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Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
 Posted - 27 Sep 2002 : 09:59:07
Hello all!I was poking around on e-bay looking for a replacement keyboard and mouse for my Mac Classic (the ones I have are kind of messed up). Well, I purchased a keyboard and mouse for one dollar (of course shipping wasn't included). Well, yesterday it came in the mail in a rather large box... Sure enough, a Macintosh SE was in there as well. I hadn't counted on that one!! I have a Mac Classic that I'm really bonding with. And now, I have this SE Superdrive that I don't know anything about! It looks like it has a network card in back that was added aftermarket. I think it's running 6.0.8 (which is what I arlready have on my Mac Classic. Someone out there mentioned a music writing/sequencing/synthesis platform which definitely appeals to me. What can I do with an SE that I can't with a Classic? Thanks! p.s. I wasn't sure if this was a lounge topic or balloon help topic. I hadn't been in the lounge before but I felt like a cup of coffee! |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2002 : 10:52:54
quote:
Someone out there mentioned a music writing/sequencing/synthesis platform which definitely appeals to me.What can I do with an SE that I can't with a Classic?
Ethernet
interface cards for larger monitors
accelerator cardsThe Classic supposedly could use clip on versions of some cards like the plus. I don't mean to dis yours, but the classic was clearly a downgrade of the SE, IMHO. Check out fritter for leads on a mail list discussion of the relative merits of the two. jt  ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
Marchie
Chaplain
USA
911 Posts |
Posted - 27 Sep 2002 : 11:23:58
The Classic is a prettier(?) version of the, with no expansion system.You can use external monitors, Ethernet, accelorator cards, as Trash said, via the expansion slot. Sometimes even more than one of these. You can get Ethernet for the Classic via SCSI. Dunno how much "synth" the Mac can do. You could probably turn it into a Moog monophonic synth with a 9 inch screen to view the score on... never thought of that before... *goes and starts hounding for software, programming books, and the Yamaha keyboard* ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie
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~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 05:45:14
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You can get Ethernet for the Classic via SCSI.
Or external video! ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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thelip
Full Member
USA
729 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 08:43:23
Didn't trent reznor of NIN use a plus in his early days to create some of his music?_______________________
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Heavy Weapons Specialist - 950 division
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Kady Mae
Junior Member
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 09:31:09
Pretty Hate Machine was sequenced on a Plus.68K's liberated: 4
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Spyswitch00
New Member
86 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 10:10:41
Yeah! That's what I meant, thanks. It was used as a sequencer for a lot of projects back in the day. Yes sequenced a lot of stuff on the Mac as well. That's saying quite a bit. They have some pretty outrageous arrangements. It's not just some dude with a guitar and a harmonica! So, I'd be interested in setting my computer up for that. Don't know how practical it is (probably isn't at all). It would be more of a nostalgic thing. People would walk into my studio and say, "...do you have a term paper do, or what?" And I would say, "No, that mix of synths you're hearing right now is being sequenced by the very toaster you're making fun of!" Plus, I think it would be a cool thing to list it as a credit on a future recording project: sequenceing- Macintosh SE Don't you think? What's the deal with the, "superdrive"? Is that as cool as it sounds?
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 14:53:41
YES! superdrive IS as cool as it sounds! the SuperDrive is 2 things, 1) a DVD-R drive, 2) a 1.44MB floppy drive that can read and use Macintosh & PC diskettes of 1.44MB and lower sizes. Probable, you have #2 ,but just go and tell people you have the DRD-R drive for the fun of it "hey, my computer has a SuperDrive"
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Marchie
Chaplain
USA
911 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 15:30:29
~COXY!??!!I've never heard of Video over SCSI... What do you know about this? ~Marchie ~Chaplain Marchie
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 28 Sep 2002 : 15:50:30
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I've never heard of Video over SCSI... What do you know about this?
It's REALLY slow, check the trading post one of the comrades was selling a SCSI to monitor interface.jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
MrLynn
Junior Member
USA
394 Posts |
Posted - 02 Oct 2002 : 10:09:02
Some company--Mobius I think--used to make a combination accelerator/video card for the SE, which would speed it up AND drive a second (b&W) monitor./Mr Lynn Curator of: SE (6.0.4), SE w. 020 accelerator (6.0.8), SE w. no HD, IIfx (7.1), IIci (bad HD); plus various PPCs in family (blue G3/350 is main Mac these days). |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 02 Oct 2002 : 10:35:11
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Some company--Mobius I think--used to make a combination accelerator/video card for the SE, which would speed it up AND drive a second (b&W) monitor.
I think they might have OEM'd the Gemini Accelerators from "Total Systems" (I THINK that was the company) or at least the video portion of the combnation. Those were nice accelerators because they could address additional RAM beyond the 4 MB limit as a Ram Disk based Virtual Memory setup, IIRC. I think there was another brand called TokaMac or something like that. Some of the accelerators were European imports, but it was never clear to me who made what for whom . . .I think Mobius also made a SCSI based FPD that could be used on the SE and PB100 among other pixel starved video interface deprived systems. jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
A surprise Mac SE waiting for me in the box!!
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