> I have some more questions about my Mac IIci. > > First off, I am thinking of adding a Daystar 030 Direct Slot 50 Mhz > accelerator, but this would require the removal of my Apple Mac IIci cache > card. Question: Would this increase or decrease performance?
Increase, and quite some. For me (I run NetBSD), it is the difference between workable and painful. (the commandline speeds up just enough to be near "normal") > The accelerator card has a math-coprocessor, like the cache card, but I do > not know if it has any on-board cache to replace the 32K of cache I would > lose. Also, do I need a control panel for this card or is it just plug and > play? Afaik you need the control panel (called "Power Central") to enable the math processor, but I'm not 100% sure about that. (have to test using a benchmark for that) The same about the cache. > Secondly, I am thinking about adding 16 MB ram simms to replace my 4 MB > ram simms. Can my power supply handle all this extra upgrading? The IIci > was originally designed to handle a maximum of 32 MB ram, but they later > started manufacturing 8 and 16 MB ram simms for the IIci. Discs use much, much more than that memory. Don't worry. > I plan to keep my internal 80 MB hard drive, but I have several SCSI > devices attached to my Mac IIci. That is ok. > I know there are limitations on the power supply of a Mac IIsi, but are > there any on the Mac IIci? I don't know but I had. - 8x4 MB - The same DayStar, or (sometimes) a Sonnet Presto in the PDS - one Nubus Atto SilliconExtreme SCSI card (no drives attached yet, no drivers) - A Nubus Asante Ethernet card. - a Nubus Radius 24AC. - 3 SCSI drives, one of which 7200 RPM. all on one IIci power supply. My discdrive is dead probably though. \ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
