[XCSSA] looking for a Mac SE/30 ethernet card set

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

On Monday 12 October 2009, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio wrote:
[...]
> Hi Mike:
>
> I have checked what I have and it is not a network card... I don't
> think.  It has the correct bus, but it has only the db15 pin connector.

That sounds like an ethernet AUI connector:
	http://web.mit.edu/rescomp/www/auiconn.jpg

Very old school.. but period appropriate..


>   I know this was used in some network interface cards, but I think this
> is more along the lines of a video card.  In fact, looking closer at it,
> and taking off the extra pair of eyes, it says Macintosh Display Card on
> it.

Ahh.. in that case.. not so much.. the old Mac display connector's were also 
15pin standard pitch DB connectors IIRC:
	http://www.mcpb.com/assets/gifs.color/videom/adp.vmac.g34.C.gif
	http://www.hardwarebook.info/Macintosh_Video_to_VGA

Tweeks

> It is about 12 inches long and also sits vertical in the machine 
> and not lying over flat as the card you pictured appears to do.  Let me
> know if you want to try it.  Dennis in Victoria
>
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