Mac IIfx

From: jpero_at_sympatico.ca <(jpero_at_sympatico.ca)>
Date: Sun Apr 22 13:34:57 2001

> From: "Adrian Graham" <witchy_at_vorbis.demon.co.uk>
> To: "Classiccmp_at_Classiccmp. Org" <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Mac IIfx
> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 23:13:45 +0100
> Importance: Normal
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org

> Hi folks,
>
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> special 'black' terminator to make it all work. I remember the terminator
> being in a box of cables but because I didn't know it was necessary I didn't
> pick it up and the chances of it being there next week are slim.
>
> Begging time - anyone got a spare? :)

Good catch on those vast oddball Mac IIfx. Besides that terminator
block, it use oddball IIfx-only memory sticks due to memory speed,
some of apple printers uses this ram factor but they're slower rated.
  That done, terminator is not the issue, get any active SE
terminator they're not that expensive new and easily found with good
catalog, even startech has these.

Even '030/'8881 at blistering 40Mhz, full '040-25 trounces it due to
both built in cache w/ low losses and efficient CPU and FPU built in.
But that IIfx was out way earlier than '040 did. Another example,
386dx w/ fpu and external cache clocked at 40MHz gets kicked off by
486dx 25 w/ no external cache and built in 8K cache.
 
> Also, I picked up another Sanyo MBC555 just to get the RGB monitor -
> Sellam's mentioned (with just a hint of irony :) that the MBC is one of this
> list's 'favourite' machines so I take it that it's not well liked here? If
> so why not?

Pukes but again good way to show the worst examples if some is
curious about that. Nothing wrong with your wishes, just that I had
those MBC555s. ;-)

Cheers,

Wizard
Received on Sun Apr 22 2001 - 13:34:57 BST