On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 06:02:25PM -0500, the pickle wrote: > Which, unfortunately, doesn't exist, because, well, nobody makes NuBus > cards any more...best you'll do is probably a Thunder IV or Horizon 24 > by RasterOps, and even those can't really compete with something like > an HPV card in the x100 PDS slot.
Nubus cards will never compete because the bus simply isn't fast enough. Impressive for its day though. I still like the VME type connectors better than the card edge stuff. > >It's really too bad, because one reason I like machines like the Mac > >IIci is because they are so small. I wish they still made computers this > >small, and I mean in a more practical form than the Cube. > > "They" do, but unfortunately, "they" doesn't include Apple. Yeah. Since I use UNIX systems, I have thought about one of the nicer PeeCee cubes to run. For years I kept hoping to see 68k or PPC motherboards become a mass market item, but I guess that's never going to happen. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
