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bearhugs28
Junior Member
USA
117 Posts |
 Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 12:14:49
What kind of videocards can i put in my Centris 650 and what would be the advantage ?Bert Total 68K Macs liberated 2
Quadra 610 running Debian Linux (almost)
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cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 13:48:13
You can put up to three Nubus video cards in a Centris 650, and the advantages that they'd give you are:Higher Resolutions - Nubus video cards can push anywhere from 640x480 to 1600x1200 pixels, depending on the model. Faster Rendering - Though snails compared to PCI and sloths compared to AGP video cards, Nubus video cards are still considerably faster at rendering images on your screen than the Centris' lousy 1MB max onboard VRAM. They also work faster than the onboard VRAM in 68k machines. Better Color - Nubus video cards can go from 8-bit all the way up to 24-bit color, model depending, and I think there's even one that does 30-bit, too. More Monitors - You can drive 2-4 monitors with the addition of 1-3 Nubus video cards if you want to have a bigger desktop for palettes, menus, or multi-screen games. 666th poster and 666th thread-creator
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Edited by - cinemafia on 03 Oct 2002 13:48:29
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bearhugs28
Junior Member
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 14:19:32
And where can i find these NuBus videocards ?Bert Total 68K Macs liberated 2
Quadra 610 running Debian Linux (almost)
Centris 650 running OS 8.1 |
cinemafia
Guerrilla Recon Leader
USA
2965 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 14:25:19
Best and biggest would be eBay. Other than it and trading with people here and on AppleFritter, etc., there's no good way to obtain them. You could go to thrift stores, but the only time you're going to find one is if it's in a machine they have there, and thrift stores don't like people opening computers up and taking parts out of them (they make you buy the whole thing). There's also a handful of retailers that sell NOS Nubus video cards, but the prices are insane...666th poster and 666th thread-creator
Mod of the Mac II series Forums
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Edited by - cinemafia on 03 Oct 2002 14:26:32
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 18:58:40
Check Shreve Systems' clearance sale, I didn't notice any standouts, but there were a few NuBus video cards, IIRC. eBay would probably be a lot better, maybe olde mac milt (or whoever he is) might have something too, dunno. Mine all came in different systems and a few were given to me.jt  ™.
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C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF Edited by - Trash80toG-4 on 03 Oct 2002 18:59:32 |
~Coxy
Leader, Tactical Ops Unit
Australia
2822 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2002 : 19:46:56
Hi, wrong forum, so I moved the thread.
Anyway, the site linked in my sig has pictures and stats of NuBus video cards, which may help you to identify a card if you don't know what it is. At the bottom of the site, there's also a link to LEMs page which has more data, but no pics.~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit
Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
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