Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!deccrl!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!mcsun!ub4b!kulcs!icarus.cs.kuleuven.ac.be From: kpottie@icarus.cs.kuleuven.ac.be (Pottie Karl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: color card for the SE/30 (summary) Message-ID: <2798@n-kulcs.cs.kuleuven.ac.be> Date: 9 Apr 91 17:53:50 GMT Sender: news@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Organization: Dept. of Computer Science (K.U.Leuven) Lines: 69 Originator: kpottie@icarus Here's the result of my query for a color card for the SE/30. Most people recommended the Micron Technology card, so I guess that's the card I will go for. ********************************************************************* I have an SE/30 and was interested in running an Apple Two Page display from it some while ago. I saw an advertisement from Nutmeg Systems in a magazine and gave them a call. They marketed (mind you this was Feb. 90) a video kit for the SE/30 to drive Apple 13" color monitors, two kits actually: 8 and 24 bit, and the board would also drive a NEC MacSync... You can contact them directly for updated information: Nutmeg Systems 25 South Avenue New Cannan, Conn 06840 USA (202)-966-3226 ******************************************************************** We have had good results with color from a Mac SE/30. We use the Apple 13" RGB monitor with a card made by Micron Technology, model MG3016. This card supports 640 X 480 8-bit resolution. They also make a card for 1024 X 768 8-bit for the SE/30. The MG3016 card is available via mail order for about $325, but Micron has sold them to me, as a consultant, for $305. The card plugs into the internal SE/30 expansion socket and the connector sticks out the back of the SE/30. The cable that comes with the 13"RGB works fine. We have had good results with this combination and are pleased with it. I think you could use this same card with other 13" color monitors that were "look-alikes" for the Apple 13" RGB. Micron Technology 2805 East Columbia Road Boise, Idaho 83706 USA (800) 642-7661 voice (208) 386-3800 voice (208) 389-4617 FAX ********************************************************************** I use the ColorCard SE/30 with my SE/30. It is connected to a standard Apple 13" RGB monitor. I don't know if it supports VGA monitors. You may want to give SuperMac Technology a call at (408) 245-2202. I don't remember how much it costs, but my guess is approximately $400. Your best best for a cheap color solution for a Mac SE/30 is probably Micron's Xceed card. It supports a 13" RGB monitor at 640 x 480 x 8 bits resolution. No VGA, unfortunately (I don't know of any VGA solution for the SE/30). I don't know about European availability, but in the US, you can usually find the Micron card bundled with, say, a Magnavox monitor for about $800-$900. The card itself usually costs around $350. -- ********************************************************************* I'm now writo you on a SE/30 with a RasterOps 234 colorboard and an Apple 13" color monitor. And this works just fine !! About the card: the RO 264 (sorry 264, not 234 :-) is not the cheapest but having 24bit color is sometimes very joyfull. If you just can't get enought bucks for a RO, the Micron 8bits SE/30 colorcard is a good deal. But I don't know if it is imported in Europe.