[rescue] FTGH: Macintosh LC475

[Nathan Raymond]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 12:09 PM Jonathan Patschke <jp at celestrion.net>
wrote:

> - The Apple IIe card is well-supported.


Note that the Apple IIe card only works in 24-bit addressing mode. That
means you need to have OS 7.5.5 or older installed to use the IIe card,
since 24-bit mode was removed in 7.6 and later.


> - When not using an Apple IIe card, this machine can make use of a
>    ridiculous amount of memory for its size and age, as it accepts 64MB
> SIMMs.
>

It accepts 128MB SIMMs actually (which is how I run mine).


> - There are a variety of communications options; various LC-slot Ethernet
>    cards, plus a handful of SCSI-based Ethernet options that can be used
>    while the IIe card is installed.
>

There was also a 100Base-T LC PDS ethernet card. It took me about 15 years
of scouring eBay to find one for sale, so they are very rare, but do exist!

- Nate