(this is snipped from the digest version, condensed to one post. thank you for all your replies.)
A nullmodem cable would be your best hope at 1mb. This list is your best hope at scoring a mem expansion card. ;)
Netatalk will not work from a pc's serial port to the mac without tcp, eg: you'd need to be online or part of a lan to use it directly. It will not connect in the same way localtalk does eg: serial to serial. Given your Classics current ceilings your options are limited.
I haven't tested the ISA card yet. It has very little
in the way of identifying marks. There is a date on it, 1987, but
no company or serial number that I can see. The border of the card
is kinda perforated, as though it wasn't totally finished. The
port has four pins. In the same box came a mouse that plugs into
the port on the card. The mouse says "Logitech" on the top, and
looks like it once had a sticker on the bottom. Again, no serial
number or any other such identifier. The mouse has three buttons.
I did try the mouse into the keyboard on my Classic, and it fits
fine and works. Each of the three buttons clicks, and do the same
thing as my regular one-button mouse. I don't have a camera to
post pictures, unfortunately. I haven't any idea what kind of drivers or software it might need to function on my PC, as it came with no disks or documentation.
No FCC number or any other marking on the back or front of the card?
It sounds very interesting, I can find nothing even close mentioned on
the net, not a surprise given the age which also explains the half
made look of the card. I'm not convinced that the ISA card is for ADB, just as likely if you found a s-video cable as it would plug in neatly if there was one in the box which possibly makes more sense. I'd advise caution or wait until a driver was found before trying it with any mouse you wonted to keep.
<http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/downloads/software/US/EN,CRID=1793,contentid=6003,OSID=9,softwareid=5991>
or
http://www.macdrivermuseum.com/input.shtml for the earlier version of mousekey should get the mouse working under OS7.
The box also came with a ton of other weird stuff for slightly newer/better Macs than what I have. Most of it requires newer hardware than I have, like 1991-1992ish stuff. I'd be interested in trading some of it for things that will work in mine. Email me offlist if you'd be interested.
Always the wrong side of both ponds. :( Please excuse the editing.
Good luck.
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