Scott Baret
Well-known member
As a teacher, I'll be getting some time off in a few months and need something to do in the summer. I got an idea for a potential compact Mac mod, but need some input first to see what the feasibility of this would be.
As we know, we're fairly limited with what we have in terms of stock compact boards (except for CC mods). Yes, anything can be accelerated, but I'd rather have a better starting point.
What would be the chances of getting a higher powered PowerBook inside a compact case, then rigged up to the CRT? It would have to run faster than an SE/30 but I'd rather keep it 68K. Right now I'm thinking of using a 150 board since I have a good 150 board with a bad display and dead HD, plus I could use IDE. The only downfall is that it doesn't have an ADB port. A 190 would be another option (bonus with its ability to run OS 8) . I have a Classic I case but could get another dead 68K and gut it if I wanted to change that.
Any thoughts? I know there are a lot of Mac Minis going into compact cases anymore but this would keep it 68K.
As we know, we're fairly limited with what we have in terms of stock compact boards (except for CC mods). Yes, anything can be accelerated, but I'd rather have a better starting point.
What would be the chances of getting a higher powered PowerBook inside a compact case, then rigged up to the CRT? It would have to run faster than an SE/30 but I'd rather keep it 68K. Right now I'm thinking of using a 150 board since I have a good 150 board with a bad display and dead HD, plus I could use IDE. The only downfall is that it doesn't have an ADB port. A 190 would be another option (bonus with its ability to run OS 8) . I have a Classic I case but could get another dead 68K and gut it if I wanted to change that.
Any thoughts? I know there are a lot of Mac Minis going into compact cases anymore but this would keep it 68K.