>I have a performa 578 that I no longer want/need. It is a LC040 based 
>machine with the floating point bug making NetBSD unusable on it (the main 
>reason I no longer want it). Anyway, if anyone is interested in this 
>machine please let me know. I haven't looked into anything about shipping 
>it, I guess I'll figure that out if there are any takers. Preference will 
>go to anyone within driving distance (I'm on the east coast, close to the 
>middle). 

If the CPU is socketed (I don't recall if they are or not in the 57x 
series), you can upgrade the chip to a full 040. I usually see the 040 
chips going for about $10-$20. Of course, that may be more than just 
getting a Quadra 650 or similar (sometimes, it is cheaper to get a 
complete mac and just pull the parts you want than to try to buy the 
parts alone).

-chris
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