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| MICRON Xceed Grey Scale video card with the works for sale on Buyee! I wonder how much this one will go for? | |
| Posted by: JT737 on 2023-04-26 06:47:33 Another Micron Xceed grey scale video card for the SE/30 for sale, possibly a MacroColor 30? I'm sure the final selling price will be way over my budget! Looks like everything is there, including the neck board and the harness: | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2023-04-26 07:11:45 Hopefully not too much now that it's been reverse engineered. | |
| Posted by: joshc on 2023-04-26 07:13:00 It will still go for mega bucks. The reverse engineered one isn't available for sale right now and a lot of people will still value having the original. | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2023-04-26 07:15:11 I suppose so... I wouldn't pay that much for one if I was in the market, I'd just wait for the recreation to officially release, but it wouldn't surprise me. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-04-26 07:19:06Hopefully not too much now that it's been reverse engineered.Has it? Where was that? I missed it. | |
Posted by: joshc on 2023-04-26 07:20:24Has it? Where was that? I missed it. Building an internal grayscale card for the SE/30I think it's time for a little "worklog" kind of thread about this... For the past year I've been working on and off with @cheesestraws and @GeekDot to dissect this SE/30 PDS videocard: It's made by Formac and was bundled with one of their ProNitron monitors back then driving it at 1024*768...
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It's not a direct reverse engineer/clone of the Micron card, it is based on a different video card to provide a similar result. Me, @cheesestraws, @Paulie and I think @CircuitBored have them installed in our SE/30s at the moment. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-04-26 07:23:03No, that is what confused me. I know about the Formac clone. I just hadn't heard of someone doing the Micron card. Some of us aren't quite as posh and have to bodge things.  | |
| Posted by: Kevinlenane on 2023-04-26 07:31:00 Is that a right angle adapter w a maccon installed? | |
Posted by: joshc on 2023-04-26 07:43:37Some of us aren't quite as posh and have to bodge things.All of these things are bodges, just to different degrees... 😉 | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-04-26 07:54:47Is that a right angle adapter w a maccon installed?The riser is one of Bolle's PDS to accelerator and PDS, with built in ethernet (only the RJ45 is ethernet, the 15 pins are both video). The video card is where the various crimes were committed. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-04-26 07:56:16All of these things are bodges, just to different degrees... 😉I'd probably get away with it more if I didn't keep using rainbow cables 😆 | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2023-04-26 08:03:20 rainbow cables are cool! i say keep using them. | |
| Posted by: cheesestraws on 2023-04-26 08:07:15 rainbow cables are great. | |
Posted by: Kevinlenane on 2023-04-26 10:13:57The riser is one of Bolle's PDS to accelerator and PDS, with built in ethernet (only the RJ45 is ethernet, the 15 pins are both video). The video card is where the various crimes were committed at Ethernet built into the riser? It doesn't come out? I had to turn my Macon vertical and stack the Micron on top. That stack right now nukes my whole machine - which I believe is a power issue as both work separately. I also have a tiny clearance issue w that rig up. | |
Posted by: Phipli on 2023-04-26 11:01:04Ethernet built into the riser? It doesn't come out? I had to turn my Macon vertical and stack the Micron on top. That stack right now nukes my whole machine - which I believe is a power issue as both work separately. I also have a tiny clearance issue w that rig up. The riser is an ethernet card yes. You can change the slot it uses to avoid conflicts. I've also struggled with the powersupply with this setup. My original Formac card is thirsty. I've put that on the back burner for now. If you're interested in the riser drop @Bolle a message.  | |
Posted by: Kevinlenane on 2023-04-26 11:35:00The riser is an ethernet card yes. You can change the slot it uses to avoid conflicts. I've also struggled with the powersupply with this setup. My original Formac card is thirsty. I've put that on the back burner for now.Sorry but this isn't the card? Or does the Ethernet card stick in the accelerator slot? | |
Posted by: jessenator on 2023-04-26 12:04:51Or does the Ethernet card stick in the accelerator slot?there's a breakout board with a ribbon cable that connects to the bracket on the back of the SE/30. that's where the RJ45 / AUI is. | |
Posted by: Bolle on 2023-04-26 12:26:14 This should make it obvious what’s going on. Breakout board with RJ45 (and Db15 and VGA video connector in case of phiplis photo) connected to one of my adapter/ethernet combo cards. | |
| Posted by: JT737 on 2023-04-30 12:06:52 It's now up to $767, with still a day left to go:  | |
| Posted by: 3lectr1cPPC on 2023-04-30 12:31:22 Here’s my unpopular opinion. Get an LC 575 and then set the screen to 256 grays 🙂 🙂 🙂 | |
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