Remember guys, the IIfx had IOP's! This was an advanced feature. Similar to IBM mainframes with channel processors for I/O.
I don't know if PC's ever had that kind of advanced hardware. Bill Zipprich home: 303-922-5293 cell: 206-604-0844 -----Original Message----- From: Vintage Macs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gregg Eshelman Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 6:52 PM To: Vintage Macs Subject: IIfx VS 386DX/40 Re: IIfx online Re: Hi-Spec IIci finished --- Ken Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know how serious you are about this, but I'm > pretty sure that I > have a 386/40 PC board in my basement (I only wish I > threw out the old > junk... > > I also just got a IIfx, but don't know what it has > in it, other than a > sticker on the outside that says "Runs OK" :) > > If you really want to do this, let me know, and I'll > start digging for 386 parts. > > Ken See if it uses 30pin or 72pin RAM. That shouldn't make too much difference. Many of those also had 64-128K cache onboard too. The main problems would be finding a suitable ISA videocard and SCSI controller. I don't have any such parts anymore. What web browsers would be suitable for the testing? IE 5.5SP2 will run on Win95B on the 386 but 68k IE stops at 5.0. Netscape 4.79 would run on the PC but for 68k Mac it stops at 4.08. Could stay away from the big names and stick with Opera, Eudora etc. What year was 7.5.5 released? Win95B came along in 1996. Could use Win95 plus the service pack to make it Win95a along with the Y2K update. Then both systems would be quite "patchy". ;) ===== http://www.junkscience.com "All the Junk that's fit to Debunk!" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.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 -- 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
