#Mac os 7.6 boot from cd upgrade

The standard 2MB of video RAM even lets you use the A/V output to connect to a TV instead of using a regular monitor. With the right software, you can can capture SD video, edit in effects or what have you, and export back out to other A/V equipment. You see, this model actually has built-in jacks for video capture and playback, via standard composite (the RCA yellow, white, and red) as well as s-video connections. So if it wasnвЂ™t necessary, why spend the money? Well, this machine served a role in its day which I havenвЂ™t really spoken to yet вЂ“ presentations and video production. That is, I didnвЂ™t replace the existing video RAM, I just filled in the rest of the open slots. Really, the main reason I did it was because of the price вЂ“ I found the two 1MB RAM sticks on eBay for pretty cheap, and it was strictly additive. It has no impact on any of the software IвЂ™m using, and without the high-resolution features of a modern OS (like sub-pixel anti-aliasing, or system-wide font scaling) IвЂ™ve honestly found more than 1024Г—768 to be hard on the eyes. Now as a crossover machine, it isnвЂ™t a strictly вЂњnecessaryвЂќ upgrade. The default configuration is only 2MB, giving a max display resolution of 1280Г—1024 with 256 colors, but it can be upgraded to a max of 4MB, bumping the max resolution to 1280Г—1024 with 16bit color. The first thing I upgraded was the machineвЂ™s video RAM.

#Mac os 7.6 boot from cd upgrade

Now itвЂ™s time to address my final planned upgrade for this machine, adding some more RAM. In Part VIII, I added USB to my Power Macintosh 8600/200 and got the final system setup installed and running.