mbpatel@remus.rutgers.edu (Mayur Patel) (05/19/91)
Hi there, In Radio-Electronics (Jan '91) they had an article on how to build a mac compatible computer. It is basically a macintosh in an IBM case. It requires an original motherboard (from Apple 128K, 512K, 512KE, Plus, SE, or SE/30), IBM pc power supply, a Mac mouse or track ball, Mac keyboard, a special 14 inch mono monitor with horizontal frequency of 22.5 kHz (which doesn't work with clones), and a special power/ video interface, a pc clone case which will need modification, and a mac floppy. If anyone is interested, I have all details. Just email me if you want them....RE claims the price for this project will run around $400 + the price of the motherboard. My questions are: 1-Will any SCSI hard drive work with the SE motherboard? 2-Will the FDHD drive work in the SE motherboard as a replacement for the standard 800K floppy? 3-Can a color monitor be used with the SE via add-on cards? I will appreciate any replys...and answer any requests for the 'plans'. Regards, Mayur Patel
nkb@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Norman K Bucknor) (05/19/91)
In article <May.18.21.43.31.1991.8241@remus.rutgers.edu> mbpatel@remus.rutgers.edu (Mayur Patel) writes: >Hi there, > In Radio-Electronics (Jan '91) they had an article on how to build [ hardware details deleted] > $400 + the price of the motherboard. > > My questions are: > 1-Will any SCSI hard drive work with the SE motherboard? > 2-Will the FDHD drive work in the SE motherboard as a > replacement for the standard 800K floppy? > 3-Can a color monitor be used with the SE via add-on cards? > > I will appreciate any replys...and answer any requests for the 'plans'. > > Regards, > Mayur Patel Possibly silly question : Why not just buy a Classic ? It will probably be much cheaper, particularly since getting the motherboard itself could be a problem. As to your questions, I can only give guesses (not being a hardware expert): 1. Can't see why the standard Mac drives wouldn't work. 2. Late model SE's (possibly all models ?) came with the FDHD. You need to have ROMs later than the MacPlus 128K roms for this. 3. If you mean Color QuickDraw support, no. You need 512K ROMs and a 68020 or better processor (the SE/30, MacLC, MacII series all have these). There is a hack called ScuzzyGraph (I think) which allows you to get 8 color (not 8-bit) screens on a monitor which is connected to some hardware which connects to the SCSI port. That is all there is, I believe. The SE and earlier ROMs only support the original QuickDraw which had provision for 8 colors. Corrections welcome. Norman
Douglas.Currens@f444.n161.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Douglas Currens) (06/03/91)
I'm not sure if you've been answered yet, but there's a good book out now;
Build Your Own Macintosh and Save a Bundle- diagrams, prices, sources. The
only tricky part is that video interface, and that's usually one chip and a
resistor change in the monitor (ah, you ask, but which one and to what?) as
outlined in Computer Shopper's Hackenstein articles last year. OK, your
questions. 1) Not "any" SCSI, but any made for use on any Mac, and make sure
to get some initializing software with it just in case theirs poops out at
some later point (SilverLining gets good PR for this). 2)No, the R
OMs won't support the FDHD. 3)Yes, any color card meant for an SE will work
with a hacked SE, too, but my aren't they pricey!
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