Re: SE/30 Upgrades

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:14:10 -0800

I agree the CPU is the least of your worries. certainly can get 128MB of RAM at an affordable price. I've been working with a Daystar Turbo '040 which has been hit or miss. Other things you might want to do is use a more modern OS or even install Linux, but that would conversely slow the system down again. The SE/30, and many of the old Macs, can only be stretched so far.
Jack
On Feb 25, 2005, at 7:44 AM, Bill Sheehan wrote:

Hi Thomas,

You can try here:  http://www.micromac.com/products/diimo_030.html

But I wonder really if it's worth it. The fact of the matter is that even if the CPU is twice as fast, it's still going to be a slow machine by modern standards. I'd bump up the memory and maybe install a peppier hard drive before thinking about the CPU.

But that's just me.  YMMV.

-- Bill



On Feb 24, 2005, at 4:05 PM, Thomas wrote:

Hi All,

I just recently revived my SE/30 by replacing it's analog board and
was wondering what would be some of the best ways I could upgrade the
unit.  The system is mostly stock with the exception of a newer HD and
an Asante ethernet card.

I have read about some accelerator cards for the SE/30 on the
lowendmac website....does anyone have an opinion on the best cards to
use for an upgrade?  Where are good places to look for this hardware
online/offline?  I live in the San Jose Bay Area, are there any good
places to check out besides Weirdstuff?

If you have any other upgrade options you think are cool, let me know.
 Does anyone have an accelerator card they would like to give a good
home?

Thanks,
Thomas

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