Hi Christian, As others have mentioned, any old ADB mouse (or keyboard) will work, even if it's not be completely authentic if that's what you're going for. I also have used the Mac->VGA video adapters on the beige powermacs and Mac II series machines without issues.
If you haven't found it already, this link will give you some idea of machine specs and what you can put in it for expansion: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_quadra/specs/mac_quadra_630.html I don't have much of any experience with the Quadras but it looks like that machine can run up to OS 8.1. I'd be inclined to run 7.5 on it for speed and lower RAM requirements. Since it's a 68040 this machine is among the faster of the 68k line and it should handle pretty well. Have fun! It's always nice to have more join us down the rabbit hole... ;) Nate On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 9:42 PM, Christian Brodermann < cmbroderman...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Vintage Mac lovers!! > > I'm new to the 68k Mac world, being a Apple ][ and PPC guy more than > anything, and I really have no idea half the time what anything is in the > 68k Mac world because Macs were kind of, well, weird at the time, let's > just leave it at that. > > I am in the market for a 68k Mac, preferably one of the later ones, and > I've found a nice cheap Performa 630CD on eBay, with fully upgraded RAM, a > 33 MHz stock processor, a power cord, and a keyboard and mouse (although I > don't think it's the right mouse, cause it is the trapezoid mouse and it's > a lot more yellowed than the keyboard). Anyways, the point is I'd like to > know some info on the machine and if anyone here has had any luck with > those DB15 to VGA things on one of these because unfortunately, I do not > own a Mac monitor and probably won't for quite some time simply because I > don't have the desk space for a CRT right now, and if not, where I could > find a VGA card of some type for it. > > My only other questions are what good games or cool programs are there for > a Mac of this age, what OS should I run on it (Mac OS 7.5? 8.1? 9?), and > lastly, what are my upgrade options if I want to put a DOS card or some > other expansion card in here? > > Thank you guys!! > > > -- > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to > vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
