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Post #5 by mboconnell
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryNetworking
Post DateThu, 20 Mar 2008 - 19:35
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/building-a-retro-quot-docking-station-quot.12465/
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Here are my devices:

Internal SCSI Zip: 5VDC 800mA

Farallon Etherwave: 12VDC 250mA

3Com Hub: *8VAC* 1A

Linksys Router: 5VDC 2.5A

If I remove the components from their cases I believe I can get it to all fit inside. The idea I had was to run an 8-conductor cable from the former power plug-in hole on the LC to a box on the floor. This would preserve the original power switch/cord configuration. 2 for the switch, 2 for 5V, 2 for 12V, and 2 for 8VAC.

What I really want to do is preserve the hole for the SCSI port, and use a DB-25 to DB-25 to connect the unit to my Plus, also preserve the ADB hole but use it to connect serial-to-serial.

Internally, I would connect serial to my Etherwave, connect the etherwave to the hub, and the hub to the router. I want to make some itty-bitty patch cords so all the unused ports can be made external (for hooking up future machines perhaps)

This would give me (on the back panel), Power in, switch, 3 10T ports, the scsi interface, the serial interface, 4 100T ports, and the WAN port.

I want to leave the 10T ports external because that would be the only way to hook up other old macs that can't auto-negotiate with new hardware.

mp.ls