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Posted by: Arkas on 2017-02-18 16:39:56
Hi everyone.
I recently re-discovered in the attic a couple of my vintage computers, including a Mac Quadra 800 that I used in the mid 90s
I was lucky to also find the monitor in one piece.
Is there any way I can get online with this machine?
Any recommended resources on this?
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Posted by: Cory5412 on 2017-02-18 17:28:54
Welcome aboard! The Quadra 800 is a very nice find. It's in that comfortable spot where it's high end, but no so high end that things are weird.
The Quadra 800 has Ethernet onboard, although if you don't already have one, you will need a transceiver to connect it to an rj45 based network. (or a thinnet or a fiber network, for that matter.)
Using the software built into system 7.1 and newer it should recognize that a network exists and be able to 'get on' by way of acquiring an IP address.
You can install a web browser like IE4 or Netscape 4, but that will likely be an unfun experience on that machine.
The guide most often linked is here: http://www.applefool.com/se30/
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Posted by: beachycove on 2017-02-18 17:30:56
Turning it into a web server might be one possibility. It will do that surprisingly well. Some resources can be found with perseverance in here (a bit ragged these days, but there are still some "live" 68k servers with tool hints listed): http://servers.ld8.org .
What it won't do well is access much on the modern web. My own tactic there would be to restrict myself to Gopher servers and the like, or text-only HTML via wannabe.
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Posted by: Arkas on 2017-02-18 17:57:31
Thanks for the advice!
I'll read the links before I take action on the machine.
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