Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-05 Thread Jeff Walther
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 22:47:48 +0100 From: Stuart Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 06:27 PM, Gamba wrote: It's marked on the board, just beneath each connector. DayStar is good about labeling things that way. I mention that because DayStar may have made adapter(s) that I d

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-05 Thread Gamba
>What is the right angle adapter for? Is it just to re-orient the cards to >verticle instead of horizontal? It's to re-orient cards so that they fit. The result might be either vertical or horizontal. or for multiple cards, both. Gamba -- Compact Macs is sp

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-05 Thread allenpau
What is the right angle adapter for? Is it just to re-orient the cards to verticle instead of horizontal? -Original Message- From: Gamba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:08 PM To: Compact Macs Subject: Re: DayStar PowerCache >Gamba, Did I read your page correc

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Gamba
>Gamba, Did I read your page correctly? Are the adapters for sale there? IIsi PDS slot adapters are not. 120 pin right angle connectors are. Gamba -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support Low End Mac

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Stuart Bell
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 11:16 PM, Snook, John R wrote: Sorry, Daystar won't work on that. It's for a si to get you two PDS slots. johnsn Argh! Googled to http://www.biocomp.net/o3614.htm and was coming to the same conclusion. :-( Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Snook, John R
> Oo- mine's quite different. I'll get a photo up on the www asap. > > http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/o/aouq46/pds.jpg http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac Compact Macs list info:

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Stuart Bell
Oo- mine's quite different. I'll get a photo up on the www asap. Now at http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/o/aouq46/pds.jpg Anyone recognise it? Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Support Low End Mac Compa

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Stuart Bell
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 06:48 PM, Gamba wrote: And, here is a photo of a IIsi adapter, except mine does not have any chip installed in the right-most position, Oo- mine's quite different. I'll get a photo up on the www asap.

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Stuart Bell
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 06:27 PM, Gamba wrote: It's marked on the board, just beneath each connector. DayStar is good about labeling things that way. I mention that because DayStar may have made adapter(s) that I don't know existed. The plot thickens! I note now that the adapter is labelled

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread allenpau
Gamba, Did I read your page correctly? Are the adapters for sale there? -Original Message- From: Gamba [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:48 AM To: Compact Macs Subject: Re: DayStar PowerCache >Yes they are different, and they are marked as follows: >&q

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Gamba
>Yes they are different, and they are marked as follows: >"For PDS Cards Only" >and >"For DayStar Cache Cards Only" >Gamba And, here is a photo of a IIsi adapter, except mine does not have any chip installed in the right-most position,

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Gamba
>Where, please? Can't see any on my dual slot adapter. > >Stuart It's marked on the board, just beneath each connector. DayStar is good about labeling things that way. I mention that because DayStar may have made adapter(s) that I don't know existed. There would also be a socket for an FPU, U2. I

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-04 Thread Stuart Bell
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 02:27 PM, Gamba wrote: Yes they are different, and they are marked as follows: "For PDS Cards Only" and "For DayStar Cache Cards Only" Where, please? Can't see any on my dual slot adapter. Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by . Suppo

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Gamba
>Should we understand that the two sockets on the IIsi dual PDS slot >adapter are electronically different, one being a PDS pass-through >connector, and the other being something else, in which case, which is >which? >TIA. >Stuart Yes they are different, and they are marked as follows: "For PDS C

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Stuart Bell
On Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 03:00 AM, Gamba wrote: Having followed this thread it's apparent that my webpage cited above needs more info. Done. Many thanks! Just one more question! ;-) Should we understand that the two sockets on the IIsi dual PDS slot adapter are electronically different,

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Gamba
>Inspired by the Gamba's page at >http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/se30_pds_multiple.html I've noew >acquired A DayStar 40MHz PowerCache card and also the 2-slot PDS >adapter. >One simple question: If I want to try the PowerCache card on its own, >can it be plugged straight into the SE/30 PDS slot

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread J.S. Garrison
eds an adaper of some sort. Jeff > -Original Message- > From: Stuart Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:52 AM > To: Compact Macs > Subject: DayStar PowerCache > > > Hi! > > Inspired by the Gamba'

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Stuart Bell
On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 11:19 PM, Stuart Bell wrote: Mine was sold as for the SE/30, but anyone know how you tell the adapters apart, please? Naughty to follow up one's own question, but http://www.lowendmac.com/daystar/pages/dsd_products/upgrades/030.040/ t040spec.html lists some adapte

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Stuart Bell
On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 11:18 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it the adapter you can order from the Japanese company? Or something found locally? On a web site? I too have one of these cards but need the adapter. eBay (US) a couple of months ago. Stuart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Stuart Bell
On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 06:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, no. The power cache card was kind of a general accelerator that worked with several different Mac models that have the same type of pds slot as the SE/30. All required a specific adapter card to use the accelerator car

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread allenpau
: DayStar PowerCache On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 08:33 PM, Chuck wrote: > on 6/2/03 12:52 PM, Stuart Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Try Herb Johnston page for the adapter to fit that card. > http://pluto.njcc.com/~hjohnson/mac.html > or > http://www.users.qwest.net/~jgarbacz/ >

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Stuart Bell
On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 08:33 PM, Chuck wrote: on 6/2/03 12:52 PM, Stuart Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try Herb Johnston page for the adapter to fit that card. http://pluto.njcc.com/~hjohnson/mac.html or http://www.users.qwest.net/~jgarbacz/ They both ahve a lot of parts and mixed adapters

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Chuck
on 6/2/03 12:52 PM, Stuart Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try Herb Johnston page for the adapter to fit that card. http://pluto.njcc.com/~hjohnson/mac.html or http://www.users.qwest.net/~jgarbacz/ They both ahve a lot of parts and mixed adapters Chuck > Hi! > > Inspired by the Gamba's page at

Re: DayStar PowerCache well sort of.....

2003-06-03 Thread Chuck
ared to my stock CC, and other then booting times (which is about 5 minutes) it runs about 20% slower then a stock CC in all apps. Now onto your question... I believe that most of the daystar Powercache cards were SE/30 or SI. On the SI it was a direct plug in, on the SE/30 is needed a adapter.

Re: DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread allenpau
. Well, at least the one for the SE/30. I see the other adapters on ebay quiet often and even have one for the IIX. -Original Message- From: Stuart Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:52 AM To: Compact Macs Subject: DayStar PowerCache Hi! Inspired by the Gamba&#

DayStar PowerCache

2003-06-03 Thread Stuart Bell
Hi! Inspired by the Gamba's page at http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/se30_pds_multiple.html I've noew acquired A DayStar 40MHz PowerCache card and also the 2-slot PDS adapter. One simple question: If I want to try the PowerCache card on its own, can it be plugged straight into the SE/30 PDS

Re: What do you guys make of this? --> Daystar PowerCache

2002-05-23 Thread Brandon Davis
> pickle ...the CPU would work, but the cache would probably crap out at that speed Hmm. Thanks, pickle, I hadn't thought of that. I guess I should ask Mark to check the speed of the cache chips on his 50MHz board then, for comparison, before I decide to go dinkin' around. Or if anyone else has

Re: What do you guys make of this? --> Daystar PowerCache

2002-05-23 Thread the pickle
At 10:07 -0700 on 23/05/02, Brandon Davis wrote: >I've been pondering if the 33MHz could be overclocked? Maybe by simply >replacing the oscillator, and using a 68030/50? If I could lay the boards >side-by-side, it would be pretty easy to tell. (I have an old DiiMO, which >has 50MHz parts that I'd

Daystar PowerCache

2002-05-23 Thread Snook, John R
http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac Compact Macs list info: The FAQ: --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: To un

Re: What do you guys make of this? --> Daystar PowerCache

2002-05-23 Thread Brandon Davis
> john ...what's that CPU socket Daystar PowerCache look like? photos? > mark ... a 50MHz 68030, a 68882 I'll send you a photo John (along with those others I owe you). These aren't quite as rare as Xceed cards, but they don't show up on eBay - or anywhere else - all *