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* [[E-Machines DoubleColor SX]] | * [[E-Machines DoubleColor SX]] | ||
* [[E-Machines ColorLink Interface Card]] | * [[E-Machines ColorLink Interface Card]] | ||
* [[E-Machines 8 Plane Video Controller]] | |||
====MicroConversions==== | ====MicroConversions==== | ||
* [[MicroConversions 2124NB II]] - 24-bit color video card | * [[MicroConversions 2124NB II]] - 24-bit color video card | ||
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* [[Radius Accelerated 8-Bit Graphics I/F]] | * [[Radius Accelerated 8-Bit Graphics I/F]] | ||
* [[Radius Two Page Display]] | * [[Radius Two Page Display]] | ||
* [[Radius LeMans GT]] | |||
====RasterOps==== | ====RasterOps==== | ||
* [[RasterOps 8L]] | * [[RasterOps 8L]] | ||
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* [[RasterOps 8/24 XLi]] | * [[RasterOps 8/24 XLi]] | ||
* [[RasterOps 24XLTV]] | * [[RasterOps 24XLTV]] | ||
* [[RasterOps PaintBoard Li]] | |||
* [[RasterOps PaintBoard Prism]] | |||
====SuperMac==== | ====SuperMac==== | ||
* [[SuperMac Color Card]] | * [[SuperMac Color Card]] | ||
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* [[SuperMac Spectrum/8-24 PDQ]] | * [[SuperMac Spectrum/8-24 PDQ]] | ||
* [[SuperMac Spectrum/8-24 PDQ Plus]] | * [[SuperMac Spectrum/8-24 PDQ Plus]] | ||
* [[SuperMac Spectrum/24 PDQ+]] | |||
* [[SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series III]] | * [[SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series III]] | ||
* [[SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series IV]] | * [[SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series IV]] | ||
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* [[SuperMac Thunder/24]] | * [[SuperMac Thunder/24]] | ||
* [[SuperMac Thunder II]] | * [[SuperMac Thunder II]] | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* [[Formac ProNitron 80.21]] | * [[Formac ProNitron 80.21]] | ||
* [[Formac ProLegend GA]] | |||
* [[Micron Xceed NB6-48]] | * [[Micron Xceed NB6-48]] | ||
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* [[Micron Xceed Color 30]] - whole kit allows SE/30 to display 256 grays on original CRT, plus 8-bit color on external monitor | * [[Micron Xceed Color 30]] - whole kit allows SE/30 to display 256 grays on original CRT, plus 8-bit color on external monitor | ||
* [[Micron Xceed SE]] - external video kit for [[Macintosh SE/30]] | * [[Micron Xceed SE]] - external video kit for [[Macintosh SE/30]] | ||
* [[Interware VDR-2A]] - for [[Macintosh SE/30]] | |||
===LC PDS=== | ===LC PDS=== | ||
* [[Formac ProLegend PDS]] | |||
* [[MicroConversions 1724PD]] - 24-bit color video card | * [[MicroConversions 1724PD]] - 24-bit color video card | ||
* [[XCEED Color Fusion]] - Accelerated video card for LC based PDS | * [[XCEED Color Fusion]] - Accelerated video card for LC based PDS | ||
* [[Lapis ProColorServer 8-16]] | * [[Lapis ProColorServer 8-16]] | ||
* [[Radius Color Pivot LC]] | |||
===SE PDS=== | ===SE PDS=== | ||
* [[DisplayServer SE]] | * [[DisplayServer SE]] | ||
* [[Micrographic Images Megascreen 3]] | |||
* [[MegaGraphics MegaScreen for Macintosh SE]] | |||
===PCI=== | ===PCI=== | ||
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* [[ATI Rage 128 PCI]] | * [[ATI Rage 128 PCI]] | ||
* [[ATI Xclaim VR PCI]] | * [[ATI Xclaim VR PCI]] | ||
====Formac==== | |||
* [[Formac ProFormance]] | |||
* [[Formac ProFormance 80 - 250]] | |||
* [[Formac ProFormance 3]] | |||
* [[Formac ProMedia]] | |||
* [[Formac ProVision 2]] | |||
* [[Formac ProVision 4]] | |||
* [[Formac ProMedia 40 Plus]] | |||
====Radius==== | ====Radius==== | ||
* [[Radius Thunder 3D PCI]] | * [[Radius Thunder 3D PCI]] | ||
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====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* [[IXMicro Twin Turbo 128]] | * [[IXMicro Twin Turbo 128]] | ||
* [[IXMicro ix3D Ultimate Rez]] | |||
* [[Village Tronic MacPicasso 540]] | * [[Village Tronic MacPicasso 540]] | ||
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===NuBus=== | ===NuBus=== | ||
* [[Mac286]] - provided an 80286 PC to [[NuBus]] based Macs | * [[AST Mac286]] - provided an 80286 PC to [[NuBus]] based Macs | ||
* [[OrangePC 340]] - provided an 80486 or 5x86 processor for [[NuBus]] Macs | |||
* [[OrangePC 290]] | |||
===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 | ||
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* [[Apple PC Compatibility Card]] - generally featured a Pentium class CPU for [[PCI]] Macs | * [[Apple PC Compatibility Card]] - generally featured a Pentium class CPU for [[PCI]] Macs | ||
* [[OrangePC 620]] - from [[Orange Micro]] | * [[OrangePC 620]] - from [[Orange Micro]] | ||
* [[OrangePC 540]] - from [[Orange Micro]] | |||
* [[OrangePC 520]] - from [[Orange Micro]] | |||
* [[OrangePC 440]] - from [[Orange Micro]] | |||
* [[OrangePC 420]] - from [[Orange Micro]] | |||
* [[Orange Micro PCfx!]] | |||
* [[OrangePC 550]] | |||
* [[OrangePC 530]] | |||
==CPU Accelerator Cards== | ==CPU Accelerator Cards== | ||
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* [[MicroMac ThunderCache]] - Combines the [[MicroMac Thunder]] with 32KB of cache 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. | * [[MicroMac ThunderCachePro]] - Adds 4 RAM slots to the [[MicroMac ThunderCache]] for up to 26MB total system memory. | ||
* [[Sonnet Presto LC]] - Provides [[Motorola 68040]] upgrade for LCs. | |||
===030 PDS=== | ===030 PDS=== | ||
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* [[Sonnet Presto 040]] - Provides a [[Motorola 68040]] CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]] | * [[Sonnet Presto 040]] - Provides a [[Motorola 68040]] CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]] | ||
* [[DiiMOCache 50MHz Accelerator]] - Provides a faster [[Motorola 68030]] CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]] cache slot | * [[DiiMOCache 50MHz Accelerator]] - Provides a faster [[Motorola 68030]] CPU for the [[Macintosh IIci]] cache slot | ||
* [[Fusion Data Systems TokaMac]] | |||
===CPU Daughtercard=== | ===CPU Daughtercard=== | ||
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* [[PowerLogix PowerForce G3]] | * [[PowerLogix PowerForce G3]] | ||
* [[Sonnet Crescendo/PCI G3]] - for PCI PowerMacs | * [[Sonnet Crescendo/PCI G3]] - for PCI PowerMacs | ||
* [[Interex XLR8 MACh Speed 604e]] - for PCI PowerMacs | |||
===Direct Socket=== | ===Direct Socket=== | ||
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* [[SuperMac Storm Tech DSP]] - accelerator for some graphics applications | * [[SuperMac Storm Tech DSP]] - accelerator for some graphics applications | ||
* [[RasterOps Accelerator II]] | * [[RasterOps Accelerator II]] | ||
* [[Adaptive Solutions PowerShop]] - Photoshop accelerator | |||
===PCI=== | ===PCI=== | ||
* [[Apple QuickDraw 3D Accelerator Card]] | * [[Apple QuickDraw 3D Accelerator Card]] | ||
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* [[SuperMac Spigot NuBus]] | * [[SuperMac Spigot NuBus]] | ||
* [[Radius VideoVision Studio]] | * [[Radius VideoVision Studio]] | ||
* [[Lapis L-TV Pro NuBus]] | |||
* [[Digidesign Sound Accelerator II]] | |||
===LC PDS=== | ===LC PDS=== | ||
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==Network Cards== | ==Network Cards== | ||
===LC PDS=== | |||
* [[Asante MacCon MCiLC-10T]] | |||
===030 PDS=== | ===030 PDS=== | ||
* [[EMacSE30C]] - Ethernet card for the [[Macintosh SE/30]] and the [[Macintosh IIsi]] | * [[EMacSE30C]] - Ethernet card for the [[Macintosh SE/30]] and the [[Macintosh IIsi]] | ||
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* [[Farallon EtherWave NuBus]] | * [[Farallon EtherWave NuBus]] | ||
* [[Harmonix Hi-Card/M8]] - ISDN card | * [[Harmonix Hi-Card/M8]] - ISDN card | ||
* [[Apple EtherTalk NB Card]] | |||
* [[CMS Calling Card 2400BMI Internal Modem]] | |||
* [[Asante MacCon NuBus]] | |||
* [[Sonic Systems EtherFE 10/100 NuBus]] | |||
===PCI=== | ===PCI=== | ||
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* [[Creative Solutions HQS]] - Four Channel Serial Interface | * [[Creative Solutions HQS]] - Four Channel Serial Interface | ||
* [[Macintosh II PC Drive Card]] | * [[Macintosh II PC Drive Card]] | ||
* [[Apple Serial NB Card]] | |||
* [[ATTO SiliconExpress IV]] - SCSI controller | |||
===SE PDS=== | ===SE PDS=== | ||
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===040 PDS=== | ===040 PDS=== | ||
* [[Apple Workgroup Server PDS Card]] - SCSI controller for [[Apple UNIX]] (A/UX) | * [[Apple Workgroup Server PDS Card]] - SCSI controller for [[Apple UNIX]] (A/UX) | ||
===PCI=== | |||
* [[Orange Micro Grappler SCSI 940UW]] | |||
* [[Orange Micro Grappler SCSI 906F]] | |||
==Direct Board Attachments== | ==Direct Board Attachments== | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 17 March 2021
Video Cards[edit]
NuBus[edit]
Apple[edit]
- Apple Macintosh Display Card 8-24 - 8/24-bit color, 1MB VRAM, may require sync-on-green
- Apple Macintosh Display Card 8-24 GC
- Apple Workstation/Portrait Video Card
E-Machines[edit]
MicroConversions[edit]
- MicroConversions 2124NB II - 24-bit color video card
Radius[edit]
- Radius PrecisionColor 8-24X - 24-bit color video card
- Radius PrecisionColor Pro 24X - 24-bit color video card
- Radius PrecisionColor 24Xp
- Radius DirectColor
- Radius DirectColor/GX
- Radius Pivot
- Radius Pivot II
- Radius Thunder IV GX
- Radius Accelerated 8-Bit Graphics I/F
- Radius Two Page Display
- Radius LeMans GT
RasterOps[edit]
- RasterOps 8L
- RasterOps Color Board 364
- RasterOps 8/24 XLi
- RasterOps 24XLTV
- RasterOps PaintBoard Li
- RasterOps PaintBoard Prism
SuperMac[edit]
- SuperMac Color Card
- SuperMac Color Card 24
- SuperMac Spectrum/8
- SuperMac Spectrum/8 PDQ
- SuperMac Spectrum/8 Series II
- SuperMac Spectrum/8 Series III
- SuperMac Spectrum/8-24
- SuperMac Spectrum/8-24 PDQ
- SuperMac Spectrum/8-24 PDQ Plus
- SuperMac Spectrum/24 PDQ+
- SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series III
- SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series IV
- SuperMac Spectrum/24 Series V
- SuperMac Monochrome Video Card
- SuperMac Thunder/8
- SuperMac Thunder/24
- SuperMac Thunder II
Other[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
- Micron Xceed SE - external video kit for Macintosh SE/30
- Interware VDR-2A - for Macintosh SE/30
LC PDS[edit]
- Formac ProLegend PDS
- MicroConversions 1724PD - 24-bit color video card
- XCEED Color Fusion - Accelerated video card for LC based PDS
- Lapis ProColorServer 8-16
- Radius Color Pivot LC
SE PDS[edit]
PCI[edit]
3dfx[edit]
ATI[edit]
Formac[edit]
- Formac ProFormance
- Formac ProFormance 80 - 250
- Formac ProFormance 3
- Formac ProMedia
- Formac ProVision 2
- Formac ProVision 4
- Formac ProMedia 40 Plus
Radius[edit]
Other[edit]
Compatibility Cards[edit]
SE PDS[edit]
- AST Mac86 - DOS compatibility card for Macintosh SE
NuBus[edit]
- AST Mac286 - provided an 80286 PC to NuBus based Macs
- OrangePC 340 - provided an 80486 or 5x86 processor for NuBus Macs
- OrangePC 290
LC PDS[edit]
- Apple IIe Card - allows LC models to run Apple II software via external disk drive
601 PDS[edit]
- DOS Compatibility card - see Power Macintosh 6100 for more information
PCI[edit]
- Apple PC Compatibility Card - generally featured a Pentium class CPU for PCI Macs
- OrangePC 620 - from Orange Micro
- OrangePC 540 - from Orange Micro
- OrangePC 520 - from Orange Micro
- OrangePC 440 - from Orange Micro
- OrangePC 420 - from Orange Micro
- Orange Micro PCfx!
- OrangePC 550
- OrangePC 530
CPU Accelerator Cards[edit]
NuBus[edit]
LC PDS[edit]
- 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.
- Sonnet Presto LC - Provides Motorola 68040 upgrade for LCs.
030 PDS[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Apple PowerPC 601 Card - Upgrades systems such as the Macintosh Quadra 700 to a PowerPC 601.
- MicroMac Quadra Cache Card - Provides 128KB cache via 040 PDS for systems such as Macintosh Quadra 700.
- DayStar PowerPro 601 - PowerPC 601 upgrade for Quadra PDS, also requires NuBus
- DayStar PowerPro 601 PDS - PowerPC 601 upgrade using only PDS
- Formac ProQuadra 50 - Provides a 50MHz 040 for systems such as the Macintosh Quadra 700
601 PDS[edit]
- MicroMac 604 PowerBoy - Provides a PowerPC 604 processor to the Power Macintosh 6100
SE PDS[edit]
- 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.
- Total Systems Mercury 030 Plus/SE - Motorola 68030 upgrade for the Macintosh SE and potentially other models.
IIci/IIvi/IIvx Slot[edit]
- 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
- DiiMOCache 50MHz Accelerator - Provides a faster Motorola 68030 CPU for the Macintosh IIci cache slot
- Fusion Data Systems TokaMac
CPU Daughtercard[edit]
- Sonnet Crescendo G3 - Plugs into existing CPU slot on systems such as Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh.
- PowerLogix PowerForce G3
- Sonnet Crescendo/PCI G3 - for PCI PowerMacs
- Interex XLR8 MACh Speed 604e - for PCI PowerMacs
Direct Socket[edit]
- 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
- Sonnet Encore G4
- Radius Accelerator - Provides Motorola 68020 upgrade for most likely the Macintosh Plus via CPU socket
ROM Slot[edit]
- Newer Technology Variable Speed Overdrive - CPU overclock kit which utilizes the ROM slot
Graphics Accelerator Cards[edit]
NuBus[edit]
- 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
- RasterOps Accelerator II
- Adaptive Solutions PowerShop - Photoshop accelerator
PCI[edit]
Multimedia/AV Cards[edit]
NuBus[edit]
- 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
- SuperMac Spigot NuBus
- Radius VideoVision Studio
- Lapis L-TV Pro NuBus
- Digidesign Sound Accelerator II
LC PDS[edit]
- Lapis L-TV Pro - TV/video card for LC systems
PCI[edit]
Network Cards[edit]
LC PDS[edit]
030 PDS[edit]
- 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.
- Asante MacCon+ 30i - Ethernet card for the Macintosh SE/30 and the Macintosh IIsi
NuBus[edit]
- 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
- Novell Etherport IINL
- CNet Technology CN460E - Ethernet card
- Apple Ethernet NB Twisted-Pair Card - Ethernet card
- Apple Ethernet NB Card - Ethernet with AAUI port
- Tri-Data Mac II Ethernet Interface
- Farallon EtherWave NuBus
- Harmonix Hi-Card/M8 - ISDN card
- Apple EtherTalk NB Card
- CMS Calling Card 2400BMI Internal Modem
- Asante MacCon NuBus
- Sonic Systems EtherFE 10/100 NuBus
PCI[edit]
Misc Cards[edit]
NuBus[edit]
- Applied Engineering QuadraLink - 4 port serial card for NuBus Macs
- FWB SCSI JackHammer - SCSI controller
- PLI QuickSCSI - SCSI controller
- Sigma Designs LVA-M2
- Creative Solutions HQS - Four Channel Serial Interface
- Macintosh II PC Drive Card
- Apple Serial NB Card
- ATTO SiliconExpress IV - SCSI controller
SE PDS[edit]
- Macintosh SE-Bus PC Drive Card - for connecting DOS/PC 5.25" drive
030 PDS[edit]
- Apple Macintosh IIsi 030 Direct Slot Adapter Card - for using expansion cards in the Macintosh IIsi
- SuperMac Dual PDS Adapter - for connecting two PDS cards into a single slot
040 PDS[edit]
- Apple Workgroup Server PDS Card - SCSI controller for Apple UNIX (A/UX)
PCI[edit]
Direct Board Attachments[edit]
- 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