Scott Small on Nostr: (🧵 3/7) The #Mac IIfx and Tower of Power Not a whole lot has changed with the ...
(🧵 3/7) The #Mac IIfx and Tower of Power
Not a whole lot has changed with the IIfx, I did end up installing the Interware 24-bit video card I picked up off eBay a couple months back. Haven't benchmarked it yet but it feels roughly the same speed as the Radius card it replaced - but it also does 24-bit video, appropriately for a IIfx.
For my tower itself I'm running out of slots on my 4-port KVM, I'm thinking of replacing it with an 8-port KVM and switching from HDMI to VGA, since I've had troubles with the signal dropping sometimes. VGA should make it easier to connect older machines anyway, since I wouldn't have to worry about using an Extron or OSSC scaler (which always seem to introduce scaling artifacts despite my best efforts).
I'm playing a lot of Shanghai. Haven't found a Mahjong Solitaire game for modern Mac OS that's just as good (and I'm addicted to the punishing "Gravity Defier" layout 😂 )
Not a whole lot has changed with the IIfx, I did end up installing the Interware 24-bit video card I picked up off eBay a couple months back. Haven't benchmarked it yet but it feels roughly the same speed as the Radius card it replaced - but it also does 24-bit video, appropriately for a IIfx.
For my tower itself I'm running out of slots on my 4-port KVM, I'm thinking of replacing it with an 8-port KVM and switching from HDMI to VGA, since I've had troubles with the signal dropping sometimes. VGA should make it easier to connect older machines anyway, since I wouldn't have to worry about using an Extron or OSSC scaler (which always seem to introduce scaling artifacts despite my best efforts).
I'm playing a lot of Shanghai. Haven't found a Mahjong Solitaire game for modern Mac OS that's just as good (and I'm addicted to the punishing "Gravity Defier" layout 😂 )