One PDS slot to rule 'em all... (Mac SE question)

[larwe]

I am trying to decide if I want to put something in the PDS slot of my daily driver SE. I currently have a BlueSCSI on it, 4MB RAM, and I use it for writing without distraction. Given that I mostly use MS-Word or equivalent - should I get an Ethernet card, an accelerator or extra RAM? Or a weird extended video card?

 

[Durosity]

Accelerators are always fun.

 

[Byrd]

The cloned Micromac Performer accelerators by MacEffects are a good price and would make it more fun:

MacEffects Performer PDS 68030 Accelerator for Apple Macintosh SE

MacEffects Performer accelerator is the perfect hardware upgrade for your Macintosh SE. The Performer accelerator features a 68030 clocked to 16mhz and a 68882 FPU (math coprocessor) to speed up CPU performance and math calculations. With the Performer accelerator you can enjoy a new level of...

maceffects.com

 

[zigzagjoe]

An accelerator and an external daynaport-capable scsi emulator such as the ZuluSCSI Slim for ethernet probably makes the most sense. Enough to open some new possibilities without losing the "spirit" of the machine.

 

[Nixontheknight]

An accelerator and an external daynaport-capable scsi emulator such as the ZuluSCSI Slim for ethernet probably makes the most sense. Enough to open some new possibilities without losing the "spirit" of the machine.

Or the BlueSCSI V2

 

[larwe]

Or the BlueSCSI V2

What's that going to do for me that my DB25 BlueSCSI doesn't already do? I looked at the announcement page for it but ... am not yet excited?

 

[Nixontheknight]

What's that going to do for me that my DB25 BlueSCSI doesn't already do? I looked at the announcement page for it but ... am not yet excited?

DaynaPORT emulation over wifi (if you use a Pi Pico W)

 

[larwe]

The cloned Micromac Performer accelerators by MacEffects are a good price and would make it more fun:

MacEffects Performer PDS 68030 Accelerator for Apple Macintosh SE

MacEffects Performer accelerator is the perfect hardware upgrade for your Macintosh SE. The Performer accelerator features a 68030 clocked to 16mhz and a 68882 FPU (math coprocessor) to speed up CPU performance and math calculations. With the Performer accelerator you can enjoy a new level of...

maceffects.com

I was looking at those just before Christmas actually hmmm. Tempting. I'm still maxed at 4MB RAM right?