First, head to http://www.lowendmac.com/quadra/q630.shtml
Now, I've got a stack of 630-series (Performa 631-638s) - one of which is rather nicely set up with video in (cable and composite,) network card... The SCSI isn't on the mainboard, as I recall. However, the CD ROM is SCSI. The hard disk is IDE. It can (IIRC) only use a single IDE drive, not master/slave as in the PC world (they figured that out later.) You can always put a full 68040 in, as this uses the 68LC040. Is it useful? Depends on what you want to do with it. I'm setting them up for students, f'rinstance, with WordPerfect... works nicely. A friend of mine uses the one he has as his main machine pretty much every day. It's somewhat slow on web browsing (but he's using IE 4,) works for email, and he's got some specific programs he uses with it for his hobby... You can, of course, track down Word 6, Excel 4 or 5, etc. for it as well. Pop in the full 68040 for the math coprocessor and put in Quark XPress 3, Photoshop 3, Illustrator 6... There's still a lot that can be done with the system. *shrug* If worst comes to worst, use it as an email system. <g> -Eric At 03:18 PM 6/27/02 -0400, you wrote: >Hello-- > >I am new to the list, and just in time to find some discussion on >what brings me here: a Q630. > >I use a G3 and G4 for my real work, but have inherited this machine. >It is supposed to be broken, but I assume that the problem is Norton >or reinstall fixable. This machine has one memory slot, and vacant >"LC PDS," "communication," and "video in" slots. It has no SCSI or >ethernet that I can see. > >I am struggling with whether to invest energy in this. If someone is >willing to help (or point to a Faq), I have the following questions: > >What do people use these things for if you already have machines for >real work? I was thinking of a backup server, but I can see no >benefit from offloading that from my main machine. And because no >ethernet or scsi this machine is disqualified. One thing I really >miss from the old days was my YoYo caller ID device. That alone is >what I am thinking will motivate this project: a standalone, high >class caller management center. > >But then, I'll have to probably go with a non-yoyo solution. I see >that there are some shareware products that work with some modems. >This seems ideal. Does anyone do this? > >On the other hand, I have an old Intel box (pentium 90) that can >probably host a linux or windows solution that may be nicer. I have >scant experience with non-Mac boxes but have someone whose experience >I can tap. Would you go with a free '40 Mac for this, or a free >Pentium box? > >Best, Ted > >-- >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 -- 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
