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Q605

Q605 68k 5 posts Dec 9, 2010 — Dec 10, 2010

#1 Thu, 9 Dec 2010 - 22:49

I think I'm going to be picking up a 605 after work today, with NIC and a 2GB drive, I'm told.

#2 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 - 02:41

Nice. The Q605 is my favorite 68040 based machine. Slightly better video and it would be perfect.

260MB* RAM capacity. Fast performance. Tiny size. Priceless.

*With a SIMM doubler, which makes it impossible to close the case. But one can hit 132MB with a nicely fitting 128MB SIMM. I saw some on Ebay for $16 with free shipping the other day.

#3 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 - 14:32

Good haul. My proxy server is a Q605 with a full '040 running NetBSD (but I stuck it in an LC3 case because I think LCs are cuter).

#4 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 - 16:51

I couldn't get mine to boot with a SIMM doubler.

It is very cool, though. My Q605 has my Apple IIe card in it.

#5 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 - 19:28

Congrats! Enjoy your new set of "feets"!