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The OrangePC model 620 is a Windows compatibility [[PCI]] card from [[Orange Micro]] which adds an x86 processor and chipset to a Macintosh. This model allows for various CPU configurations by changing the dip switch settings.
The OrangePC model 620 is a Windows compatibility [[PCI]] card from [[Orange Micro]] which adds an x86 processor and chipset to a Macintosh. This model allows for various CPU configurations by changing the dip switch settings.
The OrangePC 620 model is the ultimate affordable 7" compatibility card including up to 4 MB of video SDRAM shared from main memory, CPU upgradable to 300 MHz, memory upgradable to 128 MB, high-performance 2-D graphics video accelerator and sound emulated through the Macintosh sound hardware.
=Overview=
'''Hardware Features:'''
* Support for Intel Pentium MMX and classic Pentium 100-233 MHz processors, including the Cyrix 6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX, M II PR166-300, AMD-K5 and K6 166-300 MHz, IDT WinChip C6 180-240 MHz processors.
* User upgradable Socket 7 ZIF, switch selectable CPU/bus multiplier and processor voltage from 2.1­3.5 volts
* DIMM slot allowing any: 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB Macintosh G3 compatible, 3.3 volt, unbuffered, 64-bit-wide, 168 pin, 100 MHz / 10 ns SDRAM. Maximum DIMM height is one inch.
'''Display Graphics:'''
* High-Performance 2-D graphics video accelerator, sharing main memory. Maximum resolution up to 1280x1024, maximum 24-bit color depth at 1024x768 and vertical refresh rates as high as 85 Hz.
* Female DB-15HD VGA video-out; Male DB-15HD VGA video-in; OrangePC Video Loopback cable connects the Macintosh video-out to the OrangePC video-in port
'''Sound Support:'''
* Software emulated through Macintosh sound hardware
'''Software Drivers:'''
* 32 bit NDIS3 Plug and Play Ethernet driver for [[Windows 95]]
* 32 bit Windows 95 Plug and Play SCSI driver automatically detects OrangePC enabled [[SCSI]] devices connected to the Macintosh SCSI port, like Zip, Jaz, Syquest drives, Scanners, CD-ROMs, etc.
* PC serial/parallel ports COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3: can use Mac modem and printer ports under Windows 95
'''Integration:'''
* Clipboard Exchange allows copy and paste of graphics and text between Macintosh and Windows applications.
* Snapshot enables OrangePC Windows 95 users to continuously monitor the background system environment like "Picture in Picture" on many TV sets.
* Shared Volumes allows both the Macintosh and the PC to share files on any volume mounted on the Macintosh desktop
'''Hardware/Software Requirements'''
* Any [[Power Macintosh]] with at least one available 7" PCI slot
* 16 MB of Macintosh RAM (OrangePC application uses less than 1024MB)
* Apple FDHD and hard disk
* System 8.0 or newer, [[Open Transport]] 1.3 or newer
* Extended keyboard is preferred
* Any MultiScan or MultiSync Displays


=Configuration Examples=
=Configuration Examples=
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===AMD K6-2 300MHz===
===AMD K6-2 300MHz===
S1=OFF, S2=OFF, S3=ON, S4=OFF, S5=ON, S6=OFF, S7=ON, S8=OFF, S10=ON, S11=ON, S12=ON
S1=OFF, S2=OFF, S3=ON, S4=OFF, S5=ON, S6=OFF, S7=ON, S8=OFF, S10=ON, S11=ON, S12=ON
=See Also=
* [[Orange Micro]]


[[Category:PCI Cards]]
[[Category:PCI Cards]]

Revision as of 00:36, 27 October 2020

The OrangePC model 620 is a Windows compatibility PCI card from Orange Micro which adds an x86 processor and chipset to a Macintosh. This model allows for various CPU configurations by changing the dip switch settings.

The OrangePC 620 model is the ultimate affordable 7" compatibility card including up to 4 MB of video SDRAM shared from main memory, CPU upgradable to 300 MHz, memory upgradable to 128 MB, high-performance 2-D graphics video accelerator and sound emulated through the Macintosh sound hardware.

Overview[edit]

Hardware Features:

  • Support for Intel Pentium MMX and classic Pentium 100-233 MHz processors, including the Cyrix 6x86, 6x86L, 6x86MX, M II PR166-300, AMD-K5 and K6 166-300 MHz, IDT WinChip C6 180-240 MHz processors.
  • User upgradable Socket 7 ZIF, switch selectable CPU/bus multiplier and processor voltage from 2.1­3.5 volts
  • DIMM slot allowing any: 16, 32, 64 or 128 MB Macintosh G3 compatible, 3.3 volt, unbuffered, 64-bit-wide, 168 pin, 100 MHz / 10 ns SDRAM. Maximum DIMM height is one inch.

Display Graphics:

  • High-Performance 2-D graphics video accelerator, sharing main memory. Maximum resolution up to 1280x1024, maximum 24-bit color depth at 1024x768 and vertical refresh rates as high as 85 Hz.
  • Female DB-15HD VGA video-out; Male DB-15HD VGA video-in; OrangePC Video Loopback cable connects the Macintosh video-out to the OrangePC video-in port

Sound Support:

  • Software emulated through Macintosh sound hardware

Software Drivers:

  • 32 bit NDIS3 Plug and Play Ethernet driver for Windows 95
  • 32 bit Windows 95 Plug and Play SCSI driver automatically detects OrangePC enabled SCSI devices connected to the Macintosh SCSI port, like Zip, Jaz, Syquest drives, Scanners, CD-ROMs, etc.
  • PC serial/parallel ports COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3: can use Mac modem and printer ports under Windows 95

Integration:

  • Clipboard Exchange allows copy and paste of graphics and text between Macintosh and Windows applications.
  • Snapshot enables OrangePC Windows 95 users to continuously monitor the background system environment like "Picture in Picture" on many TV sets.
  • Shared Volumes allows both the Macintosh and the PC to share files on any volume mounted on the Macintosh desktop

Hardware/Software Requirements

  • Any Power Macintosh with at least one available 7" PCI slot
  • 16 MB of Macintosh RAM (OrangePC application uses less than 1024MB)
  • Apple FDHD and hard disk
  • System 8.0 or newer, Open Transport 1.3 or newer
  • Extended keyboard is preferred
  • Any MultiScan or MultiSync Displays

Configuration Examples[edit]

AMD K6-3 400MHz[edit]

S1=OFF S2=ON S3=OFF S4=OFF S5=ON S6=OFF S7=ON S8=OFF S-10=OFF S11=OFF S12=ON

AMD K6-2 400MHz[edit]

S1=OFF S2=OFF S3=ON S4=OFF S5=ON S6=OFF S7=ON S8=OFF S10=OFF S11=OFF S12=ON

AMD K6-2 300MHz[edit]

S1=OFF, S2=OFF, S3=ON, S4=OFF, S5=ON, S6=OFF, S7=ON, S8=OFF, S10=ON, S11=ON, S12=ON

See Also[edit]

Small Computer System Interface

Peripheral Component Interconnect

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