MICRON Xceed Grey Scale video card with the works for sale on Buyee! I wonder how much this one will go for?

[JT737]

Another Micron Xceed grey scale video card for the SE/30 for sale, possibly a MacroColor 30? I'm sure the final selling price will be way over my budget!
Looks like everything is there, including the neck board and the harness:

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/w1089753379?conversionType=service_page_search

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

Hopefully not too much now that it's been reverse engineered.

 

[joshc]

It will still go for mega bucks. The reverse engineered one isn't available for sale right now and a lot of people will still value having the original.

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

I suppose so...
I wouldn't pay that much for one if I was in the market, I'd just wait for the recreation to officially release, but it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[Phipli]

Hopefully not too much now that it's been reverse engineered.

Has it? Where was that? I missed it.

 

[joshc]

Has it? Where was that? I missed it.

Building an internal grayscale card for the SE/30

I think it's time for a little "worklog" kind of thread about this... For the past year I've been working on and off with @cheesestraws and @GeekDot to dissect this SE/30 PDS videocard: It's made by Formac and was bundled with one of their ProNitron monitors back then driving it at 1024*768...

68kmla.org

It's not a direct reverse engineer/clone of the Micron card, it is based on a different video card to provide a similar result.

Me, @cheesestraws, @Paulie and I think @CircuitBored have them installed in our SE/30s at the moment.

 

[Phipli]

Building an internal grayscale card for the SE/30

I think it's time for a little "worklog" kind of thread about this... For the past year I've been working on and off with @cheesestraws and @GeekDot to dissect this SE/30 PDS videocard: It's made by Formac and was bundled with one of their ProNitron monitors back then driving it at 1024*768...

68kmla.org

It's not a direct reverse engineer/clone of the Micron card, it is based on a different video card to provide a similar result.

Me, @cheesestraws, @Paulie and I think @CircuitBored have them installed in our SE/30s at the moment.

No, that is what confused me. I know about the Formac clone. I just hadn't heard of someone doing the Micron card.

Some of us aren't quite as posh and have to bodge things.

 

[Kevinlenane]

Is that a right angle adapter w a maccon installed?

 

[joshc]

Some of us aren't quite as posh and have to bodge things.

All of these things are bodges, just to different degrees...

 

[Phipli]

Is that a right angle adapter w a maccon installed?

The riser is one of Bolle's PDS to accelerator and PDS, with built in ethernet (only the RJ45 is ethernet, the 15 pins are both video). The video card is where the various crimes were committed.

 

[Phipli]

All of these things are bodges, just to different degrees...

I'd probably get away with it more if I didn't keep using rainbow cables

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

rainbow cables are cool! i say keep using them.

 

[cheesestraws]

rainbow cables are great.

 

[Kevinlenane]

The riser is one of Bolle's PDS to accelerator and PDS, with built in ethernet (only the RJ45 is ethernet, the 15 pins are both video). The video card is where the various crimes were committed at

Ethernet built into the riser? It doesn't come out? I had to turn my Macon vertical and stack the Micron on top. That stack right now nukes my whole machine - which I believe is a power issue as both work separately. I also have a tiny clearance issue w that rig up.

 

[Phipli]

Ethernet built into the riser? It doesn't come out? I had to turn my Macon vertical and stack the Micron on top. That stack right now nukes my whole machine - which I believe is a power issue as both work separately. I also have a tiny clearance issue w that rig up.

The riser is an ethernet card yes. You can change the slot it uses to avoid conflicts. I've also struggled with the powersupply with this setup. My original Formac card is thirsty. I've put that on the back burner for now.

If you're interested in the riser drop @Bolle a message.

 

[Kevinlenane]

The riser is an ethernet card yes. You can change the slot it uses to avoid conflicts. I've also struggled with the powersupply with this setup. My original Formac card is thirsty. I've put that on the back burner for now.

If you're interested in the riser drop @Bolle a message.

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Sorry but this isn't the card? Or does the Ethernet card stick in the accelerator slot?

 

[jessenator]

Or does the Ethernet card stick in the accelerator slot?

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.

 

[Bolle]

This should make it obvious what’s going on.
Breakout board with RJ45 (and Db15 and VGA video connector in case of phiplis photo) connected to one of my adapter/ethernet combo cards.

 

[JT737]

It's now up to $767, with still a day left to go:

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

Here’s my unpopular opinion. Get an LC 575 and then set the screen to 256 grays