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Source ForumTwo Powermacs. But should I keep? — #1
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateMon, 17 Sep 2012 - 15:34
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/two-powermacs-but-should-i-keep.26221/
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So I kinda want a stand alone Powermac to serve delicious oldskool apps to my 7100 when it's all said and done.

I found these guys at a hacker studio I frequent, and they look cool, but there is some problems. They both have composite/coaxial and svideo capture cards!

First up is Earshot, as she's called.

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Then there is a second one, that has this interesting rig. Looks like she was rack or cart mounted. She boots!

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So I can have either, they are free for the taking (there's also an iMac that I will get some pics of). But when I boot the second one there is WEIRD graphical glitches usually when re-waking from sleep. I'm wondering if this is because of the video capture cards? If the graphics card is toast what kind of behaviour would you expect.

Would there be any value in swapping components to make one that works without error?

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