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I didn't see your design, but I like that it includes tabs with screw holes to secure it when installed, I had to use hot glue to hold mine. Looks like a I have a new one to print!

It sounds like @Bolkonksij just has an empty case, so no logic / analog boards to be used. I know many people use the old iPad displays, but I actually had good luck throwing in a 10.1 1280 x 800 LCD and setting up a raspberry PI to output 1024x768. A little tweaking of the overscan settings...

I used a different, but similar mount and had to order a longer SCSI cable. I don't think there's any way to get the original SCSI cable to reach.

OK, so I swapped the main board out with a known working one from a Performa 5500, and still no video. Is there another board handling the video out on the 6400? Could it be a wiring issue? Also, given it has PCI, I'm thinking I may just buy a PCI card with VGA out. Any tips on what a good...

FYI, I did get some fresh batteries in there and for the PRAM voltage up to 4.8, so I don't think it's a problem with the PRAM battery. Interestingly, I seem unable to zap the PRAM now, as I can hold down the Cmd-Opt-P-R and do not get a second boot chime.

I picked up a Performa 6400/200, my old college computer, off of craigslist. It had no hard drive, so I swapped out the hard drive for another I had laying around. Booted up fine, and I moved on to my final plan - dual booting Mac OS 9 and BeOS. I got the drive partitioned, reinstalled OS 9 on...

And.... just found this (which actually has the executor software for running MacOS inside NS): https://fsck.technology/software/NeXT/NeXTSTEP%20Applications/

Hey, fired up the NeXTStation this morning with the goal of trying to get it loaded with new software. Found a great resource. Loosely followed this guide to get ethernet working: http://www.nextcomputers.org/NeXTfiles/Docs/TjLs_Cable_Modem_Guide.pdf Also have some software available there...

I forgot to ask, where did you get the software you're trying to put on it? I can't find a source (something like macintoshrepository) for NeXTStep.

FTP?

Yeah, a NextCube or NextStation Color are on my wish list. I might need to plan a trip to visit VCF East. I worry how much that trip would cost me, though. :)

I saw this on Reddit () and realize I'm not really utilizing my NeXTStation with a clean install of NeXTStep. 1. I didn't realize there was a Mac emulator for NeXTStep. 2. Is there a resource, similar to macintoshgarden or macintoshrepository for NeXTStep? I've got a SCSI2SD in there and...

Not sure about the others, but I always enjoy a recapping video.

Yeah, the little adapters that allow you to put a CR2032 battery in the existing PRAM battery slot would be ideal, because it's not modifying the board, but giving you the same benefit of not worrying about battery leakage...

FYI, here's a picture of the case, next to a retro-brighted SE case for comparison:

I suppose I could put it inside, but it's my "Let's see if I can get this machine to boot" device. I have it in a 3d printed case with a portable battery pack and I plug it into devices as needed to test and /or load software on. I haven't tried the SCSI ethernet emulation on the CC, but I...

Looking forward to that video! I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye out on for a Mystic board to swap in.

Alternatively, if @JDW wants to make a YouTube video on recapping the Color Classic analog and logic boards, I'd be happy to ship him my boards as demonstration devices. ;)

Real-time update: I tool the board out to take a picture, and decided to see if bad RAM could be causing the problem. I also thought I remember the Color Classic having RAM on the board. So I removed both RAM sticks and put the board back in, and fired it up. The Mac startup chime was still...