Recent content by volvo242gt

Sold the IIfx. Don't see myself having enough space to set it up, so off it goes. Also purged the A1278. In its place are two items coming. A 5,1 Mac Pro logic board to properly upgrade my A1289 and a mid-2012 A1286 MBP with 2.6GHz Core i7 processor and 8GB RAM, plus a 750GB hard drive.

^No, 7.1.2 (either the P or non-P version) hadn't been introduced yet.

Yup, the 7.1.2P version was for the Performa 63x series, the LC 630, and the Q630. The regular 7.1.2 version is the one for the 6100/60, 7100/66, and 8100/80 machines.

I wonder if that's because System 6 won't run with 32-bit addressing turned on, which is required on all PPC Macs, and on the 630 series Macs as well. If 6 can be made compatible with 32-bit addressing, then it might work. 7.1.2 is the PPC version, so you can probably get away with running...

Just sourced a dual CPU tray with two 2.93GHz Xeons on it. Going to run it with the current 16GB of RAM split between the two processors, but will eventually add four more 4GB modules to bump it up to 32GB.

I'm guessing you're in Seattle? There's someone in Spanaway selling a Performa/LC 475 on the 'bay.

Nice. 👍🏻

Interesting. Will it run Arkanoid? As you may be aware, Arkanoid won't run on a Mac that cannot be run in 24-bit addressing mode, so anything running System 7.6 or higher, or a 630 series '040 Mac, all Power Macs, and maybe the 190.

That's how my old 475 was. Except that it came with the later lid and floppy. I wound up taking the lid and floppy from an LC I had at the same time, then combined the two, so mine said Macintosh LC Performa 475.

Yeah, it's a typo. The 410 was essentially another variant of the LC II. Supposedly was the Performa 400 variant, but with a 12" monitor bundled with it. The 430 was a 405 with a 127MB Quantum drive instead of the 80MB Quantum supplied with the other machines.

I mainly used it with 10.6.8 and newer, hooked up to my old A1186 Mac Pro, and my A1286 MBPs. Never tried it with a G3 or G4 Mac. Might be worth trying to use it with another Mac, running a newer OS, then connect to it using your 10.4.x Mac.

Most printers will work. Until recently, I had a LaserJet P1006 that I used under 10.6.8 through 10.13.6. Worked fine. Stopped using it because we have an OfficeJet that has wi-fi built-in, so no need for a print server. Also have used various Epson printers without issues.

Got a IIvx, Centris/Quadra 650, or Power Mac 7100 power supply lying around? Could try one of those with the cx board. The last few IIci machines I've owned have received one of those, replacing the original GE or Astec unit with the removable fan module. A little newer, and slightly more...

Think he's talking about the Apple M1298. The Dell monitors are dirt cheap. The 24" version I picked up for my Mac Pro was only $10, plus tax. Came with box, packing material, all cables, and the driver CD for Windows.

Most likely. An AI-driven Billy Mays bot.