I think the pickle and Bill are correct. I booted up the 3 IIci's and one of the boxes referenced the Radius QuickColor card (the card with no external connector.)
The QuickColor panel has options for accelerating 4 different Radius video cards. If anybody wants the card (formal name: Radius Risc Processor Board), just email me. You'll have to pay the shipping! Does anybody know what the highest MAC OS I can run on the IIci's without having to resort to 68040's and such? Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Vintage Macs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill Judson Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:56 AM To: Vintage Macs Subject: Radius mystery card (Was: Re: ...hi everybody) It may be just a general graphics accelerator -- probably the Radius QuickColor card. Sold to be used with the early Radius 24-bit cards in the Mac II-era machines. The ones prior to the PrecisionColor series, which (mostly) had onboard acceleration -- I think they were called the DirectColor series. The QuickColor board works (not surprisingly) with the QuickColor control panel -- probably earlier releases, although maybe later versions might work -- the same-named control panel was used with the Radius PrecisionColor, PrecisionColor Pro, & Thunder IV series. I have a few versions, if you want them, email me offlist. Most of the Radius DirectColor boards only supported the Radius 2-page monitors, which have a funny (i.e. nonstandard) resolution, I think 1152 x 882, except for the DirectColor GX, which supported the Apple 13" RGB, & NTSC/PAL. The QuickColor card had no external connectors, & it accelerated the DirectColor card thru the Nubus -- bus mastering, I suppose. I don't know if it will master other cards that will play the "submissive" role, like the Apple 8*24. The acceleration services it provided were just speeding up 2D QuickDraw calls, but neither Photoshop nor 3D gaming benefit. > At 21:18 -0700 on 08/08/02, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > > >--- Bill Zipprich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Does anybody know what the following card is: > >> > >> Radius Risc Processor Board > >> > >> It's a Nubus card with no external connector. Could > >> it be a card that accelerates graphics? > > > >Probably a PhotoShop accelerator. Should work with > >up to PhotoShop 3, maybe 4. System 7.5.3 or 7.5.5 > >tops. You'll need the PhotoShop plugin for the card. > > Unless it has AT&T DSPs on it, which that particuar board doesn't, it's not a > Photoshop accelerator. I've seen a photo of that card once before, although > it's been a while and I don't think I saved it. That board predates the > Thunder and Storm boards by about two or three years. > -- > > the pickle -- Over, Jutso -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
