IIfx-ed Up Beyond All Recognition
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Muirium
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Here are the two cards:
I think they're both graphics cards. They both have DB15 ports, and the smaller one has what I think may be a BNC video output, too. I had a PC monitor with three of those on the back, back in the 90s, for RGB.
The smaller card is Apple branded, presumably the stock graphics card, and took the brunt of the liquid damage that took such a toll on this system.
The bigger card is in much better shape. It's a Formac ProNitron 80.21 B V1.1 with a ProMem memory expansion daughterboard.
The damage on this one is limited to this:
That ProNitron is a beast.
I reckon it's still fine. Which is saying something when the slots look like this:
Something I should point out to everyone who's asking: this machine IS NOT MINE. It belongs to a local museum. As it's obviously way beyond easy repair, my advice to them is to part it out rather than to keep it. They're still to decide on that. If they do let it go, I’m only really interested in the ROM myself, for my SE/30.
IIfx RAM really doesn't work in an SE/30? Why is that, anyone know?
I think they're both graphics cards. They both have DB15 ports, and the smaller one has what I think may be a BNC video output, too. I had a PC monitor with three of those on the back, back in the 90s, for RGB.
The smaller card is Apple branded, presumably the stock graphics card, and took the brunt of the liquid damage that took such a toll on this system.
The bigger card is in much better shape. It's a Formac ProNitron 80.21 B V1.1 with a ProMem memory expansion daughterboard.
The damage on this one is limited to this:
That ProNitron is a beast.
I reckon it's still fine. Which is saying something when the slots look like this:
Something I should point out to everyone who's asking: this machine IS NOT MINE. It belongs to a local museum. As it's obviously way beyond easy repair, my advice to them is to part it out rather than to keep it. They're still to decide on that. If they do let it go, I’m only really interested in the ROM myself, for my SE/30.
IIfx RAM really doesn't work in an SE/30? Why is that, anyone know?
cheesestraws
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the one with a BNC connector is an Ethernet card, the 15 pin connector is AUI. You can tell it's Ethernet because the DP8390 chip you can see there is an Ethernet controller.
IIfx RAM is weird as all hell and is its own special thing, I believe for performance reasons - AFAIK it doesn't work in anything else.
Some LaserWriters used the same RAM as well I believe, but that's only really useful if LaserWriters are your thing and they aren't for most people. But it's the only other equipment I'm aware of that uses IIfx RAM.
Durosity
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How much are they wanting for the different components? I might be interested in the case, motherboard, and possibly the power supply.
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