PowerMac 4400 with DOS card and display cable

[quantumii]

Hi,

Today I found a complete PowerMac 4400, and it has the DOS card inside as well. Along with it I picked up a printer (Canon printer with Apple branding), the keyboard and the mouse.

I also got the special split cable for the display for use between the mac and the PC card. The monitor was also there, but I think it is both too big and heavy for me, so I left it.

I figure I can use the machine just fine with a common apple-to-vga adapter which I already have.

I powered it on, and it chimes. The HDD is noisy. No further tests done yet. May have time for that after lunch today

It does not look similar to this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Macintosh_4400

Mine has a plastic case, the Floppy is above the CDrom, and the HDD is next to the floppy. Weird..

 

[joshc]

Pictures?

 

[quantumii]

Here's the pics!

 

[quinterro]

Looks like someone took the case badge off of a 4400 and put it on a 7300/7500/7600.

 

[kvanderlaag]

4400 in an Outrigger case. How curious.

 

[quantumii]

Why would someone do that? Maybe the true identity of the machine is hidden on the mainboard somewhere? The machine is located in my office, so I will not be able to check until Monday.

 

[LCGuy]

That CPU card looks like a 604, so I'd say it'd most likely be a 7300 or 7600. Its definitely not a 4400 - this is a 4400:

(I know it says 7220 - the photo was taken by our very own Danamania, the 4400 was sold as the 7220 here)

Either way - its definitely no 4400 - the 4400 was based on a Tanzania board, which not only won't fit in an Outrigger case, but also has a soldered-on CPU. (G3 upgrades were available via the L2 cache slot)

 

[IIfx]

What an oddity! Who knows what it is...

 

[quantumii]

Either way it is weird. I will need to look at it when I am back in the office Monday.

 

[tmtomh]

Interesting mystery - but from the photos it seems pretty clear that the only thing from a 4400 on that machine is the name badge on the case. Inside and out it's definitely a 7300, 7500, or 7600.

 

[quantumii]

Yes. Probably the previous owner wanted to fool somebody with replacing the badge.

Still, a good find with the DOS card and all.

Also, I ditched the inkjet printer. It did only have a black ink cartrige, and it was probably dried out.

The battery kept the machine alive for about 5 minutes. Not very useful.

 

[Bunsen]

Also, I ditched the inkjet printer. It did only have a black ink cartrige, and it was probably dried out.

Don't underestimate the utility of a printer that can be refilled with cheap ink without the manufacturer's guard dog chip telling you you can't.

 

[quantumii]

Hey, Do not make me go down to the recycling room to re-rescue it now. I have too much weird stuff already..

On second thought, maybe I will rescue it again. After all, it is a printer with a Mac printer port on it. It is a Stylewriter II if I remember correctly.

 

[quantumii]

Update:

Tested the machine with a monitor now. It boots into OS 9. A lot of personal data, so I guess a reinstall would be the right thing to do.

Does anybody know what software I need to install on it to make use of the PC card? It had a 1 GB disk image file on it, but I could not figure out how to boot it.

Also, mystery solved. It is a 7300/7500 series machine, according to System Profiler. No video input, so this must be a 7300 with the PC card.

 

[joewhk]

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/DOS-Windows/DOS_and_PC_Compatibility_SW/

Software should be available there for PC Compatibility Card.

Check Control Panel for hot key switching to PC, but usually Command-Return.

Hope these helps

 

[quantumii]

Thanks I will look into that when I have time. The mac is sitting in my storage room at work right now.