![]() ![]() make Asteroids run so quickly that I basically die as soon as the screen loads? To be able to scroll through a Lotus 123 spreadsheet so fast the screen is just a blur? To (attempt to) render FaceBook or other modern website on a 512x384 b&w screen (or external high-res screen, for some reason)? I mean, what's the utility here? Why would I need a quantum leap in performance and tons of new features for my SE when I can just use a faster Mac that already does that stuff? I will admit though that the "concept" of having a 68 080 chip in a compact Mac is drool-worthy to be sure.įor me it's a question of value, mostly: do I need to spend $500 on top of whatever else has been sunk into the device (assuming prior max RAM upgrades and SCSI2SD or whatever) just to. And all that goodness fits inside the stock case, which I think is important. This is why I've been most impressed by the work of He has created a TS Adapter with built-in MacCon Ethernet and he has cloned the socketed PowerCache! Sure, those two upgrades are specific to the SE/30, and current pricing of the socketed PowerCache clone is high, but the point here is that we retain software compatibility while gaining the ability to free up the PDS card slot for other upgrades. If compatibility with legacy software was worse than an 040 card, it wouldn't be worth $500 in my eyes. So if there was a new-fangled and modern accelerator for an SE/30, I would ask about the software compatibility. The 030 boards are just like the stock SE/30 only faster. As a result, I tend to use my 030 accelerators more than the 040. And its that upgradability that makes the SE/30 king of the compacts! My Daystar Turbo 040 40MHz PDS accelerator makes it faster still, but there are software compatibility issues even with the cache disabled. ![]() The SE/30 runs reasonable well at its stock speed, but I must say I enjoy it more with a 50MHz 68030 accelerator installed. My primary love is for older 68k Macs, especially the 9" CRT Macs like the SE/30. The only PPC machines I currently own are my G4 Cubes and PowerBook Wallstreets, mainly because if I want a fast Mac that runs modern software, I will use a modern Intel Mac. ![]()
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