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Anybody use a PowerMac with ABI 373 Sequencer?

Steve Steve
Mon Aug 18 09:35:17 EST 1997


In article <5svnbo$7i3 at net.bio.net>, LAB, rewhlab at cbdn.ca wrote:

> Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has been able to use a PowerMac to 
> interface with an ABI 373 sequencer?  We were told that this will not wor 
> without the $17,000 XL upgrade from ABI, however, our Mac sales person 
> said 
> that the PowerMac will emulate the 040 processor and should work.
> 
> THanks,
> 
> REW

Do not try this. The data collection software will not work on the
PowerMac. The only way to use the powermac on the 373 is to purchase the
XL upgrade. The Data collection software will crash randomly and you will
lose your data. 
Steve Marsh



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