Once you get an SE/30, you'll definitely want Mode32. However, a Classic II only supports 10MB of physical memory (the 2MB on the board + 2 4MB SIMMs) so Mode32 is superfluous for that machine.

If you go the Classic II route, I don't advise trying your luck with System 7.5 - use 7.1 or 6.0.8L or you'll just be torturing yourself.

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Oh, of course...sorry, that my shortsightedness in listing it with the SE/30 when talking about Mode32. The thing is that I am also looking at the Classic II in the event I have trouble finding a decent SE/30. The Classic II really can't go on-line anyway because of the lack of the expansion port for the ethernet card. In addition I don't know how good the TCP/IP is on the really early versions of System 7.0 (if it was supported on the earlier versions). Pretty much if I end up the Classic II route, I know I am probably not going to go on the internet. But with the SE/30 it sure does look like a good possibility.

You'll need to look within the Extensions Folder inside the System Folder of the hard drive. If it's not listed there, you can download it free from The pickle's Low-End Mac website, System 6 Heaven, and Apple Inc.'s Old Software List (look for the file, "32-bit System Enabler"). Download the file, expand it using Stuffit Expander and place the expanded file into the Extensions Folder inside the System Folder of the hard drive.

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Ok, (making a note of this now).

Now in terms of the file sharing I SHOULD be able to do that even if my other PC's are Windows right?

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Well, you'll have the hardware connectivity taken care of, but now you need to make sure that the right System Extensions are installed for networking on your Mac. More pressing, Windows, with exception to Windows NT 3.xx and 4, doesn't translate the Macintosh platform on a Windows machine. So in order for you to see a Mac on the Windows desktop, you'll need to get a software that will do that for System 7.x.x. Timbuktu Pro for Mac and Windows comes to mind (I have the Mac version at home, if you need it) or Windows 3.x.x/4.x.x. Before I go further, I'm talking about file-sharing across your home network, not Internet. Windows uses samba as a means to communicate across local ethernet networks; Macs before OS X use AppleTalk, a totally different language. You'd need to either make all your Macs support samba or all your Windows machines support AppleTalk. Another easier way might be to set up an ftp server and use an ftp software to send and receive files back and forth.

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Yeah, basically I would be looking to share files between machines, NOT run programs. I know that probably will not be possible. Ok, so it sounds like setting up an FTP server would be the best route to go for file sharing. How would I do that? This is something I would like to know how to do because I am right now also converting Xbox's and need to do some FTP work for file sharing as well. Thus I can kill two birds with one stone!

Both 8-pin serial ports on the back ARE LocalTalk. Apple just named one of them the Modem port and the other Printer port, since they figured most users will use them for THOSE purposes.

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Ahhhh, Ok, so they are the same thing then. So then the port labeling really doesn't have that 'fixed' designation, both ports are then serial RS-422 ports.

As said before, the serial/LocalTalk/RS-422 ports are fully compatible with RS-232 standards.

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Can I build a standard interface using parts from RS-422 and RS-232 cables? Usually the controllers I deal with have DB9 connectors and I am wondering if a conversion would be as easy as just making an adapter/wire.

SCSI, is a bit faster since it supports up to 1.5 megabytes per second. It has to in order for external SCSI devices to transfer quickly, especially if you have an external SCSI hard drive.

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I don't think I would be interested in a SCSI external hard drive at the moment, BUT what might interest me is a SCSI CD rom. Then I could burn disks for the Mac.

As far as MIDI goes, get in contact with 68KMLA forum member ditabeardmemo. He has already been doing this on classic Macs for a while. He can provide you some good advice on what to do and how to set it up.

73s de Phreakout. :rambo:

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