"Market" for old macs?

[Scott Stevens]

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 17:19:34 -0600
Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:

> Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> >>>run on it.  It has an Ethernet card, so I plan on fetching
> >some of >
> >>Funny, mine has a DB9 female connector on it -- what is that? 
> >Serial?  If  >serial, then why?  Didn't most ApplePeople use
> >AppleTalk?
> > 
> > DB*9*? on an SE/30? Are you sure it's an SE/30?
> 
> It's on an additional bracket (the only expansion slot?).  Yes,
> it's definitely  an SE/30.  Maybe someone added it to use an
> older mouse?  Seems stupid to tie  up the only expansion slot
> with a DB9... -- 

It must be something proprietary.  That slot is used for various
things, and I doubt if it would be a serial port.  A video
interface perhaps?  You'll need to open the machine and see, I
suspect.