native PowerPC Code Disk Drivers Comments
- Review: Lightwave 5.6 vs. Form•Z: - Mac 3D software compared
- Build Your Own PB Expansion Bay 18GB Hard Drive Kit & Save $150 - Illustrated guide includes all you need to know and tests of expansion bay vs internal drive performance.
- Specs, features and prices on the first two Mac retail 3Dfx Voodoo4/Voodoo5 cards
- Issue 58 of our Mac Audio Column
- MACHCarrier G4/450 CPU Upgrade review includes apps/games/benchmark tests.
- Promax's Mac (Matrox) G400 Dual Output AGP Graphics Card
- G4/500 to PC ATX Case Conversion (reader report)
- IBM's Tiny 340MB Microdrive - Tips & Compatibility Includes compatible Powerbooks, PCCard and USB adapters, an Epson 850z camera tip and links to reviews of the Casio QV-3000EX camera bundle that includes the drive.
- Q&A/Info on the 3dfx acquiring Gigapixel
- Reader Report: Peltier Cooled Yikes G4 - Reader submitted article on his active cooled Yikes G4 running at 500MHz. Caution: Voids Warranty - Don't try this yourself, you could destroy your Mac!
- PowerBook G3/500 Review - the most detailed review on the net or print, with applications and game performance comparisons.
- Thad Brown sent issue 57 of the audio column here featuring an interview with Stephan M. Sprenger of Prosoniq.
- Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI performance reports
- Yamaha 8/4/24X CDRW Owner Reports - Includes tips and system info, links to firmware updates and more.
- Beige G3 to a PC ATX Case by Timothy A. Seufert.
- Installing RedHat Linux under Virtual PC.
- PPC Checker updated to v2.1.
- IDE RAID Performance - Compare IDE RAID to a single drive, dual IDE card RAID and IDE RAID vs onboard ATA/66 performance. Real world tests and benchmarks with surprising results...
- Find out what owners thought of the new PowerBook Firewire model - read the Pismo Comments page.
- B&W G3 Rev 1 & IBM Deskstar 22GB Data Corruption report
- Reader Review of the Apple Cinema 22" LCD display (Updated with other owner comments and DVD player issues)
- Owner Feedback on Maxtor 7200 RPM IDE Temperatures
- Mac Rainbow Six Column Issue #6: Single/Multi-Player Tips and Strategies
- Firewire to IDE Drive External Case article updated with photos, Maxtor Plus40 Drive performance and more.
- Maxtor's FAST 40 - Testing the new 40GB 7200 RPM/2MB cache IDE drive in a B&W G3. Included are comparisons to the stock 6GB Quantum drive and a 27GB Maxtor drive.
- IDE RAID How-To - Illustrated guide to installing a dual-drive IDE RAID setup (hardware and software) in your Blue and White G3 or new Apple G4 system.
- Comparison Tests: Rage128 PRO vs Rage128 - how much faster is the PRO card? Is it worth the $99 upgrade cost?
- Acard ATA/66 vs TurboMax ATA/33 PCI Controllers reader test report from Ulf Melin compares the performance of these
two cards with a Quantum ATA/66, 7200RPM Fireball EX drive in his 9500 with 400MHz G3 CPU upgrade.
- Wired4DVD Review (PCI DVD Decoder) - Tired of the sugglish software DVD player? Want TV out? Read this review of the Wiredinc.com Wired4DVD decoder card which features hardware DVD decoding, TV/Audio out and more.
- Using a PC ATX Case For Mac SCSI Devices - A Reader shows how he used a PC full tower ATX case for Mac SCSI drives. Full of details, sources of components and illustrations.
- Acard ATA/66 Real World Tests: Barney Bouy sent the results of his application based tests comparing the ATA/66 Acard to the onboard Yikes ATA/33 interface.
- Dan Calhoun's 'Macinstein' 8500/ATX Case Conversion. I can't guarantee the wiring diagrams, etc. are 100% accurate and don't suggest you try this yourself. This article is for entertainment purposes only.
- Rainbow Six Column Issue #5 - Tips and Strategy Guide for the Blue Sky mission.
- Powerforce G4/350 CPU Upgrade review
- Rainbow Six Column Issue #4 - 2 weapons mods reviewed.
- Review of Mac Nintendo 64 Emulators
- Firewire to IDE Drive External Case
- UMax E100 SCSI/Network Card Compatibility Reports
- iDisk Tips and Issues
- Still More MW SF 2000 Photos includes a great photo of 'the man with the plan' - Steve Jobs.
- More MW SF 2000 Photos from another reader includes pictures of the iSub, VST's new Tri-Media drives and a pix of comedian and Mac fan Sinbad.
- Macworld SF 2000 Photo Gallery page includes pix of OS X demo and VST FireRAID 100GB *portable* RAID array
- 3dfx press release officially announcing their
next-generation VSA-100 chip based Macintosh graphics cards.
- PowerForce Dual G4 page
- Our Mac Rainbow Six Column Issue3
- Our Mac Rainbow Six Column Issue2
- Our Mac Rainbow Six Column begins
- 1999 Upgrade Gear of the Year
- Happy End of the World (End of the Year Mac Audio Issue, incl. comments on Creative Labs Soundblaster Live)
- XLR8 G4/350 Upgrade 1MB vs 2MB Cache Tests
- First Altivec Enhanced Audio App
- MAXpowr G4 400 ZIF Review
- Mac Audio Buyers Guide
- L2 Cache Slot G3 Upgrades Feedback (Video/PCI card issues)
- IDE Raid Owner Reports
- Unity DS-1 Review (Mac Audio)
- G4/AGP Sawtooth CPU Module Speed Settings
- XLR8 MAChSpeed G4z 400MHz Review - G4 CPU Upgrade for AIO/Beige G3/B↦W G3 macs as well as 7300-9600 Macs and some clones if using their CarrierZIF card.
- Quake3 Arena Demo (first info/pix - before the mac version was released)
- Unreal Touranment Mutators how-to and a Review of some popular Mutators.
- Installing a G4 CPU in a B&W G3 - includes patching the ROM to remove the G4 CPU check.
- Sawtooth CPU Module (new G4/AGP system's CPU)
- I've posted an article comparing the peformance of the VillageTronic MP960, Voodoo3 3000/2000 PCI,
ATI's Rage128 Orion and Formac's Proformance 3 in 3D games, Macbench and movie playback at:
www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/MP960/. Also included are important driver installation notes on the MP960 as well as comparisons of AGP cards in the new Apple G4 AGP system.
- Dual Voodoo2s on One Card - First Obsidian X24 Mac Tests My www.mac3dfx.com has the first test results anywhere of Quantum3D's dual Voodoo2 PCI card in a Mac. I've also added the results to my original Obsidian X24 review.
- Rage128 VR Owner feedback and tips (including 640x480 capture notes)
- XLR8 MAChCarrier G3/500 CPU upgrade review.
- iMac DV SE Review - Includes Applications, Game Performance and Benchmark test results as well as comments on software bundle and iMovie.
- Issue 47 of Thad Brown's Mac Audio column tells How to Buy a Mac Audio Card
- First Look at the PowerLogix Z-Force card that has some pictures of this new ZIF-socketed CPU card competitor to the XLR8 CarrierZIF.
- iMac DV SE (400Mhz G3 w/Rage128 VR chip) Game Performance
- Formac Proformance 3 review video card review updated with first working OpenGL Beta driver results
- Power Computing Upgrade Failure reports includes some tips on riser card issues
- Review of OWC's Mercury 350 & 400MHz G3 ZIFs in a Beige G3 and Genesis (via CarrierZIF card).
- www.mac3dfx.com has the first test results of a Voodoo3 3000 AGP vs Rage128 AGP card in an Apple G4/450 system.
- Apple cancels existing G4 backorders and raisers prices - read customer reactions.
- Reader article on Yikes G4 Overclocking.
- Mac3dfx.com notes that 3dfx has again updated their ROM and drivers for the Voodoo3
- After a post about a low cost 14GB Fujitsu drive, many owners reported Feedback on these drives.
- Reader's First Impressions of Mac Fly! (includes problems/tips)
- Brian Jones detailed review of Newer Tech's G3/466 CPU Card
- Kent Kanja reviews Y-Mouse PS/2 to USB Adapter
- Review of Formac's Proformance 3 Graphics Card
- World's first Public Performance Tests with a G4 CPU Upgrade (XLR8's)
- Atlas 10K reader review (SCSI 160/m drive)
- CarrierZIF Illustrated Setup and Configuration Guide
- Unique searchable Mac Game Framerate Database - see who different mac video cards, cpus, models etc. perform in popular games like Unreal, Quake1, Quake2, Q3test and Falcon 4.
- Reader review of Carmageddon 2
- Review of Skydive!
- www.mac3dfx.com debuts! New source of Mac 3Dfx news, reviews and tips
- Mac Voodoo3 2000 review - how it compares to Rage128, GameRocket, Voodoo2 and other cards.
- My Picture gallery from MacWorld NY 1999
- Review of Cyborg 3D USB Joystick
- Review of Skyfighters 2000 demo
- My performance review of the Mac 3DFX Voodoo2 drivers. First page on the net or in print with Mac 3dfx driver performance comparions to other 3d cards and even SLI (dual Voodoo2 cards) performance and how to set them up.
- Rage128 vs Game Rocket The most detailed review on the web or print of the Rage128 vs the 3Dfx banshee chip based Game Rocket from IXMicro (a clone of the VillageTronic MP850). Includes 2D, 3D/Apps, Games (Quake1, Quake2, Q3test, Unreal and Falcon 4) performance, specs and more.
- 35% Voodoo2 card boost without overclocking - for free -Tweaking voodoo2.ini file dramatically boosts Quake/Quake2 framerates.
- Mac Quake 3
3dfx vs Rage128 -Q3 page updated for timedemo tests (banshee vs Rage128)
- Railgun 466/233/1MB ZIF Review Review of the lowest priced 466MHz upgrade at the time of publication. Tests include Beige and B&W G3s and tests in the PowerCenter Pro at 480/240/60 with ZIF installed in the CarrierZIF base card.
- Falcon 4 pictures - Rave/Rage128 vs 3dfx/Glide image quality -best examples of the differnce I've ever seen (if I must say so myself ;-)
- Don't Go Quietly into the Night (Alex comments on Apple's attempts to block CPU and OS upgrades)
- XLR8 CarrierZIF Review - best CPU card I've tested to date.
- More IDE vs SCSI tests - Reader test results compare fast IDE drives to Fast UW/U2 SCSI drives.
- Interleaved RAM Tests - what apps benefit and how much?
- Illustrated Guide to the new features of the B&W G3 revision 2
- Illustrated installation guide to installing the TrueX 52X CDROM drive in a Beige G3/86/9600 and Blue and White G3
- Special Offer on Vision DSP (audio column issue 42)
- The End of Microconversions (Ruffin Bailey editorial)
- New Mac Audio Hardware and Software
- Promax TurboMax IDE Card - Dual Channel PCI Controller works great! (Updated for U2 SCSI comparisons)
- Western Digital Expert 18GB IDE Hard Drive Reader Review by Andy Watters
- Huge Gallery of Pictures from the E3 Gaming Show
- Review of the FlashGate USB Smart Card Reader by Frank Bernier
- World's Fastest CDROM drive! - 7-Beam IDE drive flies in B&W G3
- 1st Year Anniversay for our Audio Column/Year in Review
- Complete list of issues and fixes for OS 8.6
- IP Routing Explained: How to Share Internet Access on Your Network
- Review of PowerForce G3/400/200/1MB ZIF in beige and Blue and White G3
- Quake3 Tips and Screenshots including 3dfx card opengl
- Blue and White G3 ROM Update Tips/Feedback
- Lies, Damn Lies & Benchamrks
- QT4 Beta Bugs/Fixes/Wishlist
- Review of the XLR8 G3 400Z (400/200/1MB) ZIF Upgrade
- Exclusive! Take a peek at the 64-Bit, dual-channel Adaptec 3950U2B. As reported here previously, these should be appearing soon at the Apple Store as a BTO option.
- Thad's latest Audio Column talks about New Software and Cards for the Mac.
- Is your new G3 CPU copper? Find out with PPC Checker.
- Illustrated guide to installing Proline's Hard Drive Bracket Kit for B&W G3s
- Reader Report: Cheap/Fast ADSL for the Mac
- Jim Tourtouras sent a review of the PowerJolt G3 CPU Upgrade For Umax Apus 2000/3000 & C500/600.
- B&W G3 Internal Modem Tips (modem script tests and more)
- PowerForce G3/366 ZIF Upgrade Review
- Freeze: this is a RAID! (Ultra2 RAID review)
- MP850 Glide Drivers Performance and Feedback
- iMac V2/QuakeWorld Fix
- PB2400/G3 Upgrade
- 2940 ROM v3.0 vs 4.1
- Blue Label PC Emulator Reports
- Office 98 Privacy Issue
- Owners Rate G3 Cards
- CVGS Review
- Take our G3 CPU Upgrade Card Survey
- Voltage Tweeking on Apple G3s This article is for reference only - do not attempt these modifications yourself.
- XLR8 USB PCI card mini-Reader Review
- Take our G3 CPU Upgrade Card Survey!
- Mini-Review/Performance Tests on the PowerForce G3/466/311/1MB ZIF. 550MHz speeds were reached in the B&W G3, 533MHz in the Beige G3.
- OS X installs on unsupported Mac Models
- What's the best deal on ADSL Net Access?
- Ultra2 SCSI Cards Compared Benchmarks and real world tests on Adaptec, ATTO and Initio U2 controllers
- The ROM Accelerator Feedback page lists reader experiences from the older Mac Rom-in-Ram utility.
- ProMax PCI IDE UltraATA Performance - Thad tests the TurboMax IDE Card with an IBM and Maxtor UltraATA drive in his S900.
- MacMagic 8MB 3Dfx Card - review of VillageTronic's $99 (SRP) 8MB 3Dfx Voodoo1 graphics card.
- Quake Lan Tutorial Part 3: Skins
- Photoshop Performance comparison between Macs and a Dual Pentium II 450 running NT 4.0, and a 533MHz G3 Upgrade.
- Mac Java Runtime v2.1 Performance tests - Tests between MRJ 2.1 and v2.0, along with Symantec's and MS's JIT compilers.
- Detailed reviw of Newer Tech's G3 333-400Mhz Upgrades by Brian William Jones
- Softraid Cache Tweaking - 44% improvement in sustained write performance noted.
- Rage128 Updated Drivers Feedback - reader reports of Application and Game performance/issues.
- 500MHz PF G3 ZIF: Katsuya Uehara of Tokyo, Japan sent the details on modifications he made that allowed his PowerForce G3/400 ZIF to run 500MHz. This article is for reference only - do not attempt these modifications yourself.
- Quake Lan Tutorial Part 2: QuakeWorld
- Voodoo2 SLI on the Mac: By the Time It Arrives, Will It Be Too Late to Matter?
- Quake Networking/LAN Tutorial: Ruffin Bailey sent part 1 of
a guide to Setting up your own Quake LAN for network multiplayer action.
- Ed O'Briant wrote with a chilling tale called Escape from the Dark Side.
- Should you Upgrade or Buy a New System? (article by reader Darin Ames)
- Our Unreal Tips and Tricks page has been renamed to the 3D Gaming News since it's been covering all types of Mac games for some time.
- B&W G3 IDE Slave Drive Upgrade (illustrated)
- The Yosemite Performance page has an update with cache mode tests (Copy-Back vs Write-Thru) and the Yosemite Compatibility pages also have been updated with new reader reports.
- Alex Koyshman sent an article on Ethernet called The Network is the Computer.
- The Yosemite Compatibility page has an update on compatibility with two more Audio cards, IDE slave drives, slow CD mounting, Fuse capture card (new drivers are posted), Iomega Buz, Media 100, Advansys and Formac SCSI cards.
- Review of Tomb Raider II by Ruffin Bailey .
- I've added a Yosemite Performance Page with Macbench scorse of 350 to 450MHz systems and how they compare to several other Mac systems.
- Yosemite CPU Speed Settings page. Details on the jumper block of the new G3s is listed with results of OC tests.
- Yosemite page updated for odd Miles SCSI Card/loss of RAVE issue (Miles card running Bios v1.06)
- Photoshop 5 Performance page update to include results with the Yosemite overclocked to 400MHz.
- ftp://ftp.blol.com/pub/plextor_cdr/plextor_patch.hqx has the patch for Toast to use the new Plextor 8X/20X CDR.
- Yosemite Game Performance page Sunday update has comments from ATI on better/faster drivers on the way.
- Check out the Yosemite Game Performance page for results of Unreal performance on the new G3s with Rage128 card.
- Didn't get to Macworld SF Show? Then the next best thing is our MacWorld in Pictures.
- Unreal Tips and Tricks (Friday's 1/8/99) page has links to exclusive new level and Playstation vs Gamestation screenshots.
- Motorola cuts prices: Find out how much a G3/400 costs to mfrs in our G3 Pricing Page.
- Reader articles (Commentary and Tests with nonATI/G3 Upgrade) on Connectix's Playstation Emulator
- G3-ZONE has new Yosemite Performance/Tips/Specs page with must-read info on the new "Blue and White" G3's
- New Issues of the Audio Column and Cats-n-Dogs Column posted
- Tywee Tan sent an article on adding a CPU cooling fan to an Apple G3 desktop.
- Review of the Vimage G3/233/117/512K CPU Upgrade.
- Tywee Tan sent an article on adding a 3Dfx cooling fan to an Apple G3 desktop.
- MacBench 5 primitives tests: MP750 8MB Banshee vs PB G3/250 RageLT
- Reader Review of Myth II
- Inside the Daystar Genesis. A look inside "Elvis" my Project Ultimate Mac system.
- ProMax to offer $99 PCI dual channel IDE controller for Macs! See Monday's news for more details.
- G3 Upgrade Compatibility notes for PowerBase and Mach 5 (8600/250 and up, 9600/300 and up) owners are noted in Saturday's and Sunday's news.
- Reader report on Overclocking the PowerTower Pro 200 CPU card [* REF ONLY * - Not recommended]
- Blackfire sends details on their IDE to SCSI Adapter
- Apple G3 Maxtor 10GB vs Stock 6GB IDE drive performance tests
- Top Ten Products of 1998 (My Favorites/Most Important Products of the Year)
- Apple G3 Maxtor 10GB IDE Upgrade (G3-ZONE)
- Audio Column Issue 29
- Year in Review/Looking Ahead (Hardware/Software) (Cats-n-Dogs Living Together Issue 14)
- Is it time to switch? (Cats-n-Dogs Living Together Issue 14)
- Q&A on VillageTronic's 3Dfx Banshee cards - interview with Marc Schmitt of VT
- Reader Review of the Initio Miles PCI SCSI card with Softraid 2.1.5 with up to 3 drive Raid results.
- 400MHz G3 Scientific Tests show performance exceeds 450MHz PII and approaches a $53K SGI machine.
- 8.5.1 readme page
- Rave vs 3dfx Game Image Quality - See for yourself the differences in the page of screenshots of Rave (ATI RagePro 8MB), 3dfx voodoo1, voodoo 2 and banshee screenshots.
- New Unreal Maps of the Week - Vote for your favorite
- Issue 27 of our Mac Audio column discussing software samplers, new audio interfaces and notes on mastering audio at home.
- Owners of Voodoo 1 cards with more than 4MB of ram may want to read our new Fix for Carmageddon 3Dfx for use with 6MB Pure3D cards. Use at your own risk. Reader reports say it works with the Techworks, PC and MacMagic cards (all voodoo 1 cards).
- Reader report: 56K vs Cable Modem Performance by Robert Tynda.
- Why OS X may run on your Mac
- Reader test report of Orange Micro PCfx vs 660
- Mac Audio Column Issue 26 (new hardware/software/BeOS)
- Adaptec PC SCSI Card to Mac Conversion
- Review of Ray Gun Audio noise reduction and restoration plugin for the Mac.
- Vimage G3 CPU Upgrade for the 6400 at:
http://members.aol.com/tmk12v/Vpower240_review.html
- New 3Dfx Card benchmarks in Unreal with the $99 VillageTronic MacMagic (8MB Voodoo 1 card) against a Power3D (4MB Voodoo 1), Creative Labs 12MB Voodoo II and Microconversions Game Wizard 12MB Voodoo II.
- Voodoo 2 Generic Drivers page updated with comments on Hornet w/Voodoo 2 patch & Myth II (beta 7).
- OS 8.5 Feedback page updated with fix for Acrobat/PDF/Office 98 issues.
- Entegra USB Card review updated w/reader comments.
- 3DFx Announces the Avenger Voodoo III
- Tomb Raider II 1.01 update
- Retrospect Workarounds page updated with tip from XLR8 300 owner on integer ratios. (Note: Not needed with G3 CPU cards after 1999 when XLR8, Powerlogix and others released their 'virtual firmware' fixes for the issues of Speculative Access in older macs)
- OS 8.5 Builtin Graphics Extension Performance (Reader feedback/tests with it enabled/disabled)
- Issue 12 of our Cats-n-Dogs column talks of The Microsoft Connection
- Thad Brown sent an update to our Mac Audio Column
- The Truth about the 'leaked' Genric Voodoo II drivers
- Unreal Performance chart (by CPU type/speeds and graphics card dated 1998)
- Hard Disk Speed tests in Unreal
- 3D Graphics Cards in Unreal How various graphics cards (Voodoo 1, Voodoo II, ATI, etc.) performed in Unreal at the highest quality settings.
- Linux - Final Comments. Alex Koyshman summarizes his experience installing Linux on a PC.
- PowerBook Tips and Tricks by Chris Martin
- Entrega PCI USB Card review by Chris Martin
- Issue #23 of our Mac Audio column features comments on Cakewalk for the Mac, Cross-Platform Audio, OS 8.5 disk problems and more. The latest Issue and links to all back issues are always at http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/audio.
- Workarounds for Retrospect and non-Newer Tech G3 CPU Cards (not needed with xlr8 or powerlogix's 1999 'virtual firmware' software control/update)
- Thad Brown sent Issue 22 of our Mac Audio Column covering feedback on cheap audio cards and Apple news.
- More PCI SCSI card vs onboard SCSI tests with narrow Ultra SCSI hard disks
- OS 8.5 Tips: Disabling the Apps Switcher (for Quark 3 compat.)
- Review of 'The Untouchable' (Game)
- OS 8.5 Feedback Page (Issues reported from readers on audio/video/installing problems, includes TIL links and workarounds)
- PowerForce G3 ZIF - 400MHz Upgrade Review for Apple's G3 systems
- Photoshop/Finder Memory Allocation Bug?
- Optimize Your Mac for Audio (Issue 21 of our Mac Audio Column)
- The G3-ZONE has a update and TIL to answer the CD audio dropout problem (Check archives page link at bottom of main G3 ZONE news page)
- Mach 5 vs Apple G3 PSBench tests page updated for 400MHz G3 ZIF and CPU card upgrades. New record scores.
- OS 8.5 Feedback Page updated for PowerTower Pro IBM hard drive issues
- More Info on Linux (Cats-n-Dogs Column Issue #9)
- XLR8 400MHz G3 CPU Card Review - World's first 400MHz G3 card review!
- FutureCOP Mac Game Preview
- Newer Tech Q&A on Bus Speeds of G3 CPU Card upgrades for older Macs (Thanks Kent Kanja!)
- OS 8.5 vs 8.1 in Graphics/Text tests (MacBench 5.0 primitives tests)
- Cheap Mac Audi Cards!
- OS 8.5 vs OS 8.1 in MacBench 5.0 (includes PCI SCSI compat. notes)
- G3 CPU Backside Cache Size Unreal Tests (1MB vs 512K)
- VOrb Review - the awesome SpaceOrb 360 controller comes to the Mac!
- Past, Present and Future Issues of G3 CPU Card Upgrades
- Norton Utilities 4.0 Owner Feedback Page
- Issue 19: New Toys, AES '98 of our Mac Audio column.
- MacAquarium G3 CPU Upgrade (Humor)
- There are Modem Test pages - here and here.
- PCI SCSI vs Onboard SCSI (tests w/9600 stock HD)
- Get the Jackhammer Control Panel for those of you with the $139 OEM specials. For my comments and others in the recent news on these OEM Jackhammers sold by OWC see the
Sept 21st,
Sept 18th and
Sept 17th news pages (among others). Also note the Jackhammer generally won my SCSI card shootout tests listed on the SCSI features page. (near the bottom of the page since it's an older article)
- Unreal Performance - Before/After a G3 CPU Upgrade.
- Active Cooling Experiments on the G3 CPU
- Unreal FPS rates page for G3, 604e and 603e CPUs.
- Linux - Promised Land or Land of the Lost?
- Mac Audio Column Issue #18
- Unreal: Voodoo1 vs 2 vs RagePro, G3 vs 604e comparison Graphs
- World's Fastest Mac (of 1998) (50K GIF)
- Unreal Timedemo FPS Results Note: Much more up to date info can be found by Searching the FPS Database (Unreal and many more games, over 1,000 reports with nearly every Mac model/video card)
- Vimage G3/300 CPU Card Upgrade Guest Review by Paul Bassel
- Emailer/OS 8.5 Menu Fix
- SonicWORX Review
- Owner Report on Newer Tech's Umax C500 G3 Upgrade
- Photoshop 5 tests between a 9600/400 and Apple G3/333/222/83
- PSBench tests of PB G3/250 vs Gateway Solo
- Beige G3 Printing Tip
- Adding a CPU fan to a G3 Desktop
- Does Bus Speed Really Matter?
- Exclusive Review of the PowerForce G3/ZIF CPU upgrade!
- Results of Apple G3 Overclocking Tests
- Warnings on mixing HDT and Iomega extensions from MacGurus
- iMac Launch (Santa Clara), Sales, USB notes
- Quantum Obsidian2 24X Dual Voodoo II Review
- DenebaCAD Review
- iMac Intro Launch at CompUSA Richmond, VA
- Total Impact G3/MP Feedback page
- Ixmicro Mac Rocket Review
- Reader Submitted 3D Logos Page
- Railgun 250/166 Guest Review by Mychailo Toloczko
- MacTell Vision 3D Pro II Lite (4MB) graphics card review by Michiel Buisman (Mactell went out of business in 1999)
- 'Miraclebook' Prize Drawing Winners List
- Reader submitted pages on the a XLR8 300/200/1MB and Phase 5 G3 CPU card.
- New Men in Mac Reader Tech Support Page
- OS X Petition (Leadership@apple.com no longer a valid email address so the petition was closed)
- Umax S900 PCI SCSI Card Tips
- OS 8.5 Performance/Feedback page
- Review of Infini-D 4.5
- Vimage Q&A (Updated for PB 1400 info)
- Game Wizard Preview (First Voodoo II card for the Mac!)
- PowerBook G3 vs. Gateway Solo PII
- G3 vs. 604E Audio Apps Tests
- Form Z RenderZone Review
- Mach 5 CPU Card Speed Settings
- IXMicro's Road Rocket for PB G3 (IXmicro went out of business in 1999)
- 8600 Internal 4-drive RAID
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