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I'm glad you mentioned trust, as it seems this mystery spyware has yet to be described, and definitely changes what you can trust in this type of situation. I'm not arguing any specific point here, but I think it would be cool if we laid it all out so we can fully describe the nature of the...

I think it is a bad idea, but also a dangerous thing to try in JS on an old Mac. Since you probably won't be using a secure SSL algorithm (or even HTTPS at all), all information (That includes your private key and ECDSA hash) can absolutely be intercepted through many different attack vectors...

It begins!

Since it now looks like the components can be stacked the way you suggested, that makes the stock case more appealing to just modify, instead of crafting a new case from scratch. I eyeballed it and I think I should be able to re-use the stock case! The dimensions are good except for the depth...

Yeah, stacking all the little odds and ends on top of the LB, instead of to the side of it, may work out better. The case with that configuration is only as wide as the LB backplate, so with those components moved it would only be slightly wider, and shorter. I'll definitely consider that idea...

Okay, here's the "stupid simple" layout I threw together in Illustrator. You may notice the PSU has switched sides... this is because I wanted it on the bottom of the case to make it more bottom-heavy. Because of this, the LB must get flipped around as well, to keep the power cables accessible...

Google Sketchup and a few CAD tools have failed me for some reason. I feel dumb. I started to cut some aluminum angles to make a card cage for the Video Out and Coaxial Video in cards, but then I realized I might be able to just chop the existing one out of the case! I looked at it, and it...

I managed to get an industrial CompactFlash card working just fine; that's a sweet spot, cost wise, for me. I'm not gonna blow cash on mSATA when the PATA interface on this machine may as well be run by a hamster wheel! Case prototype is coming together... sit tight while I build my first...

Hm, whoops. Made a typo in the notes and put "-12V Line" where I meant to put "+12V Line". Would be nice to have some way to swap out the attachment.

Okay, I think this illustrates all the non-obvious stuff. The Q630 main supply plug is very straightforward so I did not document those connections, just the 6-Position Auxiliary cable. Of course, if you decide to use 6-Pin IDC instead of the socket/plug the Q630 comes with (I recommend it, the...

I haven't put together the mockup yet. My resources are bit limited and I'm currently job hunting, too; not a lot of time to go nuts with a hacksaw. Here's a CORRECT diagram for the Q630's PSU. The other one on this thread has some errors in it due to skipping pins on the edge connector...

You take care of that MDD! It's always nice to see those being picked up nowadays, being one of the more expensive machines to care for. Mine also runs the 9.2.2/10.5 combo. Do you have any sound-dampening/fan-quieting hacks in mind for yours?

We have liftoff! The machine booted Mac OS 7.6.1 off the industrial-grade 8GB Transcend TS8GCF170 perfectly, the first time too! I REALLY outdid myself and jackhammered the partitions onto it from my period-correct WDC drive. I used GParted and a few other Linux-based tools to get the job done...

I have ordered this industrial CF card: http://a.co/dmmS3nI I hope it works. If it doesn't, I'll have to stick a (potentially noisy) laptop hard drive in there, or worse if that doesn't work either.

Well, let me say this: Having overclocked my 040 to 40Mhz, it has gotten dangerously hot. Burned my finger on the heatsink. I also now regret my choice of hot glue to keep the heatsink in place... it started swimming around on top of the screaming hot thermal paste! I'm planning on jury rigging...

Mapping out my space requirements now: I think I'll have the CF card stick out of the front through a slot, so I can easily pop it into one of my PC's when I need to. About the CF card... I still can't get mine to work. I am using this adapter: http://r.ebay.com/f9tbJPand this 16GB Sandisk...

JT, per your request here is a link to an anchor thread I will soon be updating with another case prototype. I decided on building the prototype with wood, then the real thing with aluminum sheets. https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/28901-microquadra-630 The design will pretty much...

Very cool! I am all over this! As you know I am also in the process of designing a custom case for the 630 series, so it is great to see someone else doing something similar.

I used a 6.9KΩ resistor since that's what I had on-hand. Only a 0.1V difference, which is just fine. It still puts it right above the minimum high voltage, and lets the LB pull the voltage down to the maximum low voltage. With that taken care of, now I can begin work on the new case design. I...

As you can see, I did build both versions. I built the one with the load resistors because when a Quadra 630 pulls PFW low, it is not low enough to meet the minimum low voltage of the inverter to trigger it, and the time the microcontroller on the LB holds that line low is quite short. Both...