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==Video Cards==
==Video Cards==
===NuBus===
===NuBus===
* [[Apple Macintosh Display Card 8-24]] - 8/24-bit color, 1MB VRAM, may require sync-on-green
* [[Apple Macintosh Display Card 8-24 GC]]
* [[MicroConversions 2124NB II]] - 24-bit color video card
* [[Radius PrecisionColor 8-24X]] - 24-bit color video card
* [[Radius PrecisionColor 8-24X]] - 24-bit color video card
* [[Radius PrecisionColor Pro 24X]] - 24-bit color video card
* [[Radius DirectColor]]
* [[Radius DirectColor/GX]]
* [[Radius Pivot]]
* [[Radius Pivot II]]
* [[Radius Thunder IV GX]]
* [[Radius Accelerated 8-Bit Graphics I/F]]
* [[RasterOps 8L]]
* [[SuperMac Spectrum/8 Series III]]
* [[Radius Two Page Display]]
===030 PDS===
* [[Micron Xceed Color 30]] - whole kit allows SE/30 to display 256 grays on original CRT, plus 8-bit color on external monitor
===LC PDS===
* [[MicroConversions 1724PD]] - 24-bit color video card
* [[XCEED Color Fusion]] - Accelerated video card for LC based PDS
===SE PDS===
* [[DisplayServer SE]]
===PCI===
* [[IXMicro Twin Turbo 128]]
* [[ATI Radeon 7000]]
* [[Radius PrecisionColor 8/1600]]
* [[ATI Rage 128 PCI]]
* [[Village Tronic MacPicasso 540]]


==Compatibility Cards==
==Compatibility Cards==
===SE PDS===
* [[AST Mac86]] - DOS compatibility card for [[Macintosh SE]]
===NuBus===
* [[Mac286]] - provided an 80286 PC to [[NuBus]] based Macs
===LC PDS===
===LC PDS===
* [[Apple IIe Card]] - allows LC models to run Apple II software via external disk drive
* [[Apple IIe Card]] - allows LC models to run Apple II software via external disk drive
===601 PDS===
* DOS Compatibility card - see [[Power Macintosh 6100]] for more information
===PCI===
* [[Apple PC Compatibility Card]] - generally featured a Pentium class CPU for [[PCI]] Macs
==CPU Accelerator Cards==
===NuBus===
* [[Radius Rocket]]
===LC PDS===
* [[Applied Engineering TransWarp 030]]
* [[MicroMac Speedster040]] - Provides a [[Motorola 68040]] for the [[Macintosh LC]] and [[Macintosh LC II]].
* [[MicroMac Thunder]] - Provides a [[Motorola 68030]] at 32MHz for the [[Macintosh LC]] and [[Macintosh LC II]].
* [[MicroMac ThunderCache]] - Combines the [[MicroMac Thunder]] with 32KB of cache for the [[Macintosh LC]] and [[Macintosh LC II]].
* [[MicroMac ThunderCachePro]] - Adds 4 RAM slots to the [[MicroMac ThunderCache]] for up to 26MB total system memory.


==Accelerator Cards==
===030 PDS===
===030 PDS===
* [[Applied Engineering QuickSilver]] - provides cache for the [[Macintosh IIsi]] and acts as a right-angle PDS adapter
* [[Applied Engineering QuickSilver]] - Provides cache for the [[Macintosh IIsi]] and acts as a right-angle PDS adapter.
* [[DayStar Turbo 601]] - PowerPC upgrade for 030 based PDS.
* [[MicroMac Carrera040]] - Uses PDS or optional direct CPU socket connection for the [[Macintosh IIcx]] and [[Macintosh IIx]].
* [[MicroMac DiiMO 030]] - Uses PDS for a number of Macintosh II models but also includes [[Macintosh LC III]] and others with adapter.
 
===040 PDS===
* [[Apple PowerPC 601 Card]] - Upgrades systems such as the [[Macintosh Quadra 700]] to a [[PowerPC 601]].
* [[MicroMac Cache Card]] - Provides 128KB cache via 040 PDS for systems such as [[Macintosh Quadra 700]].
* [[DayStar PowerPro 601]] - PowerPC 601 upgrade for Quadra PDS
* [[Formac ProQuadra 50]] - Provides a 50MHz 040 for systems such as the [[Maintosh Quadra 700]]
 
===SE PDS===
* [[Radius SE Accelerator]] - Upgrade for the [[Macintosh SE]] providing a [[Motorola 68020]] CPU.
* [[Applied Engineering TransWarp SE]] - [[Motorola 68030]] upgrade for the [[Macintosh SE]].
* [[MicroMac MMXL99 SE-PL-CL]] - [[Motorola 68030]] upgrade for the [[Macintosh SE]].
 
===IIci===
===IIci===
* [[DayStar PowerCache 030]] - provides cache and faster 030 CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]] cache slot
* [[DayStar PowerCache 030]] - Provides cache and faster 030 CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]] cache slot.
* [[DayStar Turbo 040]] - Provides a [[Motorola 68040]] CPU. Also available with [[NuBus]] or PDS adapters for other Mac models.
* [[Sonnet Presto 040]] - Provides a [[Motorola 68040]] CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]]
 
===CPU Daughtercard===
* [[Sonnet Crescendo G3]] - Plugs into existing CPU slot on systems such as [[Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh]].
* [[PowerLogix PowerForce G3]]
===Direct Socket===
* [[DayStar SE/30 PowerCache]] - [[Motorola 68030]] upgrade card for the [[Macintosh SE/30]] via CPU socket.
* [[MicroMac Performer]] - Provides [[Motorola 68030]] at 16MHz for [[Macintosh Plus]] and [[Macintosh Classic]] via CPU socket.
* [[MicroMac PerformerPro]] - Provides [[Motorola 68030]] at 32MHz for [[Macintosh Plus]] and [[Macintosh Classic]] via CPU socket.
* [[MicroMac SpeedDoubler040]] - Doubles the speed of the [[Macintosh Quadra 700]] and [[Macintosh Quadra 900]] via CPU socket.
* [[Sonnet QuadDoubler 50]] - Plugs into the [[Motorola 68040]] CPU socket and offers up to 50MHz.
* [[Dove Plus 030]] - Seems to attach over the existing CPU of a [[Macintosh Plus]] and offers a [[Motorola 68030]] at 20MHz.
* [[DayStar PowerCard 601]] - PowerPC 601 upgrade for 68040 socket
 
===ROM Slot===
* [[Newer Technology Variable Speed Overdrive]] - CPU overclock kit which utilizes the ROM slot
 
==Graphics Accelerator Cards==
===NuBus===
* [[Avid Janus Board]] - some sort of JPEG accelerator
* [[Avid Python II]] - some sort of JPEG accelerator
* [[SuperMac Storm Tech DSP]] - accelerator for some graphics applications
 
==Multimedia/AV Cards==
===NuBus===
* [[SuperMac DigitalFilm]] - video editing system to be used with breakout box
* [[Truevision NuVista]] - some sort of video editing / presentation card
* [[Digital Vision ComputerEyes/Pro]] - Video input card
* [[Pro AudioSpectrum 16 NuBus]] - Macintosh version of the [[Pro AudioSpectrum 16]]
 
===LC PDS===
* [[Lapis L-TV Pro]] - TV/video card for LC systems
 
==Network Cards==
===030 PDS===
* [[EMacSE30C]] - Ethernet card for the [[Macintosh SE/30]] and the [[Macintosh IIsi]]
* [[Kinetics EtherPort SE]] - Ethernet card for the [[Macintosh SE/30]]
* [[DaynaPORT E/si30]] - As the model name suggests, this should work in both the [[Macintosh IIsi]] and [[Macintosh SE/30]].
===NuBus===
* [[Asante MacRing NB 16/4]] - Token ring card by Asante
* [[DaynaPORT E/II-3]] - Ethernet card from Dayna Communications
* [[3Com EtherLink/NB]] - Ethernet card from 3Com
* [[Shiva Etherport-II]] - Ethernet card with BNC/AUI
 
==Misc Cards==
===NuBus===
* [[Applied Engineering QuadraLink]] - 4 port serial card for [[NuBus]] Macs
* [[FWB SCSI JackHammer]] - SCSI controller
 
===SE PDS===
* [[Macintosh SE-Bus PC Drive Card]]
===040 PDS===
* [[Apple Workgroup Server PDS Card]] - SCSI controller for [[Apple UNIX]] (A/UX)
 
==Direct Board Attachments==
* [[MacSnap]] - Attaches directly to the [[Macintosh 512K]] board to provide additional memory.
* [[MacSnap SCSI]] - Attaches directly to the [[Macintosh 512K]] board to provide SCSI.
* [[MicroMac Speedy]] - Kit which connects to the clock oscillator for adjusting the CPU clock speed. Supports multiple models.
* [[Mac Rescue]] - Attaches to the [[Macintosh 512K]] board (possibly 128K as well) and appears to offer CPU/RAM/SCSI though still a [[Motorola 68000]]
* [[Mac's-a-Million]] - RAM upgrade board for systems such as the 128K/512K by [[Sophisticated Circuits]]


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:43, 11 July 2020

Video Cards[edit]

NuBus[edit]

030 PDS[edit]

  • Micron Xceed Color 30 - whole kit allows SE/30 to display 256 grays on original CRT, plus 8-bit color on external monitor

LC PDS[edit]

SE PDS[edit]

PCI[edit]

Compatibility Cards[edit]

SE PDS[edit]

NuBus[edit]

LC PDS[edit]

  • Apple IIe Card - allows LC models to run Apple II software via external disk drive

601 PDS[edit]

PCI[edit]

CPU Accelerator Cards[edit]

NuBus[edit]

LC PDS[edit]

030 PDS[edit]

040 PDS[edit]

SE PDS[edit]

IIci[edit]

CPU Daughtercard[edit]

Direct Socket[edit]

ROM Slot[edit]

Graphics Accelerator Cards[edit]

NuBus[edit]

Multimedia/AV Cards[edit]

NuBus[edit]

LC PDS[edit]

Network Cards[edit]

030 PDS[edit]

NuBus[edit]

Misc Cards[edit]

NuBus[edit]

SE PDS[edit]

040 PDS[edit]

Direct Board Attachments[edit]

See Also[edit]

Peripheral Component Interconnect

Small Computer System Interface

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