Cheap 8100/110 — #7

Post #7 by Bunsen

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Peripherals
Post Date	Thu, 30 Apr 2009 - 20:20
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/cheap-8100-110.17218/

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Yeah it has the PDS card.

Then you are better off using that, rather than the onboard video, for the simple reason that the HDI adapter is harder to find.

Is it the AV card - with two S-Video ports (round MiniDIN- 8) as well as a monitor port? Or the HPV card, which only has the monitor port? The HPV card is faster.

Kan's 6100 site has loads of useful information - the 6100 is the same architecture as the 8100, just in a smaller case and with no Nubus slots.

BTW ignore the prices on that site - they are w-a-y out of date. Stuff for the 6100 is dirt cheap these days, when you can find it.

Thanks Bunsen for the ebay seller, but / after shipping and import duties to canada, it'll cost more than the whole mac 8-o . I'm going to look aroung at my local cable stores and such see if they have any.

I don't like your chances on finding an HDI-45 adapter - the port was only used on three Macs, and that was 15 years ago! The DB-15 Mac to VGA adapter to plug into the PDS card is a much more common part, but even that went out of production years ago when Macs moved to VGA and DVI ports.

Maybe make a post on craigslist or something, or look for canadian ebay sellers.

Worth a shot. Don't forget to try the Trading Post forum here, too.

db-15 to vga / Could i potentially make one myslef?

Yeah, it can be done. Have a search here and through Google and hardwarebook.com

MC Price Breakers used to sell (maybe they still do), a direct HDI-45 to VGA adapter

They still do - I have one in my ebay watch list /facepalm. But criminy they're expensive!