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Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-04-19 18:09:53
I just got back from San Francisco. An hour drive, but I picked up for free a Quadra 950! Not just any Quadra 950, but it's the "Publishing Configuration!" It has 128MBs of RAM on 8 16MB SIMMs, a MicroNet SCSI RAID built in (not sure how big the HDDs are), and a SuperMac DigitalFilm card. I believe it's a Thunder II GX with a video capture daughter card. Unfortunately no breakout cable, so I'll have to track one down.
I'm really excited, I've always wanted to play with a Quadra 950. Getting one for $20 in gas is pretty darn good.
I also got an old SCSI RAID tower with a few Micropolis drives in it. The power supply is rusted through, though. Not sure if it works. I hope to salvage the drives. Has a bunch of cool LEDs on it.
I had to get home in a hurry, but they also have a working Pismo in excellent condition that's also free. I looked it over and it seemed to be in pristine condition, even had the original power adapter (the one that catches fire. 😛 ) I didn't grab it because they still had to erase it and everything, and I was parked illegally. Didn't want a ticket. :/ PM me for their contact info and you can email them. I think the guy coordinating the machines will also ship if you pay for shipping.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2012-04-19 18:14:12
Thunder II gx is just a video card (a very good one for Nubus actually) along with a DSP board. The Supermac Digital Film card should be a seperate card that needs a special cable that goes to a special breakout box (video in/out). Which Micronet card?
Any pics planned?
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-04-19 18:26:11
I don't see a card. It's a large box built into the chasis with the MicroNet sticker. Here's the original ad:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/sys/2967521449.html
I'll have to boot it up and see, but I think it's all self contained.
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-04-19 18:34:20
I'll try and post pictures later. I have to take pictures of my 486 as well. 🙂
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2012-04-19 18:35:39
Micronet also made HD sleds for the 950, which is what that is.
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-04-19 18:39:03
Aaah, handy dandy. Makes it a lot easier to set the SCSI IDs. I thought perhaps it was the fancy setup with the SuperMac video card and RAID card. I'll take it either way. I'm totally stoked. 😀
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-04-19 18:40:51
I just realized I can finally test out my Radius Rocket card! I would imagine the Quadra 950 has a more robust power supply than my bitty IIci. 🙂 To the Nerd Cave!
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Posted by: BGoins12 on 2012-04-19 18:41:35
I want the Pismo. Get the scoop on it and a shipping cost to Ohio.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2012-04-19 18:57:38
You can run all kinds of stuff in a 950, huge beast of a PS.
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2012-04-19 19:18:14
It's a pretty stock Quadra 950 except for the Video Capture Card and the awesome amount of RAM. I was wondering why it was so darn heavy, and I realized that inside the MicroNet HDD sled is a full height 2GB SCSI drive. Damn HDD weighs 50 pounds. 😛
Booted up just fine. Hafta do a clean install of System 7 so I can try out the Radius Rocket.
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Posted by: Unknown_K on 2012-04-19 19:55:48
I would backup the main drive to preserve any drivers that might be on it.
Rockets like OS 7.01 or 7.1 forget which (and they don't like OT installed).
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Posted by: IIfx on 2012-04-20 07:47:39
7.1 is perfect for Radius Rocket. Do not install OT. RocketShare vs RocketWare: RocketShare=Hardware "Virtual Machine" but better, RocketWare= CPU Accelerator
I would use RocketShare on this machine, no point to an 040 accelerator in a 950.
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