. | Mac Daniel #28Mac II, IIci, and LC III Questions- 8 December 1998
Damon sent this letter:I was hoping you could help me with a couple of things. I
wanted to know if the LC III can take the same type of
72-pin SIMM as your standard Intel machine? Also, can an LC
III support more than 36 MB? Mac Daniel writes:I can't answer definitively on other 72-pin SIMMs, but
they should work. And the LC
III is limited to 36 MB of memory. KH sent this letter:I picked up a IIci for $5 at a thrift shop just so I
could put in a NOS (new old stock) MediaVision audio I/O
board I saw that elsewhere for $35. Last Saturday I found a
NOS video digitizer board (stills only) for $1.50. I love
finding old, cheap expansion cards especially when they're
"new". My question is, how will performance on this be
improved by replacing the stock 32k cache with the 64k cache
that Digitek is clearing out for $9? Mac Daniel writes:Back when the IIci was
hot, MacUser and Macworld both tested an assortment of 32KB,
64KB, and even 128KB cache cards for the IIci. None provided
a noticeable improvement over the Apple card -- and some
required special software drivers which have never been
updated for newer versions of the Mac OS. Because you already have a cache card, there's no reason
to replace it. (For anyone with a IIci who doesn't have a
cache card, however, it's a must -- it boosts performance
15-30%.) JS sent this letter:I want to give my daughter my old, original Mac
II, which I have upgraded over the years, (030/50 MHz
accelerator card, 2.2GB hard drive, 20 MB RAM, using 0S
7.5.3, etc.) and works fine but, of course,somewhat slow.
However, the original Apple RGB 14" monitor screen is no
longer sharp and clear. I would like to upgrade to a
compatible monitor and I guess I will need to upgrade the
video card as well? Do you have any advice? I would prefer a 15" new monitor
(Apple or other) but are there any compatible with my Mac II
as presently setup? Mac Daniel writes:The folks at Griffin Technology <http://www.griffintechnology.com/>
make a host of adapters for using new monitors with old
Macs, old monitors on Power Macs, and PC monitors on Macs,
along with a few other neat Mac peripherals. Over the years Apple has made some changes to their video
circuitry, so some of the "universal" adapters won't work
with your Mac II video card. Their Griffin
II Series Video Adapter lets you use a Macintosh or PC
monitor, even multisync, with the ancient Mac II video card.
At $28 plus shipping, this gives you a lot of monitor
options. (Griffin makes separate versions for the Mac DB-15
video connector and the PC HD-15 video connector.) Knowing that, finding a good, affordable monitor becomes
a lot easier. Recent Mac Daniel & Friends columns- Backing up your Mac, Charlie
Ruggiero, 2/4/2000
- Connecting Macs, Chris Lawson,
2/1/2000
- Raising the dead, Manuel Mejia Jr.,
Mac Daniel, 1/18/2000
- Storage Devices for Older Macs,
Manuel Mejia Jr., 12/31/1999
- SCSI or IDE hard drive?, Charlie
Ruggiero, 12/28/1999
- Why System 6 for Mac IIs?, Manuel
Mejia, 12/13/1999
- Should I Wait for OS X?, Dan
Knight, 11/29/1999
- Why System 6 for Compact Macs?,
Manuel Mejia, 11/26/1999
- Should I buy a USB card?, Charlie
Ruggiero, 11/23/1999
- Online with a PowerBook Duo, Julie
Fugett, Mac Daniel, 11/17/1999
- more on the Mac Daniel index
Not sure if you should upgrade your old Mac or replace it? Check
the index to see if we've already addressed
your problem recently -- and look in the
archive if it's not in the recent columns. If not, visit our
staff page for the names of several people
who may be able to help you. Dan Knight, webmaster, Low
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