has anyone put a DOS Card in PowerComputing Clone? I am considering buying one of the new clones (out end of the month), but want to know if the Apple Dos Compatibility cards can be put into a clone box.
You need DOS Compatibility SW version 1.5. BTW: I have TCP/IP routing going between the PC and the Mac on my PowerMac 6100 DOS compatible. This overcomes the serial port speed/buffer/hs limitations of the PC cards. Thus: I have a dial-up Internet session on the Mac and the PC simultanously. Interesting for comparing Win & Mac Internetting (Mac wins hands down: I figure PC people just don't know how good the Mac is suited for REALLY complex internet sessions). At the moment this feat needs a VICOM router (free demo on #) on another Mac connected by ethernet. But with OT 1.5 this should be OS native - according to an Apple internal memo. What amazing boxes these Macs are (or rather: could be if Apple got going)!
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posted on Aug 01, 2007
maartenw - usenet poster
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I have a powerwave 604/120 with an Apple 586 card in it. Windows95 is very stable on it. Same problem as Paul though. The connector to the internal CD drive is different, so you can't get sound from CD's on the PC side.
Also the PC card will only recognise Apple CD drives (not 3rd party), but you can get around this by setting up the CD as a shared volume on the Macintosh side before switching to the PC.
I have one question for Paul Baird (Peter Tippet?). Have you got Windows networking to work on your Powercentre. I can't seem to get it to work on my Powerwave. When the PC boots up, it says that it cannot find the "PC Ethernet Driver". I am wondering if I am just doing something wrong, or if it is something to do with Powerwaves. It seems that Apple computers can network OK.
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Paul Hansford Alice Springs
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posted on Aug 01, 2007
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Yes we have succesfully put a Apple 586 Card in a 150 Mhz Powercentre. The only minor problem is that the sound connection on the CD is a different fitting, So the machine can no longer play Music off the CD Drive. There are instruction for a number of different apple Machines and mostly you follow the 7200 instructions and a bit of fiddling.
We aim to try putting a Pentium Card in a 180 mhz Power Pro once there released.
Paul Beard
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