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I just bought a Power Mac 7200/120 that I am going to repair and resell. Before any of you Mac guys get to techincal on me, I am a PC repair guy but I have repaired Mac's in the past. Let me add, unlike most PC nerds who will not look at a Mac, let alone repair one, I find the Mac a masterpiece to repair. It is almost as if this old Power Mac 7200/120 is still ahead of PCs in just getting access to the motherboard and CPU alone. The way this thing unfolds for access is amazing. Anyway, what can I expect from this computer? Also, would any of you know where I can download a manual? Someone was saying at this site that there is a OS 8.1 upgrade for free?? Any more information on this computer would be nice. Baby talk the software to me but my hardware knowledge is fairly strong on a Mac. Thanks for any help. Last, just in case any of you are wondering why I still own a PC. I live in a small town and zero Macs and Mac parts are sold here. The closest town is 50 miles away that sells Mac's. Sorry to say that is were PC's have it over a Mac in the fact I could build my PC from scratch with hand selected parts and I had access to those PC parts here in town.
The machine is capable of doing a fair amount of tasks. I used it two months ago when my G4 PowerMac was out of commission.
The machine will support up to OS 9.1 if memory serves, but System 8.6, I think, will run better. With 8.6, you'll be able to run CarbonLib, which will let you run at least some of the newer software. The machine is probably best used for, now, internet surfing, e-mailing, and word processing.
A lot of the 7200s came with a ridiculously low amount of RAM. I'd put at ~least~ 128MB in there. The system, if it's at least 8.6, is supported by quite a few USB cards (and firewire too?,) since the expansion is PCI. Oh, and it also helps if the Video RAM is maxed out and there is a disk cache card. I managed to max out my VRAM and get a 512k cache card for ... three dollars of eBay.Hope this helps.
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I found 9.1 a lot faster than 8.5/8.6 on my 7200/90 until that got replaced with a 7300. Then again, it also had 160 MB RAM. I wouldn't touch a 7200 with a 10 foot pole unless it had 128 MB, like you suggested.
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I am sorry to hear that USPS, UPS, and
FedEx do not deliver to your 'small town'.
And that you are relegated to whatever
'mom & pop' computer parts retail store
you have there in Mayberry R.F.D.
Say hi to Barney Fife next time you are in
there to check if the stage coach came in
with those newfangled 'flourescent' light
bulbs you asked for. Or is the 'pass' still
flooded?You seem like a smart enough sort, but
you want us to believe that you can't order
a part over the net or the phone, and have
some guy in a brown uniform approach
you 5 days later with a box with your name
on it?In such a small town (with no macs or
mac parts within 50 miles) who do you
expect to sell this 7200 to?
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Go here...
ftp://ftp.prepressdept.com/PowerMac7200/
for all the Apple Spec PDFs for the 7200 and MacOS.
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Weeeeeee doggies Why Ask Why, I got the point. Now I need to go clean my cement pond. Thank you everyone else. Anymore inputs would be greatful.
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I have got to make one more point with Why Ask Why. As for your last question pertaining to if I can sell a Mac here in our little old country town, I am in education and the schools here use Mac's. You seem like a smart enough sort to figure the rest out.
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Fieraci, why the veil?
It is a valid point for people thinking about getting a mac to consider - whether or not you will be able to buy things for it in a store near you or you will be forced to mail order or shop via internet. Personally, it's a point I wish I hadn't overlooked when I bought my mac. I would like to be able to walk into a store and browse for products I can use with my mac.
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You are in education....and you want
everyone to think that your facility makes
someone drive 100 miles round trip for a
mac part it may need........Or just YOU?All those students who use macs in
school are not going to be lining up to buy
your old 7200. I wish you luck in your
'repairs', but hope you yourself have a use
for it when you are done.
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I opened this thread because I wanted some help. Yes I may have made the mistake of trying to make a point with Why Ask Why. That was dumb and I should have just ignord that person. So that is my bust. However, that is not the point. As experts we are here to help others and each other. Not take pot shots at each other and rake others over the coals, all because of the way of anothers persons thinking is not in line with our on. Most of you spent more time running me down rather then helping me. I was going to post another question this morning concerning my powermac 7200/120 but I am not going to waste my time and I think that is ashame. Some of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Bye, I got better places to go. No wonder I own a PC.
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Jeez, We got a retired navy teacher who
tells us he is forced to drive 100 miles for
mac parts, and then, lo and behold, 'oh,
yeah, did I mention that I really CAN order
the parts from the comfort of my Lazy-boy
recliner and when the doorbell rings 5
days later there's this guy with my parts in
his hand and I didn't even leave the
house". And then the kids in the
playground didn't play nice with him and
he's gonna take his ball and go home.Than we have Phil who wants to restrict
his mac offerings to what he can see on
his local retailers shelf rather be 'forced
to' shop the thousands of objectively
reviewed products at the best prices on
the internet.I truly am ashamed of......myself?
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ok, you've completely missed my point, I don't want to "RESTRICT my mac offerings to what I can see on my local retailers shelf", I want to SEE mac offerings on my local retailers' shelves. And since I don't see mac offerings on my local retailers' shelves, I am 'forced to' shop on the internet or mail order. Agreed, the internet is a pretty good place to shop, but see, there are these other places where you can actually walk around and pick up products, actual physical products, check out the specs and compare to other products right there and decide if you want to buy it and have it that day, it's really quite a concept. Now here's the crux: If you buy a mac, your chances of finding these places are markedly limited.
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