Re: Help! Screen gone mad!

Chris Ridd <chrisridd@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On 2007-11-15 13:07:06 +0000, jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jim) said:

I suppose the chances of Purple World having anything are basically
zero.

You used to be able to take some video cards aimed at PCs and reflash
their firmware for Macs. Is that still possible?

As many of the eBay mac graphic cards are such items, I beleive so ;)
--
Jon B
Above email address IS valid.
<http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Sorry guys but the PC is better than the Mac
    ... >> Macs use the same ... > Then why don't they work in Windows based PCs ??? ... Even Graphics cards tend to work when you replace the firmware ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Help! Screen gone mad!
    ... You used to be able to take some video cards aimed at PCs and reflash their firmware for Macs. ...
    (uk.comp.sys.mac)
  • Re: BootCamp vs Parallels, final rehash
    ... They do more damage to others impressions of what Macs and Apple are all about than any other factor; their asinine behavior is the main reason the great majority of Windows users do not want to have anything to do with Macs, because then they would have to put up with Mac users like the ones in this thread. ... I've worked on so MANY computer systems..a computer is a computer, an operating system is an operating system., a gui is a gui.. ... "What does Intel name the modern BIOS of a computer?" ... They usually do with firmware. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.system)
  • Re: The Windows XP Pro experience ....
    ... >> enough about PCs to get the details right. ... >> boot because its motherboard battery had died. ... >> boot just fine with a dead battery. ... Its not an attack on Macs. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)
  • Re: WHAT IS THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE?
    ... Now that Apple makes PCs too, they're in the same business as Dell. ... Macs run on x86 based CPUs and run Windows. ...
    (comp.sys.mac.advocacy)