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  1. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    If the HDD doesn't get here tomorrow it's a freebie . . . as far as I can tell. 🤞 VisionTek PCI card for the second display is being shipped to me this weekend. I hope it can drive 1200x1920 portrait off DVI so I only have to switch the main 1440 screen manually to VGA. Dunno, maybe the...
  2. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    GRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No further updated on the spinner. If it's grinding thru the maw of USPS. I wonder if it will work reliably if it gets here at all? :rolleyes:
  3. Trash80toG4

    LC 630 and BlueSCSI

    Yeah, forgot about that, but was aiming the passthru terminator block at general audience in answer to the termination issue @Oelmuvun mentioned. You mentioned doing it, have you double checked that the keying on the crimped connector is properly aligned?
  4. Trash80toG4

    LC 630 and BlueSCSI

    https://www.cwc-group.com/crlasoblpci1.html
  5. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Good to hear I'm not the only one pushing the deadline out by 25% around here. :) If I can't make that extended deadline looks like I've got a project lined up for MarchIntosh! edit: Checked USPS site, doesn't say it left Memphis, but "in transit to next facility." WHATEVER . . .
  6. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    We’re sorry for the delay. If you have not received your package by February 2, you can come back here the next day for a refund. February 1 deadline officially missed. Don't think it ever got out of Memphis. At 5:00 PM it was listed as delayed in transit . . . . . . so if it gets here on...
  7. Trash80toG4

    LC 630 and BlueSCSI

    IIRC I added this SCSI extension cable to the connector for the Zip drive. Checked my other harness which doesn't have one. https://www.amazon.com/CablesOnline-8-inches-2-54mm-Pitch-Extension-FR-5008M/dp/B0CKV7PQ91/?th=1 I see no reason why you can't crimp an IDC female to the harness just...
  8. Trash80toG4

    LC 630 and BlueSCSI

    Most, if not all Mac CD drives are assigned as SCSI ID 3, but that's on the drive jumpers. ISTR, SCSI ID 0 is assigned to the boot drive. The 6400/6500 harnesses have an extension of the SCSI portion of that CD Adapter socket setup with connector and cable end termination for the optional ZIP...
  9. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Still hoping to get the MDD'03 squared away before deadline, but less than encouraging update. Amazon and USPS still say HDD is arriving today, however tracking details don't mention it having left the Memphis facility as of 3:50 PM today . . . . . . so it goes. :rolleyes:
  10. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    MDD'03 has been booting up fine every day, stiction seems at bay for now.🤞 2.5" IDE/160 made it to Memphis Friday at 3:41PM and supposedly arrives tomorrow as scheduled. Not holding my breath, given the weather between here and there since then. A fresh install of OS9Lives and transfer of data...
  11. Trash80toG4

    Mid-Budget Oscilloscopes: $150 - $325 Range +- Suggestions?

    Also looking into this one, hate touchscreens with a passion. This one'll still fit into my knockdown, rolling big@ss toolbox electronics workstation setup. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B097T5NRTZ
  12. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Great project, following closely. :) Very much interested in your learning curve as you gain experience with this scope. I'm looking into a bit more capable, medium range scopes for my electronics exploration, to keep this thread clean...
  13. Trash80toG4

    Mid-Budget Oscilloscopes: $150 - $325 Range +- Suggestions?

    I've been watching the Budget Oscilloscope discussions . . . https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/budget-oscilloscope-recommendation.4590/post-39614 . . . but have a problem with spending 10% of the cost of a much more capable medium range O-scope. Budget jobs appear to top out at working...
  14. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Day 21 ended with a victory of sorts. Gave up on running the 1440p Display from the DVI port on the new card. Haven't been able to get more than 1080p from there and thru the KVM switch so I gave up and hooked up a VGA Cable. Gotta switch the display to VGA manually, PITA that. But VGA is...
  15. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Powerbase over at the MLA said he understands this to be standard behavior. Looks to me to be behaving like unclean Macs running without MODE32 addressing memory over 8MB and listing it as system memory allocation. But 1.99GB? That's just strange. Sure would be nice to have an OS9 extension...
  16. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Day 20 - Decided to spin the stictionistic drive up every day until the new one arrives after all. Tried to install drivers for the new VidCard: Interesting results: Forcing boot from the OS9Lives CD got me up and running the iterative which freakin' extension is poleaxing the system...
  17. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Day 19? Caught a break! Clonked the 3.5" spinner that was making death rattles on the bench a couple of times and tried it again. I booted right up! Found the install of DiskWarrior I'd done in preparation for trying to recover the HDD from the DA. I'd moved it over to a Beige G3 when the DA...
  18. Trash80toG4

    I Got a New Kaypro PC-30: How Does It Work?

    Very cool! Is that a single board computer on as passive backplane setup?
  19. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Thanks, p! Ran into some trouble, there's no Zip driver on the OS9Lives installer CD. Started thread at the MLA: https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/zip-utility-disk-build-utilities-intended-to-run-booting-under-optical-installer-media-suggestions.51469/ Suggested support be added to the Installer...
  20. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge, is it happening?

    Day 16? Stripped all the HDDs out of the MDD'03, got it booting from OS9Lives Installer and hit another dead end. :rolleyes: For now anyway: Drive Setup says my 128MB mSATA SSDs are unsupported 1) Tried one with SATA adapter on new card, not surprised it didn't work out of the gate 2) Tried...