Garrett FullerPowered up the SuperSE to quickly throw together a graphic in SuperPaint commemorating Apple’s 50th anniversary. “50 Years of Thinking Different.” #Apple50 #Apple #computinghistory #technology
So‑Called Vaughn@gfullerblog Wow I’d forgotten about those aftermarket active-cooling thingies (aka fans). Although I thought they were a 128/512/Plus thing, given that the SEs weren’t passively cooled.
@vaughnsc Kensington System Saver. They were meant for the earlier Macs that were passively cooled, but the original owner installed it on this Mac (after drilling holes in the handle) due to a special upgrade inside. Post from when I got the machine: https://personal.garrettfuller.org/blog/2021/01/22/introducing-the-macintosh-se-superse-powerbook-165/
@gfullerblog ‘Special upgrade’? Ooh tell me it’s built in Easy Bake oven to warm PopTarts in the upgrade slot?
@gfullerblog Yeah I know it’s some mundane expansion card now that I perused the link :)
@vaughnsc Hardly "mundane." The Mobius 030 essentially brings the 25 MHz Motorola 68030 and 16 MB of memory to the SE, hence my nickname for this machine. (Stock SE has a 8 MHz 68000 and max 4 MB memory.) The Mobius card also allows one to connect an external monochrome monitor to the SE. However, the card means this machine is limited to running System 6 and is very picky about software.
@gfullerblog Ah, bad choice of words, maybe; no offense intended to the vaunted Mobius board (essentially an SE/30) it’s only ‘more down to earth’ in the context of my unmoored flight of fancy in response to ‘what in heck is stashed in there that runs that frikin’ hot?’
@vaughnsc No problem. 😉😆 The System Saver is probably overkill and airflow in the SuperSE is probably suboptimal anyways given how tightly everything is with the Mobius card. However I’ve always just kept it on there despite being super noisy. It’s convenient to have a switch on the front to turn the Mac on, and the outlets on the System Saver are useful for powering the ImageWriter II connected to the machine.