Re: LCII acquisition

2001-09-06 Thread billy j
yea, i know what scsi looks like 50 or 68 pin ribbons. what i can't remember is what did the older IDE look like? they didn't have ATA back then, did they? hell, i should know i'm 50 year old EE! peace. billy j is William Ahearn a user on this site? does tghis all appply t

Re: LCII acquisition

2001-09-06 Thread billy j
From: "Steve Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 4:23 AM Subject: Re: LCII acquisition > Billy J > > You will need to install more RAM (30-pin 120ns) to bring it up to 12M > total (it will see

Re: LCII acquisition

2001-09-06 Thread billy j
i run 7.2 OS. billy j - Original Message - From: "Gregg Eshelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 3:43 AM Subject: Re: LCII acquisition > --- billy j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: &g

Re: LCII acquisition

2001-09-05 Thread billy j
Steve, i just got a LC II and a IIfx as noted on my last reply. can you detail what i can do to max out performance (in terms of being practical also)? later, billy j - Original Message - From: "Steve Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMA

Re: LCII acquisition

2001-09-05 Thread billy j
what is a Quadra 605? where do you buy it for $10? i have a LC II and a IIFx.. can you tell me what to do to max out the Macs in terms of performance? PNs and location to buy? thanks, billy j - Original Message - From: "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "

Re: Download .sit file via PC

2001-08-27 Thread billy j
i too am interested in downloading Mac files via PC. once downloaded into PC, how do you make a 3.5 floppy from the PC (the downloaded file) that will work in a Mac floppy drive also? peace. billy j BYW: what is a good 'light-weight' modem driver for the Mac II? i have a USRCouri

Re: 6800, was Re: OT: Famous PC parts company does a funny. :)

2001-08-15 Thread billy j
same time PCs were breaking into industry also. i remember 286 8khz to 386 50khz PCs also. peace. billy j - Original Message - From: "Andrew W. Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 10:08 PM Sub

Re: Just How rare IS this Thing?!

2001-08-13 Thread billy j
i don't know much about the Macs, but i just got 2 Macs, a IIfx and a IIsi. the 'si' being the older and the slower. i'm looking for serial or a NuBus modem to ses with the IIfx. any help is appreciated. peace, billy j - Original Message - From: "J.S. Garriso