Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >This afternoon I found a Mac in a skip, so I rescued it and brought it home. > >It's a Centris 610, with an 80MB hard drive, floppy, and an (as yet) unknown amount >of RAM. The Apple specs pages tell me that it has a 64LC040 running at 20MHz. The >label says it's model M1444 made in Ireland. There's a keyboard, but no monitor and >abolutely no cables. > >I powered it up and it chimed, an LED lit up, and the hard disk made the right sort >of noises. > >So I'd be very grateful for some more information. > > - What sort of monitor does it need? It has a DB-15 connector and (apparently) >2MB of SGRAM. > - Where can I get hold of a keyboard cable and a mouse? > - The spec says that the ethernet port is AAUI-15, as opposed to the 10/100baseT >on my PowerBook. Will that make it difficult to link the two? > >Once I get it running, I can start playing with the software (I'm toying with the >idea of trying Linux/mac68k). >
About the monitor-- Get a Mac VGA monitor adapter. It will let you use a cheap peecee monitor with it. These adapters are readily available in the US, I assume they are also available in the UK. About the Ethernet-- check to make sure you actually have the Ethernet port on the motherboard. You probably don't. This was an option and most 610's were made without it. If you don't have it, then you need to get the NuBus adapter and a NuBus Ethernet card. Both are relatively cheap used but you will have to hunt around for the NuBus adapter, as they are becoming scarce. Linux-- Check to make sure that the 68040LC CPU is supported by the Unix you want. OpenBSD and NetBSD both require a full 68040 and do not support the LC version. This is an easy fix, just exchange the CPU for a real 68040. You have to be careful not to bend the pins. I picked up a 68040 a few months ago for $10 USD. The 610 is a good candidate for increasing the CPU clock speed. Beware that the onboard Ethernet will stop working if you do this, so you have to use a NuBus Ethernet card in a clock chipped 610. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
