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Finally got a DiiMOCache!
Posted by: Knez on 2019-02-16 04:49:15
So after some help from some kind forum members I finally found a DiiMO accelerator for my SE/30.

It arrived yesterday and got it unpacked today. Can’t wait for the adapter for it, so I can put it to some use. I wonder if it will make a noticeable difference in performance. 

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Posted by: Paralel on 2019-02-16 04:58:22
I would imagine it should be quite noticeable.
Posted by: MacSE on 2019-02-17 12:52:37
Nice find! 🙂

Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2019-02-17 14:23:38
Cache alone would make a noticeable difference at the stock 16MHz, but 50MHz? FUGGABOUDIT! Fabulous find.
Posted by: Crutch on 2019-02-18 06:22:30
Oh yeah.  You will notice the heck out of it.  SE/30 with a Diimo 50MHz 030 running 7.5.5 on a SCSI2SD “feels” about as responsive as my modern iMac doing any reasonable thing (web browsing is not a reasonable thing!).  Sometimes I like running 6.0.8 just for the crazy fast boot time.
Posted by: joethezombie on 2019-02-18 11:10:49
Such an elegant card compared to the universal PowerCaches.  Congrats!
Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2019-02-18 11:23:40
😢 @joethezombie My socketed Powercache is offended. It hopes you're referring to its little brother the PDS version. 

In all seriousness though, that's a great find! I wonder how it compares with mine. Didn't the socketed Powercache (as the name suggests?) get some 'Cache' as well?

Here are some old screenshots of my benchmark results (Speedometer v3 I think? Also, I inadvertently selected the floppy drive for the disk test... so the value for that is off)

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Edit: Thanks for editing your post. Powercache is feeling much better now.  😛

Posted by: Knez on 2019-02-18 11:40:41
@BadGoldEagle

I’ll benchmak my SE/30 as soon as the card is fitted. Really interested to see if there’s any difference speed wise compared to your machine.

And thanks for the kind words everyone! Really a dream come true to have a insanely fast compact Mac. 
Posted by: joethezombie on 2019-02-18 11:42:52
My socketed Powercache is offended. It hopes you're referring to its little brother the PDS version. 
Ha!  Indeed.  The socketed version is most definitely at the top of the list!
Posted by: BadGoldEagle on 2019-02-18 11:46:56
Its first real advantage from the get go is the fact that it doesn't use too much space and you don't have to invest in a Twinspark to add more cards. But judging by the sheer number of chips on the DiiMOCache, it might very well be the fastest of the bunch. I guess we'll see!
Posted by: nickpunt on 2019-02-18 12:00:31
DiiMo cache is about 20% faster due to 64kb cache instead of 32kb on powercache.
Posted by: Unknown_K on 2019-02-18 14:38:12
Cache makes a difference. An Apple 32K cache card makes a difference on the IIci and other companies made 64K and 128K cache cards so the speed must keep improving the more you have.
Posted by: joethezombie on 2019-02-18 14:45:37
Oh yeah, for sure.  But the nicest part of the socketed powercache, is the ability to run ethernet and grayscale if you have those upgrades.  Before ProtoCache and @Bolle's card, it wasn't possible to have all those upgrades and keep the bucket on.   But now, with the new small adapter, the fastest SE/30 with grayscale is probably with that DiiMo card.  I should benchmark one day!
Posted by: ants on 2019-02-18 18:46:38
Not wanting to hijack this thread, but look what just arrived in the mail for me:

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I think I got the last of the DiiMo's from Yahoo Japan - at significant expense!

I'm excited to try it out tonight, which will hopefully resolve my long-standing issue of not being able to run a Turbo040 along with an Ethernet card.

@Crutch had exactly the same issue as me with his Turbo040 so he switched to a DiiMo - I'm hoping I have the same success 🙂

Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2019-02-18 18:54:06
Sweetness, The full monty, boxed! :approve:

Posted by: nickpunt on 2019-02-18 22:43:43
Diimo works with maccon ethernet, that was the setup I had running for several years. Used the iisi adapter not the se/30 one.
Posted by: EvilCapitalist on 2019-02-19 06:16:27
Not wanting to hijack this thread, but look what just arrived in the mail for me:

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I think I got the last of the DiiMo's from Yahoo Japan - at significant expense!

I'm excited to try it out tonight, which will hopefully resolve my long-standing issue of not being able to run a Turbo040 along with an Ethernet card.

@Crutch had exactly the same issue as me with his Turbo040 so he switched to a DiiMo - I'm hoping I have the same success 🙂
Very nice!  I'd been watching those auctions and was leaning towards pulling the trigger for a second SE/30 of mine just to see if there was a noticeable speed difference between that card and the socketed PowerCache I've got in my main SE/30.  Glad it went to a good home!
Posted by: just.in.time on 2019-03-15 10:36:18
Welcome to the accelerated SE/30 club B)

i have a 40mhz socketed powercache, so not as fast or as much cache as the Diimo. But it is plenty fast enough in Mac OS 8.1 with a IIsi ROM swap. You should give it a go!

now I just need to find an Xceed card to use with my grayscale harness.
Posted by: ArmorAlley on 2019-03-15 13:16:28
Congrats Knez and ants! They are great finds that ye have made.
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