Yo compacters everywhere, Timothy Virkkala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asks:
>My problem is that I have two SE/30s. The one that doesn't work has a >Ethernet card on the back. The one that works has a cord coming out of that >special, developer's port I've never used, and it is apparently a serial >cable of the PC variety (DB9?). So what is this serial cable used for? Hooking >to a >printer? Monitor? Other device? Any ideas? Tim, odds are that what you have there is an interesting video out device. They were popular a dozen years ago with schools and with people making business presentations. They were used to connect a compact to a transparent video projection device that set on top of an overhead projector. Thus, what was on your compact screen was projected onto a silver movie screen for a whole room to see. They were a black and white device hense the DB-9 9 pin interface. A few people on this forum have found a very few monochrome monitors that will work with this gadget. Most monitors, however, will not sync with this signal. One of the monitors that did sync was a Philips. These devices were built by the PowerR company in Seattle and at least one other company. PowerR still exists at the phone number you will find on the device inside your SE/30. However, they no longer do Mac stuff and have no corporate knowledge of these products. The device inside your SE/30 consists of an inline adapt! er that plugs into the cable between the motherboard and the analog board. What you see coming out the security slug slot is a pigtail to bring the video out of your compact without compromise of the expansion slot porthole. Hense, you can install your ethernet card and this widget in the same SE/30. Be cautious when you open your SE/30 to investigate. That pigtail is long enough but not very long. You will want to ease it back into the case as you ease the cover off. If you decide to eliminate this widget entirely, we will understand. While available, the projectors to work with these widgets are few and far between (I have two) so the device is near useless to most. Thus, as a video device, no, you cannot use it to connect two Macs together. For that,you must go localtalk or ethernet. Good luck with your project and keep us posted. Bill -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
