At 13:07 -0500 01/14/2003, Vintage Macs wrote: >Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:22:28 +0000 >From: Mark Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >On Tuesday, Jan 14, 2003, at 03:09 Europe/London, Bill Judson wrote: > >> On Sun, 12 Jan 2003 04:40:04 -0800 (PST) >> Gregg Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> How much did you get hit in the wallet for those >>> Value 040 boards? I know someone with a Performa 550. :) >> Don't get their hopes up...the Turbo 040s only worked in the 16-bit LC >> (I/II/Color Classic I) PDS slot. The 550 has a 32-bit LC-III-type PDS, >> & >> so the Daystar '040 upgrade for that would be the PowerCache you >> mentioned. > >Gregg has his names around his neck :) > >The cards in question are the Value040 LCPDS upgrade. >The 32-bit '040 universal upgrade is the Turbo040 >The PowerCache was an '030. > >Daystar marketed an extension hood for earlier LCs (LC,II,III,III+ >AFAIK) that allowed you to use a PDS card as well as a Turbo040 card in >the machine. Theoretically old PDS cards work in the LCIII-PDS slot, >which is true for standard interface hardware like ethernet, graphics >and the like, but possibly not so for accelerators. I'm replying to just this message to cut down on my number of reponses, but all of you who have contributed feel free to jump in here. After my two previous messages I realized that if I put them together it adds up to three facts: 1) The Value040 must have a 16 bit data interface. 2) The LCIII (and similar) has a 32 bit data bus 3) But the LCIII has an LC type PDS slot (with an extender to make it 32 bit?). which is basically some of the material that Jutso and Pickle pointed out. So, will the Value040 with its 16 bit interface work in the 32 bit data bus machines which have an LC PDS slot? Anyone know? Or is that the question we're all chewing over here? I couldn't see any explicit answer in the reponses, though I think the feeling is that it is unlikely to work. Unfortunately, I don't have one of the machines in question to test with. Will an LCIII MB fit in my Q605 chassis? If so, I guess I just need to get me hands on an LCIII MB to test it. Oh, okay, I went to Mark's Flatpackmacs site and this last question is answered there. Thanks Mark. That's a nice site. In answer to your somewhat rhetorical earlier question, even though it's in your sig line I had never visited it because who really pays attention to sig line info any more? The stuff gets taken out by my bio-filter. BTW, what's the jumper block behind the SCSI connector on the LC for? It looks like three two pin jumpers. There are some labels on them but I don't know what the abreviations are for. Jeff Walther -- 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/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
