Search results

  1. JDW

    How to get an Apple IIC online

    Since this thread is asking how to get an Apple II "online" I should mention that Petar has a video showing how he uses the FujiNet device and TELNET to connect to a BBS at the 30:50 timestamp in his video below: And of course, you can watch the full video for additional details about the device.
  2. JDW

    VCF East 2025 - Who's Coming?

    I'll be there in spirit! :-) Honestly, I wish there was a high tech way to attend these without actually being there. I've given up on teleportation becoming reality, but perhaps something more down-to-earth-in-2025, like renting a robot (Optimus?) for the show that could be controlled...
  3. JDW

    Software-only OVERCLOCK for LC475, LC575, Quadra 605

    I made the video announcement on FaceBook as well, and one gentleman posted his video in reply: He posted that to tell me that even though we both downloaded Doom II from Macintosh Garden, he gets FPS info in the upper left corner of the game. Also, while it's VERY hard to see due to his...
  4. JDW

    Software-only OVERCLOCK for LC475, LC575, Quadra 605

    The video is now out! Let the good times roll. Humble thanks to @phipli , Mustermann and the original contributors, for the incredible work that brought 475 Overclock to the masses!
  5. JDW

    Macintosh SE SuperMac SpeedCard accelerator

    Exactly 4MB on my SE.
  6. JDW

    Macintosh SE SuperMac SpeedCard accelerator

    Great! Feel free to mention that trick in your public thread, as that info will surely help other people who no doubt will have the same problem. I think it's a bug in System Info pertaining to the lack of sufficient RAM to load all the results files, but that's pure speculation on my part.
  7. JDW

    Macintosh SE SuperMac SpeedCard accelerator

    Remove all Results files from the folder and try displaying results again. It will likely work. You can then start slowly adding them back and see how many your machine will allow. Maybe 10 or 15? The problem is the SE has issues when too many results files are in the results folder.
  8. JDW

    Macintosh SE SuperMac SpeedCard accelerator

    Here's a few photos of my SpeedCard installed on my Mac SE motherboard... (And yes, I did later cover the windowed chips with tape to prevent erasure over time by UV.) And here's a photo of the SpeedCard owned by forum member @BFEXTU , who was an engineer who once worked for SuperMac...
  9. JDW

    MacEffects Clear SE & SE/30 Cases Now Available!

    Being budget minded should always be the number one priority, but I also wish to say the future is unknown. For the next 4 years, tariffs will have an impact on imports from China. That combined with inflation very well could drive up the cost of future productions. That's only speculation on...
  10. JDW

    Konnichiwa, I am ComputerSmith!

    Well, since you're a student of Japanese... 1994年から日本に住んでいます。僕のアドバイスは、まず話し言葉を学ぶことです。なぜなら、書き言葉よりも使う機会が多いですよ。書き言葉は、書類に記入する時や紙に書く必要がある時に主に使います。もちろん、読むことも重要な場合がありますが、今ではスマートフォンの内部カメラとGoogle翻訳のおかげで、さまざまな言語を読むことができます。 しかし、会話の日本語は非常に役立ちます。実際、日本を旅行するにはもちろん、日本に住むためには特に不可欠だと言えるでしょう。 :) With that said...
  11. JDW

    Konnichiwa, I am ComputerSmith!

    Welcome to TinkerDifferent, Conner. And thanks for letting us know about your YouTube channel, ComputerSmith. I think it's great when people decide to get on YouTube and share. But I do understand the folks who feel rather shy or who are worried about flames in the comments. Even so, life...
  12. JDW

    SPIISD V2 has been released

    Not a "Digicard", but this "Sider" 20MB drive (the original was only 10MB) originally sold for $999 and had it's own card too: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/apple-sider-20mb-hard-drive-apple-ii-1827328361 This photo shows just how massive the thing is:
  13. JDW

    Two SE/30 Boards - memory woes

    Absolutely. But again, that will require @Bolle to revise his circuit board to accommodate them. And it’s also important to remember that once that is done and people start buying them, eventually that too will run out in time because they aren’t made anymore either, from what I understand. And...
  14. JDW

    Two SE/30 Boards - memory woes

    @jonshwenn Will Jacobs is shipping out my finished SE/30 Reloaded board this week, and I will show photos and of course do testing when it arrives. I paid him to swap out RAM sockets with new SIMM sockets that have metal tabs, but the Global inventory of those is rapidly diminishing and the...
  15. JDW

    FS: Radius Rocket Clone "Prototypes"

    Just want to make sure our forum keeps up with the latest info from @max1zzz ... Looking forward to the formal pricing and availability announcement (for the SCSI add-on card for the Rocket) when available, Max!
  16. JDW

    #Marchintosh 2025 - RGB 900

    @Jockelill I am really very impressed with your work on that machine. That LED-lit cable is stunning. Did you happen to do any overclocking or add performance enhancements?
  17. JDW

    Mac SE memory management

    Reduce or disable the Disk Cache in the Memory Control Panel. After that, give RAM CHARGER a try.
  18. JDW

    Floppy drive Sony MP-F51W-23 upper head doesn't touch the disk

    Incorrect. Pin-1 is marked on the PCB and on the chip itself with a dot, and it should follow this diagram: You also need to verify if the trace I've circled is broken, because it looks that way. It must not be broken.
  19. JDW

    Floppy drive Sony MP-F51W-23 upper head doesn't touch the disk

    The difference between a "SWIM" and "IWM" is very important for the SE/30. As I said in my previous post, you need a SWIM, not an IWM chip. So long as you have a SWIM chip and not an IWM chip, then it is merely a matter of figuring out how to wiring it properly to your motherboard, without...
  20. JDW

    Floppy drive Sony MP-F51W-23 upper head doesn't touch the disk

    You would need the newer SWIM chip, not IWM, because you are using an SE/30. @Kai Robinson created a PLCC-to-DIP adapter in the past, but it was never publicly released. However, you would need the opposite of that — a DIP-to-PLCC adapter. That would be rather awkward to solder on, even if it...