MAC Classic II Questions (Networking / CDROM)

Mark Steele

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Jun 17, 2004, 12:18:16 PM6/17/04

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All,

Two quick questions:

1 - I would like to connect my MAC Classic II to my ethernet network.
I am not sure if LocalTalk to Ethernet or SCSI to Ethernet is the best
solution. Can someone point me in the right direction?

2 - I would like to attach a CDROM drive to the system - does anyone
know where to find MAC CDROM drives for this model system?

Thanks in advance

Mark

Geoffrey

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Jun 17, 2004, 3:22:05 PM6/17/04

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Mark Steele <mst...@nextwavetel.com> wrote:

> 1 - I would like to connect my MAC Classic II to my ethernet network.
> I am not sure if LocalTalk to Ethernet or SCSI to Ethernet is the best
> solution. Can someone point me in the right direction?

A SCSI to ethernet connection would give the fastest response. A bit
hard to find these days, though ... check eBay.

> 2 - I would like to attach a CDROM drive to the system - does anyone
> know where to find MAC CDROM drives for this model system?

Yes, eBay again. Look for Apple external x2 and x4 speed readers --
these will plug straight in, and provided you have the Apple CD-ROM
extension in your System Folder, it will work.

Geoffrey

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catchmerevisited

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Jun 30, 2004, 2:19:36 AM6/30/04

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in article 2d8593a9.04061...@posting.google.com, Mark Steele at
mst...@nextwavetel.com wrote on 6/17/04 9:18 AM:

looking at the model, you have a hell of a lot of bottlenecks:
1) max. RAM cap. 10M
2) 16-bit data path (an SE/30 has a 32 bit)
3) 16MHz 68030 processor
FPU was optional.
no l2 cache.

I would seriously question the necesity of a CD-ROM for this machine; its
doable but....

Frank Perrey

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Jun 30, 2004, 8:30:54 AM6/30/04

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catchmerevisited <catchmerev...@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> I would seriously question the necesity of a CD-ROM for this machine;

cd-rom is the easiest way getting stuff to this little machine, I guess.
(and classics are classics, no questions about power anymore...:-)
Greetings Frank

catchmerevisited

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Jul 1, 2004, 4:36:56 AM7/1/04

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in article 1gg6wb6.1690t5o1j2ttfxN%frank_...@web.de, Frank Perrey at
frank_...@web.de wrote on 6/30/04 5:30 AM:

I would have opted for a SCSI .ZIP drive

Frank Perrey

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Jul 1, 2004, 12:09:12 PM7/1/04

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catchmerevisited <catchmerev...@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> I would have opted for a SCSI .ZIP drive

...yes, maybe another cheap solution, but sometimes tricky concerning
proper termination and missing termpower, as far as I remember.
greetins Frank

Woj

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Jul 20, 2004, 10:41:27 AM7/20/04

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in article BD07A98E.2B946%catchmerev...@yahoo.ca, catchmerevisited at
catchmerev...@yahoo.ca wrote on 6/30/04 7:19 AM:

i think it has a scsi db25 connection

You can use a db25 to connect any external device cd, optic, hdd