Bad Tubes and Analog Boards

2001-08-15 Thread dhill
My ISP has been down and is now back up. I am celebrating by sending this. I have a bunch, and I do mean a bunch of Mac SE cases out on my porch. I thought they would make good cat houses. One time, one of our two cats spent the day sleeping in one. Of course, they do make good fish tanks,

6800, was Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-15 Thread Robert Poland
Did 6800's exist btw? I do tech support for state schools, and some have referred to them often enough for me to wonder if some special educational version existed, however they've all been replaced and seem to only exist in memory now - been meaning to ask that, and thought you,

Re: linux m68k on IIfx (fwd)

2001-08-15 Thread William Ahearn
Hey, Scott In about two weeks I'm going to run the Debian potato on an 030. Is there a Debian list that you know of? William greetings, gotta tell everyone :) I finally got the debian potato on my IIfx. My first login as / (blush) this old mac... :) peace, scb =

Free Sun monitor

2001-08-15 Thread Bill Judson
I wrote earlier on the PCI list ( I'm posting it on the Swap list, the other lists that I brought the problem to) about the Sun 19 monitor (#365-1013) I found: Apparently it has an early type of VGA port, having only 9 pins (actually 6, but spaces for 9). Either that or it's a TTL monitor --

Re: 6800, was Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Robert Poland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did 6800's exist btw? I do tech support for state schools, and some have referred to them often enough for me to wonder if some special educational version existed, however they've all been replaced and seem to only exist in memory now -

Re: Thanks for the help, but...

2001-08-15 Thread the pickle
At 21:47 -0400 on 15/08/01, Kevin Haryett wrote: I have managed to get my PC running MacDrive 2000 so I can transfer files to the old IIsi. I have also downloaded from apple the OS 7.5 in its entire 19 parts. Now, if i transfer this to the mac, can I just run the installer from the HD, or is

Re: 6800, was Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew W. Hill
I had heard of 6800's as in processors (but only vaguely, and in passing) but was more curious about the Powermac 6800/180's You're not thinking of the 6400/180? I've never heard of a PowerMac 6800. Non-US model maybe? Peace Aqua -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...

Re: Enhanced LC PDS expansion cards

2001-08-15 Thread the pickle
At 10:02 +0800 on 16/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: I think it was mostly for accelerators and video cards. ...and I don't know of a single accelerator that used 'em. All the accelerators I know of for the LC-class Macs were compatible with all of 'em, so they couldn't have used the extra pins.

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread Steve Conrad
Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. However, if you can get the RAM really cheaply then go for it and make it into a server (FTP perhaps) or a print spooler or a firewall. Of course were a friend to offer me one I'd take it to add to my collection. Is the max

Re: Thanks for the help, but...

2001-08-15 Thread Marten van de Kraats
And does anyone no a source for cheap ADB mice in Canada? The local Mac In Holland I've found new adb type mouses for 5 guilders, that is little over 2 usdollars a piece. Brandname: Primax. I have used one on my SE for maybe a year now... No problems as of yet. Marten --

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread the pickle
At 21:24 -0600 on 15/08/01, Steve Conrad wrote: Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. Of what, $5? That's about what they're worth these days. p _ the pickle The FAQ http://macfaq.binhost.com/ The Archive

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread Steve Conrad
$5 is better than $0.00, trust me on this one. At 21:24 -0600 on 15/08/01, Steve Conrad wrote: Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. Of what, $5? That's about what they're worth these days. p Steve Conrad 1818 Franklin Lexington, MO 64067 660-259-7176

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread William Ahearn
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 21:24 -0600 on 15/08/01, Steve Conrad wrote: Or donate to a not for profit organization and take a tax write off. Of what, $5? That's about what they're worth these days. As someone who gives a lot of Mac gear and numerous desktops to

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread Kyle Hansen
Cameron Kaiser wrote: Is the max RAM for a Performa 6214CD (such a well-known model, I know...) 64MB, orcan it take 128MB? Thought with the cost of 64MB 70-pin SIMMs, I suppose it would hardly be worth it... It is not worth it. Throw into street now, or give it to your worst enemy as

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew W. Hill
Is the max RAM for a Performa 6214CD (such a well-known model, I know...) 64MB, orcan it take 128MB? Thought with the cost of 64MB 70-pin SIMMs, I suppose it would hardly be worth it... It is not worth it. Throw into street now, or give it to your worst enemy as a truce present. ala

Re: Thanks for the help, but...

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew W. Hill
And does anyone no a source for cheap ADB mice in Canada? The local Mac shops wants $55 Cdn for an aftermarket. Mine is still skipping after countless cleanings. I'll ship to Canada if you pay in US$. US$10 should do it, then add about $5 for shipping. It'll be more like $3 ground or $6 air.

Re: Enhanced LC PDS expansion cards

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew W. Hill
At 10:02 +0800 on 16/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: I think it was mostly for accelerators and video cards. ...and I don't know of a single accelerator that used 'em. All the accelerators I know of for the LC-class Macs were compatible with all of 'em, so they couldn't have used the extra pins.

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew W. Hill
2) Unless you are already itemizing every conceivable expense, the US tax code makes it ridiculous to take penny-ante deductions. You end up losing money unless you're giving away $5,000+ in donations. My Mom steals her boyfriends clothes that he won't fit into anymore (but swears he will

Re: Thanks for the help, but...

2001-08-15 Thread jpero
Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:09:42 +0800 From: Andrew W. Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Thanks for the help, but... And does anyone no a source for cheap ADB mice in

Re: IIcx's, floods, mouse houses and dishwashing...

2001-08-15 Thread Jeff Garrison
-Original Message- From: Sean McGroty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Vintage Macs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 8:45 AM Subject: Re: IIcx's, floods, mouse houses and dishwashing... I have been wondering how it or its sister product, the citrus-based OrangeClean would

Re: Where can I find a FTP program for the Mac II and a power PC I need both?

2001-08-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- astrobuoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can also ftp from your browser by entering ftp://; instead of http://;. but Fetch is great. Also, Cyberdog is dirt free and it ftps just fine... all the best Unfortunately, IE and Netscape for Mac don't handle FTP _uploading_ well. :( To

Re: 64MB SIMMs

2001-08-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Cameron Kaiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the max RAM for a Performa 6214CD (such a well-known model, I know...) 64MB, orcan it take 128MB? Thought with the cost of 64MB 70-pin SIMMs, I suppose it would hardly be worth it... It is not worth it. Throw into street now, or give it

Re: Where can I find a FTP program for the Mac II and a power PCI need both?

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew W. Hill
--- astrobuoy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You can also ftp from your browser by entering ftp://; instead of http://;. but Fetch is great. Also, Cyberdog is dirt free and it ftps just fine... all the best Unfortunately, IE and Netscape for Mac don't handle FTP _uploading_ well. :(

Re: Enhanced LC PDS expansion cards

2001-08-15 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- the pickle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:02 +0800 on 16/08/01, Andrew W. Hill wrote: I think it was mostly for accelerators and video cards. ...and I don't know of a single accelerator that used 'em. All the accelerators I know of for the LC-class Macs were compatible with all of

Re: External Speakers * A few notes

2001-08-15 Thread Andrew Michael MacTao
There is no sound out from the TV tuner card or AV card. That's why Apple has the 1/8 minijack on the motherboard. Right. Oops. Those are definitely under two watts. You'll need an amp. Most definitely! Typical loudspeakers come in 4, 8 or 16 ohm varieties. Typical unbalanced line