Recent content by jessenator

I tested a locally gotten 7200 for a few weeks before passing it on to CoryW. Seemed fine—no issues in day to day operation I noticed. I did use it extensively on a Power Computing PowerTower, which is Catalyst architecture derived (even down to its particular memory type requirements), for...

FWIW I've had the best luck running 7.6.1 on pre-G3 Power Macs. From System7Today's list of "ultimate updates" I pick and choose https://system7today.com/sys76-on-powerpc Definites: OT 1.3 AppleShare 3.8.3 2020 patch (OFC) Optionals: LibMoto Text Encoding Converter 1.5 SpeedDoubler (but it...

The MO of the youtubist. Full disclosure I haven't watched this particular person's content, but it seems to be the modus among the "cool" kid crowd. I'm on the scale of "boring host has better content" (generally). I've heard some suggest JLC has state subsidized production, which seems to be...

Bears repeating: if you use Bolle's SE/30 adapter, all versions of the PowerCache should work. The TwinSpark adapters will only accept Universal.

Yeah! INL! I still haven't been to Monument Valley… in fact I've only been to two of the five national parks we have. It's way out of the way, but I highly recommend Goblin Valley state park, as well as little wild horse, since they're right nearby. Great hikes that aren't too demanding and...

Hm. I was skeptical at first, but I've come out of hibernation to dig about the issue. Here's an internal PowerComputing doc: https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/computing/PowerComputing_manuals/PowerSpecificationSheet.pdf So the MacGurus chart seems more accurate compared with this PCC...

https://macinfo.de/rechner/clone-powercomputing.html CLONE CPU MHz Bus max L2 CPU Upgrade max RAM PCI Case Power 601 80, 100, 110, 120 40.0 256k ? 200MB, 8 NuBus DT PowerBase 603e 180, 200, 240 40.0 256k...

there's a breakout board with a ribbon cable that connects to the bracket on the back of the SE/30. that's where the RJ45 / AUI is.

That's the one! :)

I have this exact card in a box somewhere. It's a pin-thru PDS riser and FPU socket—no frills, no special anything. PDS video cards meant for the IIsi aren't common from the NuBus Era, so 'grats on getting one of them with it. MUCH better than the vampiric on-board video. Definitely look for...

I'm not even sure what "era" to call it (or if it even can be categorized like that), but at a certain point, most PowerPC Macs started to have multi-sync on-board video hardware, and will output all VGA+ standards and refresh rates. I want to say all post-x100 PowerMacs, but I can't speak to...

Is the seller saying the HDD is getting warm? That's what I'm gathering, but correct me if I'm wrong. Spinning SCSI HDDs from this era—regardless of what some might say under the influence of nostalgia—are either bad, or will go bad. A solid state replacement is a small investment in terms of...

As far as thermal paste… don't use the expensive stuff. My Centrises (Centrii?) and Quadra boards had the white paste on them, and since the ceramic substrate doesn't conduct as fast as modern metal lids do, an expensive, thermally efficient paste IMO isn't necessary. Additionally, while I've...

Prying off the heatsink, at least the way a lot of examples show, is …unwise, as you've unfortunately found out. The "safest" way I've found ends up bending the heatsink fins (furthest from the actual CPU die, mind), but it's a small price to pay— you place a tool on the inner side of the clip...

My former 700 was a bomber as well. Yours is definitely better off :) RIP fdd