How important is the word 'best'?
Do you absolutely have to have 24-bit colour and QuickDraw acceleration, nice though they are?
I ask because «settling» for a card without Quickdraw acceleration and 24-bit colour will halve the price of a card.
I run my IIfx at 1024x768 at 256 colours with a...
A thought that comes to mind is CarbonLib.
If I'm right, you'll to experiment a bit, say, PCMCIA drivers from SSW 8.1 or 8.6, Finder from SSW 7.6.1 and System from SSW 8.1 as well CarbonLib 1.0, 1.1 or 1.2.
If I remember correctly SSW 8.1 supports up to CarbonLib 1.2.
Have a look at this:
http://docs.red.com/955-0035/REDROCKETInstallationInstructions/Content/B_DVI-I%20Cable%20Pinout/DVI-I%20Cable%20Pinout.htm
Digital Video Interface
This section provides the pinout for the two (2) male DVI-I output connectors on...
Those two long vertical bars between the 24 pins to the left/centre and the 4 analogue pins on the right are interesting.
I wonder whether this is a card has a modified port for a dedicated cable to a device of some sort?
There is an auction (for want of a better word) in Switzerland for a PowerBook PCMCIA Expansion Module (rev. C, I think) and it comes with a free working PowerBook 540c, cables & charger.
At CHF 600 (roughly USD 660), it is much too pricey for my liking but there may be some collectors who find...
I had a look for an AppleSauce and found that they are sold out, which is a pity.
It looks like something worth saving for.
What any equivalents are there?
https://applesaucefdc.com/
To go with my 1985 system, which at the moment is a 512K, a LaserWriter Plus waiting to be fixed and MacWrite on 400K floppy, I present what I think v1.2 of Aldus PageMaker.
These last two pictures are of a Macally 6-port FireWire card. I had never seen one before and bought it immediately...