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| Two Mac IIcis--What to do? | |
| Posted by: jwmcfarlin on 2010-08-17 17:49:24 I am looking to get my second ci up and running. What sorts of cool things open themselves up because of having two cis? Best, John | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2010-08-19 14:56:47 Sending one to me 😀 Um no. Maybe run one with the very lowest OS (System 6) and the other with MacOS 8.1 (via Wish I Were) and practice networking between them? Retro Nubus rigs - one for video, one for audio? Honestly, I don't know. | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2010-08-19 15:51:37 I collect Nubus cards and accelerators, so my IIci/IIcx units are used for either video editing setups or to play around with accelerators and various Nubus cards. What you do with multiple systems is up to you. Could be you leave one unit stock with OS 6 and 8MB of RAM and use the other to upgrade it over time? | |
| Posted by: netfreak on 2010-08-22 15:44:22 A/UX | |
| Posted by: Scott Baret on 2010-08-23 13:26:02 If you have a few other Macs and are looking for a competent personal file server, the IIci makes a fine choice. I once connected one to a bunch of Classics with 40MB internal drives so I could take advantage of the IIci's larger drive for file storage. Not sure if you have any networkable programs, but it would be a good choice in this respect as well. (I had actually intended to find some networkable software, but never got around to it). Check the manufacturer of the power supplies in each IIci. If they both have Astecs (more common and less reliable), you may wish to avoid server use until you can play around with the power supply to correct the defect. Take a look at this link, which explains everything: http://www.shobaffum.com/iici/trickle.pdf | |
| Posted by: CJ_Miller on 2010-12-21 04:14:36 Well, whatever you do, don't leave them alone together - or you will soon have more than two of them about the house. | |
| Posted by: Unknown_K on 2010-12-21 04:37:05 That doesn't work with 950's left alone, I have yet to see a 950 litter. | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2010-12-21 14:00:47 Oh, so that's where LCs come from | |
| Posted by: jpolster2009 on 2011-01-11 06:26:23 I thought LCs came from schools that were too cheap to buy the better version of the same machine. | |
Posted by: Concorde1993 on 2011-01-11 14:29:16I thought LCs came from schools that were too cheap to buy the better version of the same machine.  | |
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