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so i bought a couple Quadra 700's
The supply of 64 pin SIMM sockets is exhausted. The stash that olePigeon found at his local store went to Doug for his ROM programmer boards. Is there another source out there?apparently, a Quadra 650 MB will drop right into a Q700 case
and if one were to solder in a rom simm...
and image a Rob Braun Image to a Dougg3 simm.
you can achieve 512 megs of ram!!!!!!! sickness.
It might be time to start looking for dead IIfx boards. The SIMM sockets should be usable as ROM sockets....
I understand it's frustrating to browse around the forum and see missing images. SOme of them really are from defunct photo hosting services, and in the early years of the forum, people hosting pictures on their own sites or on external image hosts was actually a pretty big problem. There's a large number of threads from the early days that have a lot of missing content for that reason.
Over the past few years, outboard image hosting services have gotten a little better, but to be honest, I still don't trust them.
That said, we also know that there is some work to do, as explained below the quote.
Unfortunately, the task isn't something we can sub-contract to somebody who does have the time or wherewithal.
Some other things have also prevented wthww and I from connecting and documenting some processes, so some of the infrastructure and tools needed to do the has but I don't.
You can rest assured that although it's slow going, nothing's lost and it will ultimately happen. The site has now existed longer than MacAddict, the commercial publication whose forum we were born from, has. (or at least longer than it kept that name, which was a little over eleven years.) So, we don't have any plans to go anywhere.
As a sidenote, it's a small miracle iFrog still exists. http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/5/5039216/everpix-life-and-death-inside-the-worlds-best-photo-startupmost image hosting services don't last long, or survive only by being quite limited.
Over the past few years, outboard image hosting services have gotten a little better, but to be honest, I still don't trust them.
That said, we also know that there is some work to do, as explained below the quote.
The pictures still exist, but we haven't had the time to test and run the script to restore them, or start working on them manually. It's a time and effort-intensive process, and with a few things being a little bit more critical, we've had to prioritize our to-do list a little bit. Between more pressing issues, professional lives, and with my chronic health issues still existing and being chronic and wthww's recent move to the other side of the country, things have been a little busy of late.
Unfortunately, the task isn't something we can sub-contract to somebody who does have the time or wherewithal.
Some other things have also prevented wthww and I from connecting and documenting some processes, so some of the infrastructure and tools needed to do the has but I don't.
You can rest assured that although it's slow going, nothing's lost and it will ultimately happen. The site has now existed longer than MacAddict, the commercial publication whose forum we were born from, has. (or at least longer than it kept that name, which was a little over eleven years.) So, we don't have any plans to go anywhere.
As a sidenote, it's a small miracle iFrog still exists. http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/5/5039216/everpix-life-and-death-inside-the-worlds-best-photo-startupmost image hosting services don't last long, or survive only by being quite limited.
I appreciate your effort keeping this fun forum running.
I wish the images from >15 months ago would be a higher priority though. A huge part of what makes this community so valuable is the legacy threads that bring the Google hits, introduce new hobbyists to the forums, and keep the same questions from being asked over and over again. A lot of great info from users who have moved on is still available to us. But if those legacy threads have no illustrations, many of them are rendered, at least, less useful.
The OP of this now several times derailed thread used to have a wealth of threads about recapping a bunch of different logic boards. All of those threads relied on the big awesome photos in the first post. They're fading into the depths of the forums because they aren't useful anymore.
I realize the undertaking of restoring all the images is massive. I love the "new" forum software. Migrating more than the text should've been a problem solved before the switch, not still a looming issue more than a year after.
I wish the images from >15 months ago would be a higher priority though. A huge part of what makes this community so valuable is the legacy threads that bring the Google hits, introduce new hobbyists to the forums, and keep the same questions from being asked over and over again. A lot of great info from users who have moved on is still available to us. But if those legacy threads have no illustrations, many of them are rendered, at least, less useful.
The OP of this now several times derailed thread used to have a wealth of threads about recapping a bunch of different logic boards. All of those threads relied on the big awesome photos in the first post. They're fading into the depths of the forums because they aren't useful anymore.
I realize the undertaking of restoring all the images is massive. I love the "new" forum software. Migrating more than the text should've been a problem solved before the switch, not still a looming issue more than a year after.
< /irony >
Maybe we should compile a list of the more popular/valuable threads and perhaps get them restored before others. It'd be progress in that area without committing a huge chunk of time.
Since they're thru-hole components, I'd think re-secting RAM SIMM Sockets as a 2->1 conversion process should be fairly straightforward. IIRC, some Macs have the Sockets, but little use for dougg3's masterpieces? Such could be be a "dework" source in transferring from the real deal from one to Mac to another in a collection.
Yeah, I don't know if I'd call it irony, or just good luck. Whatever it is, it is truly better to host images here on the forum. If iFrog goes down, wthww and I can't get to those pictures. We have the copies, backups, and a testing environment of 68kMLA.org, which is why every time it comes up, I make it a point to reiterate that the images aren't lost.
We know, we did actually do test migrations and if I remember correctly, hit an unexpected snag on the real thing, and at the time, getting something running was more important than all of the images, and putting the old thing back in place wasn't practical either, because it was absolutely on its last legs, putting it back up would have been impractical at best, and insecure and unstable for everyone at best.
Of course, another lesson learned for uniserver is that keeping backups of your own files is a good idea. It wouldn't have helped here because we actually have the files, but there have been situations where he could have re-posted the same diagrams.
It's on the docket, but there are a few things higher up, either because they have a bigger impact on the experience today, or because the wiki is down.
hey keep me out of it.
I'm in a fair mood.
i got these macs from TED. he posted an ad here a while ago.
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25291-the-huge-denver-mac-sale-is-now-shipping/
https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25291-the-huge-denver-mac-sale-is-now-shipping/
I got my 700 from him a few months back, now I'm wishing that I had bought a few more!
Enjoy 'em Uni
Enjoy 'em Uni
pretty sure he has some more buddy.
Are you going to sell any of these?
I'm quite happy with the one I got from you a couple years ago*, so just curious.
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*It seems as though it was painted for some reason, yet the silkscreening on front is perfect, as if done at the factory. Is this normal for the Q700's? It's a very good paint job, and I wouldn't have even noticed that it was actually painted, except there was a small spot where it was slightly chipped away (like at a corner or along an edge), showing the yellow plastic underneath.
I'm quite happy with the one I got from you a couple years ago*, so just curious.
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*It seems as though it was painted for some reason, yet the silkscreening on front is perfect, as if done at the factory. Is this normal for the Q700's? It's a very good paint job, and I wouldn't have even noticed that it was actually painted, except there was a small spot where it was slightly chipped away (like at a corner or along an edge), showing the yellow plastic underneath.
Yup I have no idea what so ever on that cc333, maybe it was a proto. That was many moons ago. I don't even remember where I got that one from, For now I am holding on to these ones.
@Hotdog Zanzibar
Great post on JP.
Now, since I have been looking for references on Quadra 700 LEDs, I also noticed that all those Quadra props might be switched off or missing the lamps.
Great post on JP.
Now, since I have been looking for references on Quadra 700 LEDs, I also noticed that all those Quadra props might be switched off or missing the lamps.
Ok so... Can somebody fab some programmer switches? For 128-SEs too!
Double post. How embarrassing.
I am very jealous of this haul of Quadra's, I really want a Quadra (even a case would do) - they're difficult to come by around here.
Love all the Jurassic Park trivia in this thread, it's something that stood out to me at the time, Hotdog Zanzibar's analysis of Nedry's desk is probably the most in-depth I've ever seen - excellent work
If anyone's interested you can get the program that's a unix system and you know this check out: http://fsv.sourceforge.net
Love all the Jurassic Park trivia in this thread, it's something that stood out to me at the time, Hotdog Zanzibar's analysis of Nedry's desk is probably the most in-depth I've ever seen - excellent work
If anyone's interested you can get the program that's a unix system and you know this check out: http://fsv.sourceforge.net
A 700 is one of the few Quadras I never owned or messed with they must be rare in Ohio or something.
They are. I have only ever seen one, and that was in 99. And the one I found was in kentucky.