Britt: None of these machines are on the web; the Performa, iMac and G4 are all tied to an Ethernet hub for file-sharing and printing purposes only in my basement office. I can mount the drives from the Performa, the iMac and my G4's classic volume from the SE FDHD over LocalTalk, using the Performa as a bridge. This requires me to unhook one of my printers from the Performa, of course. I can also turn on PrinterSharing on the Performa and let it handle print jobs sent from the SE. I've never tried to access the web from it; I guess I could try that, but I don't know if the contract with my internet provider allows sharing the signal, as it is the lowest-cost DSL plan available, and the only computer on it is my wife's B&W G3, which is located on the main floor of my house.
BTW, the SE FEHD was a freebie form a colleague, too. I upgraded it to 4MB of RAM and put a 240MB hard drive in it with both System 6.0.8 and System 7.0.1 on it, and I can jump between the two with System Switcher. I also have a SCSI Zip 100 on the SE, too. I use the SE as a distraction-free writing station using ClarisWorks 2.1, WriteNow 4, Nisus Compact, or Word 5.1 (depends on my mood). And, of course, to play Captain Magneto, Theldrow and Pyramid of Ra, mostly. matt On Oct 15, 11:40 am, Britt Dodd <[email protected]> wrote: > Woah --- on #3, you said you got your FDHD online by the use of the > 'LocalTalk bridge' software? How did your FDHD know to pull IPs from > localtalk(printer/modem port) to go online with? > > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:11 PM, mwschmeer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hey all: > > > Way back in December 2007, I posted on this list that I was given a > > mint Performa 636CD, Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display, and a StyleWriter > > 1200. Thanks to the answers provided to my questions back then by this > > list, I was able to add a number of components to the list. Here's > > what I've added to the machine: > > > 1. Installed 52MB RAM > > > 2. Installed a Apple TV/Video system connected to a combo DVD/VCR > > (which itself is connected to a DTV receiver) > > > 3. Installed a CommSlot Ethernet board. I've networked the Performa > > via LocalTalk to my SE FDHD, and using the LocalTalk Bridge software, > > it works to bring the SE to the small ethernet network I have set up > > with a Rev. B iMac running 9.2.2 and a G4 (GE) running OS X 10.4.11. > > > 4. Installed 6 GB ATA hard drive divided into three 2GB partitions > > (one for regular use, one for games, one to hold PC image files) > > > 5. Installed a LC630 DOS board (and it's accompanying LC PDS board) > > with 486DX CPU and (I think that's right---whatever the max RAM that > > board can hold, it has it)--- using the PC Compatibility software, I > > can run DOS, Win 3.1, and Win95 (the last rather sluggishly) nativley, > > so I have access to a treasure trove of old DOS and Win games. Note > > that this board is the one that shares the internal Mac video > > connection and does not use the "squid" connector. > > > 6. Added an external SCSI Zip 100 drive (I had it laying around and > > figured, why not?). > > > 7. Also hooked it up to my trusty old Epson 740i to print in color. > > It's slow sending print jobs, but works. (you read that right; it's > > hooked to two printers, one through the printer port, the other > > through the modem port). > > > This machine still has it's stock Apple-branded SCSI 2x CD-ROM, which > > I plant to upgrade to a faster Apple-branded model. The system runs > > Mac OS 7.6.1 with a number of add-ons. Software-wise, I'm set, as I > > have a wide archive of old software that I paid for back in the day > > and still have licenses for. > > > Now, here's my question: aside from upgrading the CD-ROM to a faster > > speed, what other hardware add-ons can I plunk in this sucker to make > > it an "ultimate" LC 636CD DOS? > > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions! > > > matt --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
