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Mac Video Adapter
Has anyone seen an add on board like this.
Marked : Mac video adapter
fsa 1988 made in usa
Eastman Kodak
P/n ?010 Rev E (the first no is unreadable)
Has on Ic sn75als 192 N
more pictures at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48978576@N08/sets/72157649089904292/
Marked : Mac video adapter
fsa 1988 made in usa
Eastman Kodak
P/n ?010 Rev E (the first no is unreadable)
Has on Ic sn75als 192 N
more pictures at
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48978576@N08/sets/72157649089904292/
Well, as it's mid-December, I'm looking to get some funds for Christmas shopping, and I haven't been using this machine, really (I originally bought it for an attempt at switching to Linux, but that was utterly abortive.) And I thought I recalled some folks around here looking for one...
This is the last model of the Power Mac G5, a dual-processor dual-core (or, for simplicity's sake, quad-core) machine, with all cylinders firing at 2.5GHz. Never tried much under OSX, but during my Linux attempt I ran POVRay 2.7 on it, and it's quite a beast, for the time. It takes DDR2 RAM, which is nice (following the standard/arcane Mac restraints on organization, though,) and currently has 4GB across four of the eight slots. It's got a 250GB SATA 1.5GB/s hard drive with MacOS 10.4.11 with all the updates. Also included is the power cord, which is something different than your standard computer power cord (Apple says this is due to high load requirements, not sure if it's an industrial connector, or just some proprietary bullcrap.) Everything is in good condition; the paint on the case is nicked and scuffed here and there, but everything's intact and un-dented.
You have your choice of one of three different video cards for it. Currently installed is a 256MB Radeon X1900 Mac Edition, which seems to be about the nicest piece of graphics hardware available for the thing. I also have a 256MB GeForce 7800 GT, and the pack-in 256MB GeForce 6600. Each of these has their own advantages: the GeForce cards are the only ones that will (currently) work in PPC Linux, as the Radeon Mac Edition has some kind of weird something-or-other preventing it from doing KMS, the Radeon is a nicer card if you're only going to be using OSX, and the 6600, while it's the weakest of the bunch, is passively cooled and therefore quieter. Personally I'd recommend the Radeon, but it's up to you.
So what I'm doing is, I'm selling the computer with the buyer's choice of video card (which means the buyer has first dibs) for $300, and the other two video cards for $50 apiece.
Be warned! This thing is a bit of a beast in both weight and volume! I can pack it in a smaller box than the one I got it in, but that won't have all the foam inserts and wiggle room, so I wouldn't recommend it. I'll work out an international shipping quote for anyone interested, but I wouldn't bother unless you've got cash to burn.
Anyone interested?
Edit: Price drop to $200 on the G5 and $35 apiece for the cards.
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)
This is the last model of the Power Mac G5, a dual-processor dual-core (or, for simplicity's sake, quad-core) machine, with all cylinders firing at 2.5GHz. Never tried much under OSX, but during my Linux attempt I ran POVRay 2.7 on it, and it's quite a beast, for the time. It takes DDR2 RAM, which is nice (following the standard/arcane Mac restraints on organization, though,) and currently has 4GB across four of the eight slots. It's got a 250GB SATA 1.5GB/s hard drive with MacOS 10.4.11 with all the updates. Also included is the power cord, which is something different than your standard computer power cord (Apple says this is due to high load requirements, not sure if it's an industrial connector, or just some proprietary bullcrap.) Everything is in good condition; the paint on the case is nicked and scuffed here and there, but everything's intact and un-dented.
You have your choice of one of three different video cards for it. Currently installed is a 256MB Radeon X1900 Mac Edition, which seems to be about the nicest piece of graphics hardware available for the thing. I also have a 256MB GeForce 7800 GT, and the pack-in 256MB GeForce 6600. Each of these has their own advantages: the GeForce cards are the only ones that will (currently) work in PPC Linux, as the Radeon Mac Edition has some kind of weird something-or-other preventing it from doing KMS, the Radeon is a nicer card if you're only going to be using OSX, and the 6600, while it's the weakest of the bunch, is passively cooled and therefore quieter. Personally I'd recommend the Radeon, but it's up to you.
So what I'm doing is, I'm selling the computer with the buyer's choice of video card (which means the buyer has first dibs) for $300, and the other two video cards for $50 apiece.
Be warned! This thing is a bit of a beast in both weight and volume! I can pack it in a smaller box than the one I got it in, but that won't have all the foam inserts and wiggle room, so I wouldn't recommend it. I'll work out an international shipping quote for anyone interested, but I wouldn't bother unless you've got cash to burn.
Anyone interested?
Edit: Price drop to $200 on the G5 and $35 apiece for the cards.
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)
Update: the Mac, the GeForce 7800, and the Radeon are all sold. The 6600's still available, if anyone wants a spare.
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)
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Power Mac G4 (OS9/OSX.4, 200GB HD, 2GB RAM, PPC 7455 @ 2x1.25GHz)
Amiga 1200 (KS3.1/ClassicWB3.1, 4GB HD, 34MB RAM, 68030 @ 40MHz)
Sony HB-F1XD MSX2 (64KB RAM, 128KB VRAM, 720KB FD)
There used to be an LCD Panel that you put on an overhead projector to project the Mac Screen onto a larger screen, it was for the 128K - Plus and SE Series Macs. That is the adapter for that LCD Panel. It goes onto the mother board and the analog board plugs into it so you wont lose the original video, and then a third cable comes out of the case to the LCD Panel.
The Bd of Ed used to have hundreds of those but stupid teachers would always drop and break the LCD Panel!!!
The Bd of Ed used to have hundreds of those but stupid teachers would always drop and break the LCD Panel!!!
The output can also drive some modern monitors (not all can handle the low resolution, but many can). I homebrewed an equivalent interface module back in the day, to drive a large monitor. You haven't lived until you've seen System 6.0.8 on a 21" CRT!
That makes since Elfen. I do remember seeing the projector lcd panels
I anyone wants it let me know. I will send it to you.
I anyone wants it let me know. I will send it to you.
Wow I had a Kodak LCD panel (free dumpster diving) that powered on but I couldn't find anything to plug it in. I think I tossed it on eBay some years ago.
Ouch, that sucks
This is why you become a packrat
This is why you become a packrat
Do you know if any plans for such a homebrew module still exist anywhere?
It would be cool to be able to drive a modern monitor from one of my spare 512k boards
The Classic Mac Repair Guide has a verbal description of how to put one together. Sorry that it doesn't have a schematic -- the author was a very lazy fellow.Do you know if any plans for such a homebrew module still exist anywhere?
It would be cool to be able to drive a modern monitor from one of my spare 512k boards
IDK, can you ever say someone who actually wrote and got a book published is "lazy"? Just doing that is more than most of us can say we have done.
Well, in that case, I stand corrected, good sir. 