Micron Xceed Color Card For Mac

Most recent revision dated Nov 4 2020

• Micron Xceed Color Card For Mac Os
• Micron Xceed Color Card For Macbook

Apple also offered 'LC slot' cards for the models LC, LC II, and LC III, and a few other systems. There were also 'comm slot' cards for many Macs. See my LC and comm slot section for links and details.

Not all XCeed cards had this feature. Anyway, the greyscale adapter absolutely, positively, needs the color card to work. To get the 256 greys per pixel, the video memory has to come from someplace, so it comes from the XCeed card, since the Mac only has 1 bit per pixel mapped. Details about Vintage Apple Macintosh Video Card Mac Micron XCEED N86-48 MGII16 NuBus. Vintage Apple Macintosh Video Card Mac Micron XCEED N86-48 MGII16 NuBus.

I also have on this page some add-on parts for the 'compact' Macs: Plus, SE, Classic and so on. Typically these are PDS slot cards. Other Mac parts are listed on my Mac Parts Web page. If you don't see a part for a system I list on other pages, ask for price and availability.

All parts are used and tested unless noted, see my condition section for details. We also have a variety of Mac accessories, add ons and booksand software as linked from my Mac home page.

When ordering, please follow this link forordering information, terms and conditions, and info aboutorders outside the USA.

Parts on this and other pages include:

• Mac PCI bus cards: video, USB, Firewire, etc.
  
• Pentium Windows ISA or PCI SCSI controllers
  
• NuBus and earlier video cards for various Macs
  
• Video cables, adapters are on another Web page.
• Video monitors are on another Web page.
• all network cards, Appletalk and accessories on another page
  
• other NuBus and earlier adapters, devices and cards: GPIB, MIDI, video
  
• SOME Mac parts except laptop parts

PCI cards

PCI is the name of the bus standard for most cards which plug into the motherboards of most PowerMacs and G3 Macs. (Not the processor cards however.) Check my PowerMac section to see PowerMac systems; my my iMac section to see G3 and later systems. For network (Ethernet, 10bt) PCI cards, also check my networking section. SCSI controller cards may also be in my Mac hard drive section. Some PCI cards are listed on my iMac and G3 parts page.

PCI video cards

AGP video cards for the AGP slot can be found on my Mac G4 parts Web page.

CoolDVD E4 DOOIN DVD decoder card. PCI card by E4, Elecede. Used in older Macs that don't have hardware or software DVD MPEG decoding. WE DON'T HAVE SOFTWARE, very hard to find on the Web. $25 plus shipping. Possibly associated with 'buz' SCSI/VGA card below.

ATI Rage 128 GL, 630-2858, video card. PCI video card, typical for G3, etc. PN 109-57400, PCI MACH 64, with HDI-15 (VGA) connector; AND with Apple daughter card DVD Decoder board 820-1012-A . $29 plus shipping

ATI Rage 128 GL, 630-2858, video card. PCI video card, typical for G3, etc. PN 109-57400, PCI MACH 64, with HDI-15 (VGA) connector. $19 plus shipping

ATI Rage 128 GL, 630-2896, PN 109-57500, similar to above. $15 plus shipping.

ATI Mach64 video card. PCI video card, typical for PowerMac 9500, G3, etc. PN 109-33200,PCI MACH 64, with HDI-15 (VGA) and DB-15 (Mac video) connectors. Takes a memory expansion card109-31600-00, not included. $19 plus shipping *OUT of stock*.

ATI Mach64 video card. PCI video card, typical for PowerMac 9500, G3, etc. PN 109-32900, PCI MACH 64, with DB-15 (Mac video) connector. Takes a memory expansion card,109-31600-00 not included. $15 plus shipping

'buz' SCSI and VGA card. Video-capture and editing board combined with a SCSI controller. Chips include zr36067, zr36060, saa7111, saa7185. Has SCSI 50-pin internal connector, external SCSI-2 50-pin and MALE DB-15. NO SOFTWARE, card only. $25 plus shipping. Possibly associated with 'coolDVD' card above.

Apple G3 audio/video 'A/V personality card' with SVideo and video in and out, for video capture. NOT PCI, it plugs into the G3 audio/video card slot, replacing the audio only card. Check my iMac parts page for details.

iX Micro Twin Turbo 128M8A video card, from 9600 system, $19 plus shipping.

iX Micro, Twin Turbo video card with ROM 'Apple iX 3D'. Chip Says '128-3D', from 9600 system, 2 available $25 each plus shipping.

Radius video card. PCI video card, long card. 'Golden Gate' 0012173-0002 0011749-0003 Has a lot of memory, millions of colors at 1000 X 800. $19.

Precision Digital Images IMAXX/PCI. DB-9 and HD-15 VGA connectors. $29

DV Now AV 1.4, 60-001-0040. Two FireWire ports and 3-ro2 26-pin connector. Video? DVI? I dunno! $25

USB or FireWire PCI cards:

These will vary as available, ask for current stock. Pulled from systems, no software included.Generally a USB card that is not identified as 'USB 2.0' will be USB 1.1 - check with manufacturer orcheck the specifications of the USB chip if identified. Do your homework.

Apple's SCSI-2 drive upgrade

Apple internal SCSI-2 cable, for two drives plus controller, $10 with card.

Atto ExpressPCI PSC SCSI controller card, 50-pin SCSI-1 and 50-pin SCSI-2internal connectors. Has external SCSI connector not normally used. $29 plus shipping.

Other Apple PCI SCSI cards

Apple labled PCI SCSI card, Adaptec AHA-2930. Internal 50-pin flatcable connector, external SCSI-2 card. $29 plus shipping. External cables available, specify SCSI connector needed at other end.

Other PCI cards

Micron Xceed Color Card For Mac Os

CT4870 Sound Blaster Live! audio PCI card, $25 plus shipping.

USB to SCSI controllers, 'cables'

USB to SCSI 'cables' is an incorrect way to describe what is a USB to SCSI device orcontroller. These are not wires or cables but electronic devices which connect externally to a Mac USB port. See my USB to SCSI controllers Web page for more information.

SCSI cards for Windows, Pentium, Intel systems

Some of our customers want to run their SCSI drives from their Intel, Windows, Pentium systems. So theyare looking for SCSI controllers to add to those systems. We keep a small stock of such cards. We can't warrentthey will work on YOUR system. We may be able to test them on some Windows systems here in house, we will test if we can.SCSI controller cards have various external connectors: either DB-25 like Macs, or a SCSI-2 (narrow 68 pin SCSI)or a SCSI-3 (narrow 80-pin SCSI). Check our cables section for cables and adapters. Some of these cards also have INTERNAL SCSI connectors, which may or may not be usable depending on use of external connectors. Don't ask me for explanations, check the Web for specifics. Also consider use of a USB to SCSI controller. See my USB to SCSI controllers Web page for more information.

PCI bus cards with DB-25 connectors include:
Adaptec 2902, 2906: $15 each

PCI bus cards with SCSI-2 connectors include:
Advantsys ABP-15; NCR815XS, BusLogic BA80C30, Adaptec AHA-2940, etc. etc.
Prices start at $20, ask for specifics, let me know what INTERNAL connectors you want.

PCI bus cards with SCSI-3 connectors include:
Symbios Sym8751SPE (four available), Adaptec AHA-2940W, Adaptec AHA 2940UW, etc.
Prices start at $25, ask for specifics, let me know what INTERNAL connectors you want.

ISA SCSI cards are also available. These will start at $10 plus shipping, be specific about features, or brand and model. Cards include Adaptec, Domex DMX3181LE, others. Many have DB-25 connectors.

Apple cards for 'PC': ISA bus card

Tangent PC MacBridge card Asst 227050-00. 8-bit ISA card with DB-9 connector. Probably a LocalTalk or PhoneNet network card. $39 plus shipping. One available.

NuBus and earlier video cards

NuBus video cards

The following are NuBus cards, compatible with Mac II series systemsand many Quadra, Centris, Performa and PowerMac systems which have NuBus slots. All cards have the Apple DB-15 video connector unless noted. Cardsmay not be currently available, ask. We also have some informationon Mac monitors to compare these cards to. Forother video cards, check my video sectionof my Mac parts page. For some Apple name and feature info, look at this info file on video cards.

Features of video: 'Video' is defined by horizontal and vertical frequencies, and by 'resolution'. Also, by the number of available colors. Look these 'video' terms up on the Web for what they mean, if you are not familiar with them. Briefly, higher scan rates for horizontal usually mean more resolution, some LCD and CRT type monitors can't accept some 'frequencies' of horizontal scan rates. 'resolution' means number of pixels per line, or number of horizontal lines per screen image. For example, '640 X 480' means 640 horizontal pixels per line, 480 lines per screen. 'more colors' means more shades of color for each pixel. More memory on the video card provides more colors or more pixels.

For more information about video signals and how monitors 'deal with' them, and so called 'Mac to VGA adapters', read my Web page about monitors and about those adapters.

The following NuBus cards will work with most Apple 14-inch to 17-inch monitors;and with most modern VGA or some LCD monitors with a Mac DB-15 to VGA adapter.We can't warrent YOUR monitor's success. But cards are tested with a VGA-type non-Apple LCD monitor.

Radius Precision Color 8-xj (CLR8) 632-0115. .
Radius accelerated 8-bit Graphics I/F 632-0188-02 rev A4.
Radius Precision Color 8xj or 8xi, 630-0115. *OUT* 8-bit accelerated, ROM 1.31. 256 color,640 X 480 or 1150 X 780. ROM supports 13' or 14' Apple monitors, Radius Precision Color 19in, multifrequency monitors, SVGA monitors. short Nubus card.
Focus Enhancements P/N 10038, thousands of colors 640 X 480.

RasterOps True Color video board, 'color board 364' long NuBus card. RasterOps 2400-002 chip. Bt473KPJ35 and Bt253KPJ chips. Has DB-15, Svideo and RCA jack connectors. May be input board, I do not know. Displays millions of colors at 640 X 480.

Apple High Resolution card, 630-4222, 630-4230. 256 color at 640 X 480.
Apple Mac Display card, 820-0400, prob 256-thousands of colors w/two 68-pin (256K?) VRAM sockets.
*OUT* Apple Mac Display card, 820-0310-05, prob 256-thousands of colors w/two 68-pin (256K?) VRAM sockets.
Apple Mac Display card, 820-0600-A, millions of colors, no VRAM sockets. .

These work with at least Apple 14 and 15-inch monitors:
SuperMac Spectrum/24 card, V1.6, Apple 15-pin connector: 640X480Xmillions.
Apple Macintosh II video card, 820-0198, 640 X 480 16 colors, or 256 colors.
E-Machines, 030-1330-05, dated 1991, millions of colors.
These do not work with the 16, 15 or 14-inch Apple monitors or VGA: thesetypically work with the monitor matching the card name and brand. Ask about price
Radius TPD II-M card, ROM 2.2, probably Radius two-page display
Radius GS/CM board, ROM 2.2,
Apple workstation/Portrait video card, 820-5037, probably for Apple Portrait monitor - OUT?
SuperMac Technology Graphix card, 9-pin & 15-pin connector, ROM 1.5.
Mac II Dual Page card, 9-pin connector, probably Apple Dual Page display
Nutmeg Systems video card, DB-9 connector,
Apple Two-page monochrome video card 820-5040.(Apple 13W3 connector), two cards
Apple Macintosh II Monochrome Video Card, 15-pin connector
Lapis Technologies Mac II Dual Page video card (9 pin DIN-9 connector),
Mac II mono Video card, 15 pin connector, 820-0285A

These are special purpose or high-resolution video cards:

Julian Systems 'Genlock Board' rev B. DB9 and DB15 connectors.

SuperMac Spigot video capture card. Nubus, with RCA jack (like VCR video connector). Apparentlycaptures full-frame but limited resolution video. Quite an achievement on old Macs in the era. I have a few of these.two Web pages with more info are: a little story about the first sales of this card; and fragments of Q&A captured from the old Radius Web site.

truevision brand NuVista+ Video production card. 2MB RAM. Long NuBus card for quality video work. used but I have the box with card, books and diskettes. Also have VGA to BNC cables for those old monitors. Ask for price and details.

SCION VG-5 Video Frame grabber, rev A. NuBus. DB-9 connector. No software. *sold Oct 09* here's a Web link for info from April 2007

Radius Direct Color 16/24 video card 630-0105-B. BT439KC, BT457KPJ110 chips (RAMDAC?). DB-15 connector. Long Nubus card, untested. Two available. Apparently they only support Radius Color or Two-Page monitors at 1152x882 resolution.

rasterops 8/24 XLi board. ROM says 8/24XL V1.3. Rasterops 2400-0026 chipandthree 2400-0004 chips, RAM and sockets for RAM, DB-15 connector.

I've not evaluated these cards by monitor compatibility.

Clearview G5XL
Emachines or E-machines 029-1529-02
Emachines 029-01329-01
Lapis ProColor Server 24, Focus Enhancements p/n 10038

PDS Video cards, DOS Compatibility cards

I have some HPV video cards for the PowerPC 6100/7100/8100 PDS slot asfollows below: these are not NuBus cards. (Note: The 6100 needsa PDS to HPV adapter to support one of these cards.)Check the Web siteI've referenced here for info related to these cards. (Note:the 6100, 7100, and 8100 use a HDI-45 connector for their internalvideo. Check my parts page for an adapterto Apple's DB-15 video connector.)

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Apple model 820-0522-A, HPV slot Video display card for the 7100, 8100.Has four empty VRAM sockets for 256K VRAMS. Has 1MB on card already. Showsthousands of colors at 640X480 monitor resolution.With typical Apple DB-15 video connector. $15 each

Apple model 820-0509-A, HPV slot Apple display card. Has 2Mb on board, more colors than 820-0522A card above.Has four empty VRAM sockets for 512K VRAMs. With typical Apple DB-15video connector. $35 each.

256K VRAM for 820-0522-A HPV display cards, 68 pin.
512K VRAM for 820-0509-A cards.
prices are on my Mac Memory Web page.

Apple A/V card 820-0510-A, HPV slot display and SVideo card.used on Apple 'A/V' systems for the 7100, 8100 (and 6100 with HPV slotadapter.) 2MB VRAM on board. This card has the Apple DB-15 connector for video, plus two SVideo connectors. $39 each.

6100/610 PDS NuBus adapter bracket.Service part numbers associated with bracket are 661-1718 922-0768, 661-0049. The bracket works with 610 and 6100 slot-adapter cards. ONe card is 820-0578-A to adapt 6100 HPV slot to DOS Compatibility Card. Can't test, three boards and one bracket available.

Video/svideo/TV cards

I have the TV tuner card for 630 and 6300 type systems, and for6400 and 6500 type systems; and possibly for the earlier 5300, 5400, 5500systems. Check my PowerMac page ormy 68040, Performa, etc. page for those systemswith the card included. Look for 'TV' or 'Svideo' or 'A/V' as a featureof such systems. Nubus or PCI video capture cards will be listedon this Web page, look in those sections; and possibly as part of anA/V system on the Mac system pages mentioned above.

For example, for the 630 or 6300 series of systems,I may have a TV Tuner card, model 820-549-A.And I have the 'Apple Video System' card(820-0567-A) for the 6300 or 630 A/V slot for video input and capture.Similar Apple Video System cards are the S-videoin/out (820-0737-01) and TV Tuner card (820-0549-A).

Also, Apple brand 820-0745-A card with video IN, an RCA connector and S-video connector. also, Apple brand (monitor video) cable and board, with a DB-15 at one end , and a short PC board 820-0656 which fits a small slot on the mobo. Ask about this or similar cards.

I have a Avid Cinema USB video capture device, in the Avid package, for iMac. This is an external device you plug into your USB port. Device withsVideo and composite inputs and USB cable; Svideo cable; composite cable; manual. No Avid CD however. Devicerecognized by USB as Avid Cinema but can't test without software. $29 plus shipping.

I get few requests for TV or SVideo cards. Some of them are with their respective systems.Check my various systems Web pages to find these cards and a price withsystem; or ask me to quote for the cards seperately.

LC slot, comm slot cards

The upper connector with many square holes is the 'LC PDS SLOT' connector as marked in yellow at the left end. Typically cards for this connector mount 'sideways' or horizontal, and are a few inches by several inches long.

The lower connector with a long single slot is the 'COMMUNICATIONS SLOT' connector, as marked in yellow below and leftwards of that connector. Typically cards for this connector mount vertically and are only an inch or so tall by several inches long.

Apple and others offered 'LC slot' cards for the models LC, LC II, and LC III, and a few other Mac systems. On the LC, this slot amounts to the PDS (Processor Dependent Slot) connector. Other Mac PDS items are listed either on this page, or on my Web pages specific to one model of Mac. LC slot cards are typically network or modem cards, sometimes video cards.

There were also 'comm slot' cards for many Macs, which have one 'comm slot 1' or 'comm slot 2' connector. These are single slots on a Mac motherboard where, typically, one would add an Ethernet card or a modem card.

My LC and comm slot network cards are on another page. A description of LC slot and comm slot Macs by model is on a text page.

Some years ago, I had a LC slot video card, the Spectrum/8 card for the LC PDS slot. Check this Web page for features and software information. I no longer have this card but the information is useful.

Compact Mac video cards (not NuBus)

IIsi Supermac cards

I have a IIsi dual-slot PDS adapter card. SuperMac 0007527-0001 rev B. Two right-angle PDS connectors on a PDS riser card. See below forcard which uses this. It's probably too big for an SE/30.

I have a IIsi video capture card which needs the above PDS adapter or equivalent. Supermac 0007542-0001 rev B. Has RCA jack input,Phillips SAA7191WP video digitizer chip. No docs, no software. It's probably too big for an SE/30. Ask about price.

Xceed color video card for SE/30 and IIsi. Numbers on the card include 'E86981-15-0 09/93 FCCID F5R0369 PGD-900075'. The card was likely built in Sept 1993. This card fits in the SE/30 PDS slot and includes a DB-15 connector for Apple video monitors. The card produces 256 colors (8-bit) on a 640X480 display, without additional software. But it apparently has options for higher resolutions (800 X 600) but mayneed additional software to do so. Curently we only have a system extension forthis card. We also lack the very valuable but rare CRT adapter, which allowsthis card to use the SE/30 CRT for a grey-scale display. This is not for sale at this time but we'd appreciate references to more software or to that adapter. We have most of the information needed to replicate the adapter if and when time permits. We recognize this card with adapter has been sold recently (2007) for at least $500 US.

When ordering, please follow this link forordering information, terms and conditions, and info aboutorders outside the USA.

Video cables and adapters

Mac monitors and video cables have moved to my parts Web page.
Mac & VGA video adapters have moved to my parts Web page.

Other cards and adapters: GPIB, audio, MIDI, etc.

SOme NuBus cards may be in my test and instrumentation Web page.

Nubus card, ECRM RIP Rasterops 2400-0026 chip andthree 2400-0004 chips. Two TI 74BCT2420FN chips, one TI 74ACT2440FN.This long NuBus card appears to be for use with phototypesetters or imagesetters. It has its own 68000 16Mhz processor and memory, and a narrow SCSI 50 pin external connector,presumably to a specialized printer. The software associated with it (no warrenty or guarantee or license)appears to be Harlequin RIP, from ECRM. You may or may not need a 'dongle' to operate this card or its software.The card when powered has several blinking LED's in various patterns. A Web search will find someinformation on this card and related products. An additional charge if you want the software,it may be on a hard drive or ZIP disk, and again no warrenty or guarantee or license offered for software.

Nubus card set, Texas Instruments TI Microexplorer. Nubus card with daugherboard of memory.This was a TI product, marketed by Apple in 1988, a 32-bit Lisp machine.*SOLD Nov 2005*

'Apple Video System' for 5300 and 6300 series systems. This isa two-card set with A/V inputs and a TV tuner. We pull these fromvarious Macs; check one of our 6300 series systemsto see if we have such a system. One video sysetm card (820-0567-A)goes in the A/V slot for video input and capture. There is also a card for theexternal video which mounts on the back of the computer. And there isthe TV tuner card (820-549-A) which takes a cable or antenna connection.Working, used, without software: $35 plus shipping.

Mac SE card: GPIB or IEEE-488 controller .This card controls an instrument bus also known as HP-IB. ManyHewett-Packard electronic instruments use this bus. This cardfits into the PDS slot of an SE, and it ran under System 6. I'vepulled what I think are the drivers off that system, but just in caseI will sell you the card AND the SCSI drive (20Mb-40Mb). Priced tomove at $29 plus shipping.

Nubus card: NB-GPIB/TNT IEEE-488 controller from National Instruments.This card controls an instrument bus also known as HP-IB. ManyHewett-Packard electronic instruments use this bus. This card is a'NB-GPIB/TNT' a long Nubus card. The card's model number is'181835-01'. No software or drivers from me, check the Web.Looking for offers. One GPIB extender to get the GPIB connector wellpast the back of the Nubus cage. three cards available as of April 2004

Micron Xceed Color Card For Macbook

Nubus NB-DIO-96 digital I/O card from National Instruments.Short NuBus card with long data connector on card bracket for external cable.Designed year 1991, Assy 181565-01 rev A2.

Nubus NB-DIO-32F analog &digital I/O card from National Instruments.I have two NB-DIO-32F cards: 180505-01 rev D3, 180505-01 rev D2. Long Nubus card.Here's a photo of one.

For more IEEE-488 devices, check ourodds and ends page.

Strawberry Tree brand Analog Connection M2 or ACM2 NuBus card. (Company bought by IOTech.) May be part of WorkbenchMac package (not included). Copyright on card1987, on lable 1992. 50-pin flatcable connector on outside end of card. Numbers on card: 113-2-6 113-4-6. Mostly small CMOS digital chips, but also AD7545AKN chips. Ifyou have tech info I'm interested, or you can buy the card! Make offer.

Becton-Dickson 'Mac Acquisition card' Long NuBus card. with 68020/16processor on board. has external many-pin connector (3 rows) and internal20-pin socket card connector. card has numbers ASSY 03-20061- Schem 07-20061-10-20061-05. Make offer.

Nubus card by CSI, dual serial ports ROM on card says 'Hustler Rev 3.383Copyright CSI 1996'. Has what looks like two Appletalk/serial ports onback, driven by Zilog ESCC (serial) chip. 68008 processor on card as a localcontroller. No docs, no software, just the card. Tell me what it is and whatit is worth!

Apple 'Emerald City' PC Drive card, NuBus card to drive external PC floppydrive (DB-37 connector). Apple 630-4161, 820-0213A. We also have an Apple5.25 inch drive! We tested these in May 2012 and they work ('PC File Exchange 7.0' under System 6). What's it worth to you?.

Macintosh SE-bus PC Drive Card from Apple, 820-0241-A. Thisappears to be a card that plugs into the SE PDS socket, and which providessome kind of PC-compatible floppy disk interface. Cable comes out of backof SE with DB-37 connector, presumably the same as used by the old IBM XTfor external floppy drives. No docs, no software, not tested - have fun!Make offer. We also have an Apple 5.25 inch drive with 37-pin connector.

Also: Macintosh II PC drive card for NuBus. , 820-0213-A. Apparentlyoperates a PC compatible floppy disk drive, like the card above. DB-37 connector. Make offer.

For the Mac SE: Mac ADIOS card, possibly an HP-IB or IEEE-488device for the SE. Plugs into the PDS slot, has connector for back of SE.I also have pulled what may be the 'driver', a desk accessory for System6.0.3; and the 40MB hard drive. Let me know what all this is worth to you.

MIDI adapters

Non-Apple brand MIDI devices. Altechand MidiMan.

Midiman brand, MacMan Macintosh MIDI interface. Just the interface module,no cables or 9VDC power supply. Has connectors for Mac serial/printer/modemminiDIN-8 cables, and five-pin DIN MIDI connectors. Sold as is untested.

Apple MIDI interface in box, A9M0103. I have two boxed sets, each contains owner's guide,two DIN-5 MIDI cables Apple 590-0576-A, one Apple mini-DIN8 cable 590-0552-A, interface module A9M0103. (1) one box is clean and cablesstill tie-wrapped, also has packing list and warranty card. (1) one box haddrops of oil, so manual and box have cosmetic damage. Oil cleanedfrom all items.

Other system expansion products

Accelerators, processors, and other upgrades.

Processor upgrade options or accelerators may provide features likecache memory (faster program execution), NuBus expansion,68881 or 68882 FPU's (math coprocessors or coprocessors), processor speedups ornew processors. Most of these cards are specific to one Mac model or series of models.Also, check my network card WEb page, some network adaptersinclude a math coprocessor.

Note: SOme buyers of accelerators report problems of various sorts - crashes,no startup. Your problems may be dueto memory issues. For instance, your currentmemory may be too slow for an accelerator. Before ordering, please considerchecking the RATED speed of your memory. The only way to do that is tophysically look at the CHIPS on your memory SIMMS or DIMMS, and read off thelast few digits of the chip's identifying number. Typically that number willend in the following: 12, 10, 08, 07, 06, 05. THose indicate speeds of120ns (nanoseconds), 100ns, 80ns, etc. Give me that info when you order.This sounds tedious but it may save you time and fuss later.

probably sold, ask - Radius PhotoEngine NuBus card - very unusual!. Card ASSY 632-0213-01. Not a video card but a COPROCESSOR card, with four AT&T 3207F02 DSP processors. Used with Radius software to accelerate Adobe Photoshop on 'slow' NuBus systems. Check Vintage Box as of 2007 to get more info. The PhotoBooster was a 2 DSP version for the PDS slot. Hard to price this one, can't test, no software, but pulled from working system. Probably sold as of 2015 but ask.

Radius RISC Quick Color processor card 630-0035-B. ROM says Quick Color 297-0041-A Long NuBus card with eight 6264 RAM chips on it. Two available. Possibly associated with Radius video card?

Daystar FastCache card, cache memory for IIci. PLugs into cache socket. $25.

I have one Daystar numeric coprocessor card for the LC or LC II, itplugs into the LC's PDS slot. $25. Otherwise, many LC slot cards include a socketfor a 68882 coprocessor. Check my Mac card Web page for LC slot cards.

Daystar Digital Mac II upgrade, plugs into the CPU and FPU sockets. Has 68030/50 CPU and 68882/50 FPU board, also a RAM card. Will be priced at least the value of the socketed CPU and FPU.

Daystar PowerCache card with Mac II adapter. Has 68030/33 CPU and 68882/33 FPU. Adapter plugsinto Mac II CPU and FPU sockets.

Apple accelerators and caches

For PowerMac G3 accelerators, check my G3 and G4 Web page

Apple Power Macintosh Upgrade Card for the 68040 PDS slot. I do not have this card currently.but here's some specifications I've gathered. This card, pulled from a Quadra 700, has a PowerMac 601 40MHz-60MHz processor. Later versions were known as the Daystar PowerPro.Apple's Web site says this card M2843LL/A is compatible with thefollowing 68040 computers:Quadra/Centris 610 (w/ PDS angle adapter); Q 630; Q 700; Q 800; Q 900; Q 950.

The PowerMac card has a PowerPC 601 Processor with 256K level-2 cache,expandable (or may have) 1MB. Speed 50MHz nominally, butit will run at double the clock speed of the host system,from 40Mhz to 60Mhz, under at least System 7.1.2. You use the Power Macintosh Card control panel to turn the card on and off, a usefulfeature when your software may need the '040 and its numericprocessor. I do not have this card currently.

Apple Mac IIci CPU cache card, $10. Provides small speed improvement by addingprocessor RAM cache, just plug in cache slot!

Apple IIe card for LC slot Check the Web for details. This card plugs into the LC slot of various Macs and runs Apple II software. It hasa special connector for a Y-cable to connect to joysticks and Apple II drives. As of May 2012, we do not hve the cable or card available.

CPU chips, processor chips

In the last several years, most requests to me for CPU chips are for faster processors to upgrade 68040 systems. If you want a faster CPU card for a PowerMac, check either my G3 accelerators or look at the PowerMac page for faster Apple CPU cards.

I have some 68040's as removed from systems or old-stock - not 'imports'. These aren't recent purchases that may have been remarked. Generally I test a 68040 before sale (not always at rated speed). 'LC' means the processor does not include the math coprocessor ; those aren't usually requested. Prices below do not include shipping packing handling, I'll add to pack with care. Also check my Web pages for chips on accelerators & specific Mac motherboards.

Prices as of aug 2020 (which may change) are:
68LC040/25: ask
68040/25: $35 each
68LC040/33: ask
68040/33: OUT each
68LC040/40: ask
68040/40: $59 each

68030 processors: ask for specific speeds. Look at my older Mac pages for motherboards with the desired chips. I may be able to buy through other dealers, ask me.

68881, 68882 coprocessors: ask for specifics, but look at the systems which normallyinclude these. Prices depend on speed, package.

The 68882 coprocessors for many of the 68030 systems used a PLCC package (square, pins wrapped around the edge) for the chip, and the chip is inserted in a socket. Most times the socket is in a network card, so check our network card page for the network card appropriate to your system. Some Macs used the PGA package like the package photographed above for the 68040. Be specific about the package and speed required.

SCSI accelerators

If you want to improve hard drive performance, one way is to install Apple's SCSI upgrades. Apple had an upgrade for its 'servers' which was a SCSI-2 PCI card and various SCSI-2 hard drives. These provided faster drive access and used more advanced drives than their SCSI-1 on-board controller and SCSI-1 drives of the era. Take a look at the controllers and drives on this Web page for details and prices.

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Rolled out in January 1989, the SE/30 was the first compact Mac to come standard with the FDHD 1.4 MB floppy drive (a.k.a. SuperDrive) and support more than 4 MB of RAM. It was essentially a IIx in an SE case.

Although advertised as a 32-bit computer, the SE/30 ROMs were 'dirty,' containing some 24-bit code, meaning it could not run 32-bit applications without new ROMs (which Apple never produced) or a software patch. To use the SE/30 in 32-bit mode, you need a free copy of Mode32 from Apple (search the page for 'mode32'). (You only need 32-bit addressing if you have more than 8 MB of memory.)

The SE/30 offered the power of the IIx in a minimal footprint configuration. With the built-in 9″ screen, it was a popular network server.

The SE/30 has color QuickDraw built in, so it can be used to surf the Web. However, it requires a video card, such as the discontinued Micron Xceed, to display anything beyond black and white.

Did you know the SE/30 could display grays on the internal monitor? If you can get your hands on the Micron Xceed video card, it supports 8-bit video on an external monitor – or on the internal screen when no external monitor is attached. These cards are rare and highly valued.

Aura Systems made ScuzzyGraph II, a SCSI peripheral that provided 8-color video for people who didn't want to buy (or couldn't afford) a Mac II. 1989 cost was $995 to $2,495, depending on resolution.

The SE/30 can handle as large a 3.5″ half-height SCSI hard drive as you can find, another reason it's long been popular as a server. To remove the hard drive: find the two screws holding the drive bracket in place. They will be facing the rear of the computer and underneath the drive itself. You'll need a fairly long Phillips screwdriver to reach them – and you'll need to disconnect the power and data cables before you can get to them. Once the screws are loose, lift the back and it should come out easily.

I have the TV tuner card for 630 and 6300 type systems, and for6400 and 6500 type systems; and possibly for the earlier 5300, 5400, 5500systems. Check my PowerMac page ormy 68040, Performa, etc. page for those systemswith the card included. Look for 'TV' or 'Svideo' or 'A/V' as a featureof such systems. Nubus or PCI video capture cards will be listedon this Web page, look in those sections; and possibly as part of anA/V system on the Mac system pages mentioned above.

For example, for the 630 or 6300 series of systems,I may have a TV Tuner card, model 820-549-A.And I have the 'Apple Video System' card(820-0567-A) for the 6300 or 630 A/V slot for video input and capture.Similar Apple Video System cards are the S-videoin/out (820-0737-01) and TV Tuner card (820-0549-A).

Also, Apple brand 820-0745-A card with video IN, an RCA connector and S-video connector. also, Apple brand (monitor video) cable and board, with a DB-15 at one end , and a short PC board 820-0656 which fits a small slot on the mobo. Ask about this or similar cards.

I have a Avid Cinema USB video capture device, in the Avid package, for iMac. This is an external device you plug into your USB port. Device withsVideo and composite inputs and USB cable; Svideo cable; composite cable; manual. No Avid CD however. Devicerecognized by USB as Avid Cinema but can't test without software. $29 plus shipping.

I get few requests for TV or SVideo cards. Some of them are with their respective systems.Check my various systems Web pages to find these cards and a price withsystem; or ask me to quote for the cards seperately.

LC slot, comm slot cards

The upper connector with many square holes is the 'LC PDS SLOT' connector as marked in yellow at the left end. Typically cards for this connector mount 'sideways' or horizontal, and are a few inches by several inches long.

The lower connector with a long single slot is the 'COMMUNICATIONS SLOT' connector, as marked in yellow below and leftwards of that connector. Typically cards for this connector mount vertically and are only an inch or so tall by several inches long.

Apple and others offered 'LC slot' cards for the models LC, LC II, and LC III, and a few other Mac systems. On the LC, this slot amounts to the PDS (Processor Dependent Slot) connector. Other Mac PDS items are listed either on this page, or on my Web pages specific to one model of Mac. LC slot cards are typically network or modem cards, sometimes video cards.

There were also 'comm slot' cards for many Macs, which have one 'comm slot 1' or 'comm slot 2' connector. These are single slots on a Mac motherboard where, typically, one would add an Ethernet card or a modem card.

My LC and comm slot network cards are on another page. A description of LC slot and comm slot Macs by model is on a text page.

Some years ago, I had a LC slot video card, the Spectrum/8 card for the LC PDS slot. Check this Web page for features and software information. I no longer have this card but the information is useful.

Compact Mac video cards (not NuBus)

IIsi Supermac cards

I have a IIsi dual-slot PDS adapter card. SuperMac 0007527-0001 rev B. Two right-angle PDS connectors on a PDS riser card. See below forcard which uses this. It's probably too big for an SE/30.

I have a IIsi video capture card which needs the above PDS adapter or equivalent. Supermac 0007542-0001 rev B. Has RCA jack input,Phillips SAA7191WP video digitizer chip. No docs, no software. It's probably too big for an SE/30. Ask about price.

Xceed color video card for SE/30 and IIsi. Numbers on the card include 'E86981-15-0 09/93 FCCID F5R0369 PGD-900075'. The card was likely built in Sept 1993. This card fits in the SE/30 PDS slot and includes a DB-15 connector for Apple video monitors. The card produces 256 colors (8-bit) on a 640X480 display, without additional software. But it apparently has options for higher resolutions (800 X 600) but mayneed additional software to do so. Curently we only have a system extension forthis card. We also lack the very valuable but rare CRT adapter, which allowsthis card to use the SE/30 CRT for a grey-scale display. This is not for sale at this time but we'd appreciate references to more software or to that adapter. We have most of the information needed to replicate the adapter if and when time permits. We recognize this card with adapter has been sold recently (2007) for at least $500 US.

When ordering, please follow this link forordering information, terms and conditions, and info aboutorders outside the USA.

Video cables and adapters

Mac monitors and video cables have moved to my parts Web page.
Mac & VGA video adapters have moved to my parts Web page.

Other cards and adapters: GPIB, audio, MIDI, etc.

SOme NuBus cards may be in my test and instrumentation Web page.

Nubus card, ECRM RIP Rasterops 2400-0026 chip andthree 2400-0004 chips. Two TI 74BCT2420FN chips, one TI 74ACT2440FN.This long NuBus card appears to be for use with phototypesetters or imagesetters. It has its own 68000 16Mhz processor and memory, and a narrow SCSI 50 pin external connector,presumably to a specialized printer. The software associated with it (no warrenty or guarantee or license)appears to be Harlequin RIP, from ECRM. You may or may not need a 'dongle' to operate this card or its software.The card when powered has several blinking LED's in various patterns. A Web search will find someinformation on this card and related products. An additional charge if you want the software,it may be on a hard drive or ZIP disk, and again no warrenty or guarantee or license offered for software.

Nubus card set, Texas Instruments TI Microexplorer. Nubus card with daugherboard of memory.This was a TI product, marketed by Apple in 1988, a 32-bit Lisp machine.*SOLD Nov 2005*

'Apple Video System' for 5300 and 6300 series systems. This isa two-card set with A/V inputs and a TV tuner. We pull these fromvarious Macs; check one of our 6300 series systemsto see if we have such a system. One video sysetm card (820-0567-A)goes in the A/V slot for video input and capture. There is also a card for theexternal video which mounts on the back of the computer. And there isthe TV tuner card (820-549-A) which takes a cable or antenna connection.Working, used, without software: $35 plus shipping.

Mac SE card: GPIB or IEEE-488 controller .This card controls an instrument bus also known as HP-IB. ManyHewett-Packard electronic instruments use this bus. This cardfits into the PDS slot of an SE, and it ran under System 6. I'vepulled what I think are the drivers off that system, but just in caseI will sell you the card AND the SCSI drive (20Mb-40Mb). Priced tomove at $29 plus shipping.

Nubus card: NB-GPIB/TNT IEEE-488 controller from National Instruments.This card controls an instrument bus also known as HP-IB. ManyHewett-Packard electronic instruments use this bus. This card is a'NB-GPIB/TNT' a long Nubus card. The card's model number is'181835-01'. No software or drivers from me, check the Web.Looking for offers. One GPIB extender to get the GPIB connector wellpast the back of the Nubus cage. three cards available as of April 2004

Micron Xceed Color Card For Macbook

Nubus NB-DIO-96 digital I/O card from National Instruments.Short NuBus card with long data connector on card bracket for external cable.Designed year 1991, Assy 181565-01 rev A2.

Nubus NB-DIO-32F analog &digital I/O card from National Instruments.I have two NB-DIO-32F cards: 180505-01 rev D3, 180505-01 rev D2. Long Nubus card.Here's a photo of one.

For more IEEE-488 devices, check ourodds and ends page.

Strawberry Tree brand Analog Connection M2 or ACM2 NuBus card. (Company bought by IOTech.) May be part of WorkbenchMac package (not included). Copyright on card1987, on lable 1992. 50-pin flatcable connector on outside end of card. Numbers on card: 113-2-6 113-4-6. Mostly small CMOS digital chips, but also AD7545AKN chips. Ifyou have tech info I'm interested, or you can buy the card! Make offer.

Becton-Dickson 'Mac Acquisition card' Long NuBus card. with 68020/16processor on board. has external many-pin connector (3 rows) and internal20-pin socket card connector. card has numbers ASSY 03-20061- Schem 07-20061-10-20061-05. Make offer.

Nubus card by CSI, dual serial ports ROM on card says 'Hustler Rev 3.383Copyright CSI 1996'. Has what looks like two Appletalk/serial ports onback, driven by Zilog ESCC (serial) chip. 68008 processor on card as a localcontroller. No docs, no software, just the card. Tell me what it is and whatit is worth!

Apple 'Emerald City' PC Drive card, NuBus card to drive external PC floppydrive (DB-37 connector). Apple 630-4161, 820-0213A. We also have an Apple5.25 inch drive! We tested these in May 2012 and they work ('PC File Exchange 7.0' under System 6). What's it worth to you?.

Macintosh SE-bus PC Drive Card from Apple, 820-0241-A. Thisappears to be a card that plugs into the SE PDS socket, and which providessome kind of PC-compatible floppy disk interface. Cable comes out of backof SE with DB-37 connector, presumably the same as used by the old IBM XTfor external floppy drives. No docs, no software, not tested - have fun!Make offer. We also have an Apple 5.25 inch drive with 37-pin connector.

Also: Macintosh II PC drive card for NuBus. , 820-0213-A. Apparentlyoperates a PC compatible floppy disk drive, like the card above. DB-37 connector. Make offer.

For the Mac SE: Mac ADIOS card, possibly an HP-IB or IEEE-488device for the SE. Plugs into the PDS slot, has connector for back of SE.I also have pulled what may be the 'driver', a desk accessory for System6.0.3; and the 40MB hard drive. Let me know what all this is worth to you.

MIDI adapters

Non-Apple brand MIDI devices. Altechand MidiMan.

Midiman brand, MacMan Macintosh MIDI interface. Just the interface module,no cables or 9VDC power supply. Has connectors for Mac serial/printer/modemminiDIN-8 cables, and five-pin DIN MIDI connectors. Sold as is untested.

Apple MIDI interface in box, A9M0103. I have two boxed sets, each contains owner's guide,two DIN-5 MIDI cables Apple 590-0576-A, one Apple mini-DIN8 cable 590-0552-A, interface module A9M0103. (1) one box is clean and cablesstill tie-wrapped, also has packing list and warranty card. (1) one box haddrops of oil, so manual and box have cosmetic damage. Oil cleanedfrom all items.

Other system expansion products

Accelerators, processors, and other upgrades.

Processor upgrade options or accelerators may provide features likecache memory (faster program execution), NuBus expansion,68881 or 68882 FPU's (math coprocessors or coprocessors), processor speedups ornew processors. Most of these cards are specific to one Mac model or series of models.Also, check my network card WEb page, some network adaptersinclude a math coprocessor.

Note: SOme buyers of accelerators report problems of various sorts - crashes,no startup. Your problems may be dueto memory issues. For instance, your currentmemory may be too slow for an accelerator. Before ordering, please considerchecking the RATED speed of your memory. The only way to do that is tophysically look at the CHIPS on your memory SIMMS or DIMMS, and read off thelast few digits of the chip's identifying number. Typically that number willend in the following: 12, 10, 08, 07, 06, 05. THose indicate speeds of120ns (nanoseconds), 100ns, 80ns, etc. Give me that info when you order.This sounds tedious but it may save you time and fuss later.

probably sold, ask - Radius PhotoEngine NuBus card - very unusual!. Card ASSY 632-0213-01. Not a video card but a COPROCESSOR card, with four AT&T 3207F02 DSP processors. Used with Radius software to accelerate Adobe Photoshop on 'slow' NuBus systems. Check Vintage Box as of 2007 to get more info. The PhotoBooster was a 2 DSP version for the PDS slot. Hard to price this one, can't test, no software, but pulled from working system. Probably sold as of 2015 but ask.

Radius RISC Quick Color processor card 630-0035-B. ROM says Quick Color 297-0041-A Long NuBus card with eight 6264 RAM chips on it. Two available. Possibly associated with Radius video card?

Daystar FastCache card, cache memory for IIci. PLugs into cache socket. $25.

I have one Daystar numeric coprocessor card for the LC or LC II, itplugs into the LC's PDS slot. $25. Otherwise, many LC slot cards include a socketfor a 68882 coprocessor. Check my Mac card Web page for LC slot cards.

Daystar Digital Mac II upgrade, plugs into the CPU and FPU sockets. Has 68030/50 CPU and 68882/50 FPU board, also a RAM card. Will be priced at least the value of the socketed CPU and FPU.

Daystar PowerCache card with Mac II adapter. Has 68030/33 CPU and 68882/33 FPU. Adapter plugsinto Mac II CPU and FPU sockets.

Apple accelerators and caches

For PowerMac G3 accelerators, check my G3 and G4 Web page

Apple Power Macintosh Upgrade Card for the 68040 PDS slot. I do not have this card currently.but here's some specifications I've gathered. This card, pulled from a Quadra 700, has a PowerMac 601 40MHz-60MHz processor. Later versions were known as the Daystar PowerPro.Apple's Web site says this card M2843LL/A is compatible with thefollowing 68040 computers:Quadra/Centris 610 (w/ PDS angle adapter); Q 630; Q 700; Q 800; Q 900; Q 950.

The PowerMac card has a PowerPC 601 Processor with 256K level-2 cache,expandable (or may have) 1MB. Speed 50MHz nominally, butit will run at double the clock speed of the host system,from 40Mhz to 60Mhz, under at least System 7.1.2. You use the Power Macintosh Card control panel to turn the card on and off, a usefulfeature when your software may need the '040 and its numericprocessor. I do not have this card currently.

Apple Mac IIci CPU cache card, $10. Provides small speed improvement by addingprocessor RAM cache, just plug in cache slot!

Apple IIe card for LC slot Check the Web for details. This card plugs into the LC slot of various Macs and runs Apple II software. It hasa special connector for a Y-cable to connect to joysticks and Apple II drives. As of May 2012, we do not hve the cable or card available.

CPU chips, processor chips

In the last several years, most requests to me for CPU chips are for faster processors to upgrade 68040 systems. If you want a faster CPU card for a PowerMac, check either my G3 accelerators or look at the PowerMac page for faster Apple CPU cards.

I have some 68040's as removed from systems or old-stock - not 'imports'. These aren't recent purchases that may have been remarked. Generally I test a 68040 before sale (not always at rated speed). 'LC' means the processor does not include the math coprocessor ; those aren't usually requested. Prices below do not include shipping packing handling, I'll add to pack with care. Also check my Web pages for chips on accelerators & specific Mac motherboards.

Prices as of aug 2020 (which may change) are:
68LC040/25: ask
68040/25: $35 each
68LC040/33: ask
68040/33: OUT each
68LC040/40: ask
68040/40: $59 each

68030 processors: ask for specific speeds. Look at my older Mac pages for motherboards with the desired chips. I may be able to buy through other dealers, ask me.

68881, 68882 coprocessors: ask for specifics, but look at the systems which normallyinclude these. Prices depend on speed, package.

The 68882 coprocessors for many of the 68030 systems used a PLCC package (square, pins wrapped around the edge) for the chip, and the chip is inserted in a socket. Most times the socket is in a network card, so check our network card page for the network card appropriate to your system. Some Macs used the PGA package like the package photographed above for the 68040. Be specific about the package and speed required.

SCSI accelerators

If you want to improve hard drive performance, one way is to install Apple's SCSI upgrades. Apple had an upgrade for its 'servers' which was a SCSI-2 PCI card and various SCSI-2 hard drives. These provided faster drive access and used more advanced drives than their SCSI-1 on-board controller and SCSI-1 drives of the era. Take a look at the controllers and drives on this Web page for details and prices.

Copyright © 2020 Herb Johnson

Rolled out in January 1989, the SE/30 was the first compact Mac to come standard with the FDHD 1.4 MB floppy drive (a.k.a. SuperDrive) and support more than 4 MB of RAM. It was essentially a IIx in an SE case.

Although advertised as a 32-bit computer, the SE/30 ROMs were 'dirty,' containing some 24-bit code, meaning it could not run 32-bit applications without new ROMs (which Apple never produced) or a software patch. To use the SE/30 in 32-bit mode, you need a free copy of Mode32 from Apple (search the page for 'mode32'). (You only need 32-bit addressing if you have more than 8 MB of memory.)

The SE/30 offered the power of the IIx in a minimal footprint configuration. With the built-in 9″ screen, it was a popular network server.

The SE/30 has color QuickDraw built in, so it can be used to surf the Web. However, it requires a video card, such as the discontinued Micron Xceed, to display anything beyond black and white.

Did you know the SE/30 could display grays on the internal monitor? If you can get your hands on the Micron Xceed video card, it supports 8-bit video on an external monitor – or on the internal screen when no external monitor is attached. These cards are rare and highly valued.

Aura Systems made ScuzzyGraph II, a SCSI peripheral that provided 8-color video for people who didn't want to buy (or couldn't afford) a Mac II. 1989 cost was $995 to $2,495, depending on resolution.

The SE/30 can handle as large a 3.5″ half-height SCSI hard drive as you can find, another reason it's long been popular as a server. To remove the hard drive: find the two screws holding the drive bracket in place. They will be facing the rear of the computer and underneath the drive itself. You'll need a fairly long Phillips screwdriver to reach them – and you'll need to disconnect the power and data cables before you can get to them. Once the screws are loose, lift the back and it should come out easily.

• Got a compact Mac? Join our Vintage Macs Group.
• LEM's System 6 Group is for anyone using Mac System 6.

There is a ROM SIMM slot on the SE/30 which must be filled with a ROM. Without this ROM, the computer will not function.

We've seen several claims that replacing the SE/30's ROM with a IIsi or IIfx ROM makes the SE/30 32-bit clean and allows use of Mac OS 8.1 (with a lot of fiddling). We are interested in hearing from anyone who has successfully put a IIsi or IIfx ROM into an SE/30 – and whether you got OS 8.1 running or not. (Note that the IIsi ROM is rare; most have the ROM soldered to the motherboard.) Dan Knight, publisher.

After the SE/30, Apple didn't produce another compact Mac with an expansion slot until the Color Classic in February 1993.

You can convert a non-working compact Mac into a Macquarium. (Please, don't even think of converting a working one – you can always find someone interested on the Classic Macs or Vintage Macs lists.)

Details

• introduced 1989.01.19 at $4,400 ($4,900 with hard drive); discontinued 1990.10.21
• code names: Oreo, Double Stuffed, Green Jad
• Gestalt ID: 9
• Order no.: M5119

Mac OS

• requires system 6.0.3 to 7.5.5
• addressing: 24-bit or 32-bit (requires software enabler)

Core System

• CPU: 16 MHz 68030
• FPU: 16 MHz 68882
• ROM: 256 KB
• RAM: 1 MB, expandable to 128 MB using two 4-SIMM banks of 120ns 30-pin memory, compatible with 256 KB, 1 MB, 4 MB, and 16 MB SIMMs (although Apple does not certify it with 16 MB SIMMs)

Performance

• 3.2, relative to SE
• 3.9 MIPS
• 4.03, Speedometer 3.06
• 0.26, Speedometer 4
• see Benchmarks: SE/30 for more details

Graphics

• 9″ b&w screen, 512 x 342 pixels

Drives

• Hard drive: none, 40 MB, or 80 MB SCSI
• floppy drive: 1.4 MB double-sided
• floppy connector on back of computer

Expansion

• ADB ports: 2
• serial ports: 2 DIN-8 RS-422 ports on back of computer
• SCSI ports: DB-25 connector on back of computer
• expansion slots: 1 SE/30 PDS (same as IIsi except for bus speed)

Physical

• size (HxWxD): 13.6″ x 9.6″ x 10.9″
• Weight: 19.5 lb.
• PRAM battery: 3.6V half-AA
• power supply: 100W

Accelerators & Upgrades

• Sonnet Allegro SE/30 (33 MHz 68030), discontinued. I have one field report that this accelerator has problems with 1.4 MB floppies, but works fine with 800 KB ones. Be sure you know your return options and test this if you buy one.
• Daystar Turbo 040 (33 MHz, 40 MHz 68040), discontinued
• MicroMac Diimo/030 (50 MHz 68030), 64 KB cache, optional 50 MHz 68882 FPU, pass through connector for second card

Discontinued accelerators (68030 unless otherwise noted) include the DayStar Universal PowerCache (33, 40, 50 MHz), Fusion Data TokaMac SX (25 MHz 68040), and Total Systems Magellan 040 (25 MHz 68040).

Online Resources

• Guide to Compact Macs, a quick overview of Apple's 10 compact Macs.
• Bringing a zebra stripe SE/30 back to life, Paul Brierley, The ‘Book Beat, 2009.02.19. The Japanese call it Simasimac, the horizontal striped pattern that indicates your Mac is terminal.
• Know Your Mac's Upgrade Options, Phil Herlihy, The Usefulness Equation, 2008.08.26. Any Mac can be upgraded, but it's a question of what can be upgraded – RAM, hard drive, video, CPU – and how far it can be upgraded.
• Why You Should Partition Your Mac's Hard Drive, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 2008.12.11. 'At the very least, it makes sense to have a second partition with a bootable version of the Mac OS, so if you have problems with your work partition, you can boot from the 'emergency' partition to run Disk Utility and other diagnostics.'
• Golden Apples: The 25 best Macs to date, Michelle Klein-Häss, Geek Speak, 2009.01.27. The best Macs from 1984 through 2009, including a couple that aren't technically Macs.
• Creating Classic Mac Boot Floppies in OS X, Paul Brierley, The ‘Book Beat, 2008.08.07. Yes, it is possible to create a boot floppy for the Classic Mac OS using an OS X Mac that doesn't have Classic. Here's how.
• The Compressed Air Keyboard Repair, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2008.07.24. If your keyboard isn't working as well as it once did, blasting under the keys with compressed air may be the cure.
• Tales of old Mac data retrieval, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 2008.06.13. Getting apps and documents off 400K floppies, old disk images, and a Mac running System 5.
• The SE/30 That Does It All: Interview with an Expert Vintage Mac User, Giles Turnbull, Cult of Mac, 2008.10.16. The Wages family even uses this maxed out 1989 Macintosh SE/30 for surfing the Web!
• My compact Macs: Macintosh SE/30 and Classic II, Carl Nygren, Classic Macs in the Intel Age, 2008.06.11. Apple only made two 16 MHz black and white models in the classic compact Mac form factor, and they're both great computers.
• 10 cult Macs adored by collectors, Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils, 2008.05.13. Macs are not only noted for their longevity, but also by the passion which collectors have for some of the most interesting models ever made.
• A Vintage Mac Network Can Be as Useful as a Modern One, Carl Nygren, My Turn, 2008.04.08. Old Macs can exchange data and share an Internet connection very nicely using Apple's old LocalTalk networking.
• . Best online prices for System 6, 7.1, 7.5.x, Mac OS 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 9.0, 9.2.2, and other versions.
• Vintage Mac Networking and File Exchange, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 2007.12.19. How to network vintage Macs with modern Macs and tips on exchanging files using floppies, Zip disks, and other media.
• Getting Inside Vintage Macs and Swapping Out Bad Parts, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 2007.12.14. When an old Mac dies, the best source of parts is usually another dead Mac with different failed parts.
• Solving Mac Startup Problems, Adam Rosen, Adam's Apple, 2007.12.12. When your old Mac won't boot, the most likely culprits are a dead PRAM battery or a failed (or failing) hard drive.
• Better and Safer Surfing with Internet Explorer and the Classic Mac OS, Max Wallgren, Mac Daniel, 2007.11.06. Tips on which browsers work best with different Mac OS versions plus extra software to clean cookies and caches, detect viruses, handle downloads, etc.
• A (Mac) classic spookfest, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 2007.10.31. How to set up those old compact Macs with screen savers to enhance your Halloween experience.
• Simple Macs for Simple Tasks, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 2007.10.19. Long live 680×0 Macs and the classic Mac OS. For simple tasks such as writing, they can provide a great, low distraction environment.
• Interchangeabilty and Compatibility of Apple 1.4 MB Floppy SuperDrives, Sonic Purity, Mac Daniel, 2007.09.26. Apple used two kinds of high-density floppy drives on Macs, auto-inject and manual inject. Can they be swapped?
• 4 steps for resurrecting old Macs, Sonic Purity, Mac Daniel, 2007.07.18. Hardware problems may be solved with a thorough cleaning, deoxidizing electrical contacts, replacing failed capacitors, and/or repairing broken solder joints.
• Leopard compatibility list, bad capacitors kill Macs, 1 GHz G3 upgrade resurrected, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 2007.06.26. Also tips for troublesome OS X installs, ‘About This Mac' sometimes lies, PowerBook advice, and aluminum PowerBook design.
• My first mobile Mac: A Classic II, Jacek A. Rochacki, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2007.06.25. When a PowerBook 100 was beyond the author's means, he bought a second-hand Mac Classic II and fabricated his own carrying case to make it mobile.
• Mac System 7.5.5 Can Do Anything Mac OS 7.6.1 Can, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2007.06.04. Yes, it is possible to run Internet Explorer 5.1.7 and SoundJam with System 7.5.5. You just need to have all the updates – and make one modification for SoundJam.
• The Truth About CRTs and Shock Danger, Tom Lee, Online Tech Journal, 2007.05.22. You've been warned that CRT voltage can injure and even kill. The truth is that this danger is overstated – and takes attention away from a greater danger.
• Format Any Drive for Older Macs with Patched Apple Tools, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2007.04.25. Apple HD SC Setup and Drive Setup only work with Apple branded hard drives – until you apply the patches linked to this article.
• Macintosh SEx, RetroMacCast, 2007.03.31. James and John look at the Mac SE/30 and discuss a 'top ten' list of Apple flops.
• Making floppies and CDs for older Macs using modern Macs, Windows, and Linux PCs, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2007.03.15. Older Macs use HFS floppies and CDs. Here are the free resources you'll need to write floppies or CDs for vintage Macs using your modern computer.
• System 7 Today, advocates of Apple's ‘orphan' Mac OS 7.6.1, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 2006.10.26. Why Mac OS 7.6.1 is far better for 68040 and PowerPC Macs than System 7.5.x.
• The legendary Apple Extended Keyboard, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 2006.10.13. Introduced in 1987, this extended keyboard was well designed and very solidly built. It remains a favorite of long-time Mac users.
• 30 days of old school computing: No real hardships, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living, 2006.10.11. These old black-and-white Macs are just fine for messaging, word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling, contact management, and browsing the Web.
• Jag's House, where older Macs still rock, Tommy Thomas, Welcome to Macintosh, 2006.09.25. Over a decade old, Jag's House is the oldest Mac website supporting classic Macs and remains a great resource for vintage Mac users.
• Mac OS 8 and 8.1: Maximum Size, Maximum Convenience, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2006.09.11. Mac OS 8 and 8.1 add some useful new features and tools, and it can even be practical on 68030-based Macs.
• 30 days of old school computing: Setting up a Mac Classic II, Ted Hodges, Vintage Mac Living, 2006.09.07. Fond memories of using a Classic II in elementary school lead to it being the first Mac set up for a month of vintage, very low-end computing.
• Vintage Macs with System 6 run circles around 3 GHz Windows 2000 PC, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2006.07.06. Which grows faster, hardware speed or software bloat? These benchmarks show vintage Macs let you be productive much more quickly than modern Windows PCs.
• Floppy drive observations: A compleat guide to Mac floppy drives and disk formats, Scott Baret, Online Tech Journal, 2006.06.29. A history of the Mac floppy from the 400K drive in the Mac 128K through the manual-inject 1.4M SuperDrives used in the late 1990s.
• Compact Flash with SCSI Macs, PB 1400 CD-RW upgrade problems, and Web incompatibilities, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 2006.06.16. Suggested ways to use Compact Flash with vintage Macs and PowerBooks, problems getting CD-RW to work with a PowerBook 1400, and more thoughts on website incompatibilities.
• Mac nostalgia: Why Apple should introduce a modern Pismo and SE/30, Matthew Wright, My Turn, 2006.06.14. The best PowerBook ever made and the iconic all-in-one compact Mac are just crying out to be reinvented for our nostalgic 'everything old is new again' retro culture.
• Moving files from your new Mac to your vintage Mac, Paul Brierley, The ‘Book Beat, 2006.06.13. Old Macs use floppies; new ones don't. Old Macs use AppleTalk; Tiger doesn't support it. New Macs can burn CDs, but old CD drives can't always read CD-R. So how do you move the files?
• Pismo downgrade a treat, IE for OS X, pimp my SE/30, education market reality, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 2006.09.06. Also a church looking for five Macs for a cybercafé, another ADB mouse source, why not USB?, and LEM had the answer all along.
• Need IE for Mac, looking for ADB mouse, IIfx ROM in SE/30, Mac family numbers, and more, Dan Knight, Low End Mac Mailbag, 2006.06.06. Also where to find better RAM prices, drivers for the StyleWriter 2400, and a new URL for downloading System 6.0.x.
• System 7.6.1 is perfect for many older Macs, John Martorana, That Old Mac Magic, 2006.03.24. Want the best speed from your old Mac? System 7.6.1 can give you that with a fairly small memory footprint – also helpful on older Macs.
• System 7.5 and Mac OS 7.6: The beginning and end of an era, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2006.02.15. System 7.5 and Mac OS 7.6 introduced many new features and greater modernity while staying within reach of most early Macintosh models.
• System 7: Bigger, better, more expandable, and a bit slower than System 6, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2006.01.04. The early versions of System 7 provide broader capability for modern tasks than System 6 while still being practical for even the lowliest Macs.
• Web browser tips for the classic Mac OS, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence, 2006.01.03. Tips on getting the most out of WaMCom, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, iCab, Opera, and WannaBe using the classic Mac OS.
• The Joy of Six: Apple's fast, svelte, reliable, and still usable System 6, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2005.12.06. System 6 was small enough to run quickly from an 800K floppy yet powerful enough to support 2 GB partitions, 24-bit video, and the Internet.
• 10 things new classic Mac owners should know, Paul Brierley, The ‘Book Beat, 2005.12.06. New to compact Macs? Ten things you really should know before you get too confused.
• How to set up your own Mac Plus (or later) web server, Joe Rivera, Mac Fallout Shelter, 2005.11.29. All you need is an old Mac Plus with 4 MB of RAM, a hard drive, System 7 or later, some free software, and an Internet connection.
• The legendary DayStar Turbo 040 hot rods 68030 Macs, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2005.11.29. DayStar's vintage upgrade can make an SE/30 and most models in the Mac II series faster than the ‘wicked fast' Mac IIfx.
• Which system software is best for my vintage Mac?, Tyler Sable, Classic Restorations, 2005.11.22. Which system software works best depends to a great extent on just which Mac you have and how much RAM is installed.
• How to install an ethernet card in an SE/30, Mac Legacy.
• Macintosh SE/30: An adventure back in time, Eric Conrad. 'Sadly on top of it it had a tag that said ‘Please dispose'.' And lots of photos.
• A top-secret one-of-a-kind Mac, Leander Kahney, Wired, 2002.04.15. 'Tempest' SE/30 – could it really be unique?
• 50 MHz SE/30 running Mac OS 8.1, Manfred Huchler, 2002.01. IIfx ROMs make it 32-bit clean, 20 MB RAM makes 8.1 feasible, and Vintage Box software makes installing and running 8.1 possible. Too bad there's not one more slot for a grayscale video card….
• SE/30 grayscale screenshots, Gamba, 2001.07.16. Homemade clone of Xceed card provides 8-bit internal video.
• The original Macintosh, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal, 2001.05.29. An in-depth look at the original Macintosh and how it shaped future Macs.
• Macintosh SE Support Pages, Chris Adams
• Profiles of SE/30 video cards
• PC techie finds Macs great, Luc Delorme, My First Mac, 2000.09.26. An avid PC user and techie learns to love the Mac.
• Best compact Mac for QuickTime, Chris Lawson, 2000.08.30
• Games for ‘030s, Brian Rumsey, Low End Mac Gaming, 2000.05.26. A look at games that run nicely on the old 68030-based Macs.
• Making a video adjustment tool, Chris Lawson, 2000.03.24. Would you believe you can craft one from an old toothbrush?
• Why Should I Choose System 6 for the Mac II Family?, Manuel Mejia, Mac Daniel, 1999.12.13. If they can use System 7, why use System 6?
• System 6 for the Macintosh, Ruud Dingemans. If you have an older, slower, memory-limited Mac, System 6 is fast, stable, and still very usable.
• Cruising the Web in black & white, John C. Foster, MacWeek, 1999.10.20, no longer online
• Faster browsing on older Macs, Online Tech Journal
• SE saga, Steve Wood
• Information on 32-bit addressing
• Email lists: Classic Macs Digest, Vintage Macs
• System6, the email list for those who choose to use System 6.0.x.
• User report: Micron Xceed video card
• Unix? You can run NetBSD (a.k.a. MacBSD), a version of Unix, on the SE/30.
• Macintosh SE/30 Technical Specifications, Apple Knowledge Base Archive

Cautions

• Never connect an Apple II 5.25″ floppy drive to the Mac's floppy port. Doing so can ruin the floppy controller, meaning you can't even use the internal drive any longer.
• That monitor packs a lot of voltage. Read Compact Mac CRT Energy before working inside.
• Macs with black-and-white only displays (1-bit, no grays) may find Netscape Navigator 3 makes it impossible to view some pages and sites. The workaround is to use Navigator 2 or 4.
• Mode32 or Apple's 32-bit Enabler required to access more than 8 MB RAM. (Mode32 v7. works with System 7.5; Apple's enabler does not.)
• Serial port normally restricted to 57.6 kbps; throughput with a 56k modem may be limited. See 56k modem page. For more information on Mac serial ports, read Macintosh Serial Throughput.
• Apple discontinued support and parts orders for this model on 1998.08.31. You may be able to find dealers with parts inventory either locally or on our parts and service list.

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