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snes1423
256 MB  Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina 
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on: May 03, 2021, 20:25
Anybody know maybe @cballero as I have a performa 636CD with a power Macintosh 6500/225 board in it |
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Last Edit: May 03, 2021, 22:30 by snes1423
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #1 on: May 03, 2021, 22:33
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Lol, you didn't read my last post: I have a 6360, which is practically the same case with practically the same motherboard: essentially a 6400: in that post I explained that I would be looking at ethernet options after I figured out a hard drive option for it!  If I find anything that can be acquired that's practical to get and use after researching it, I'll post my findings here 
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #2 on: May 04, 2021, 00:26
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A PowerMac 6500 MB would have a comm slot and there were ethernet cards that work well in that slot. I imagine they are somewhat hard to find and probably not cheap if found. The nice advantage to the comm slot cards is they do not tie up a PCI slot.
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cballero
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1024 MB Posts: 1176 System 7, today and forever
Reply #3 on: May 04, 2021, 05:17
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I expected as much when I looked at the board breakdown: https://www.applerepairmanuals.com/the_manuals_are_in_here/Performa_6200_6300.pdf I only wish mine had had one already when I got it 
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Knezzen
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Administrator 512 MB  Posts: 608 Village idiot
Reply #4 on: May 04, 2021, 08:09
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Here's a eBay aucion on some parts that seem to include at least two ethernet cards for the Communication Slot. I have one of these in my PowerMac 5500 and they just work with at least 7.6.1 and above. No need to install any third party drivers etc. https://www.ebay.com/itm/303740477405?hash=item46b857dfdd:g:uXoAAOSwH~RflYgF&autorefresh=true
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snes1423
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256 MB Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina
Reply #5 on: May 04, 2021, 09:43
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Change of plans having some problems with that board so now i am back to the one with the 33mhz 68LC040 at least when i bought the logic board with the 33mhz 68LC040 it was fully recapped and cleaned unlike the other one from the 6500... but hey i get to experience what my 486 laptop never gave me a CD Drive 
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scouter
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64 MB Posts: 81 Retired IT Administraor
Reply #6 on: May 04, 2021, 10:05
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for info on ethernet cards for 6400 look here http://zone6400.com/files/ethernet_cards.html
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