Cool! But can it still have access to the DOS stuff and the TV/Video card? And weren't the 5xxx and 6xxx Power Macs labled as "road apples" by LEM?
On Oct 15, 12:04 pm, King Cheetah <[email protected]> wrote: > You can adapt a motherboard from 5xxx and 6xxx Macs (I've done it), and > dependent on your usage, you could get by without the need to fiddle with the > power supply. Once that's in, you have higher RAM upgrade options and L2 > Cache G3 card boosts > > --- On Thu, 10/15/09, mwschmeer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > From: mwschmeer <[email protected]> > > Subject: What else can I do to soup up a Performa 638CD? > > To: "Vintage Macs" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 11:11 AM > > > 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/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
