Upgrading Apple's 1992 Super-Powered BEHEMOTH, the Quadra 950!

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Today we're upgrading the Quadra 950, an absolutely BEHEMOTH tower from 1992. Can we fit the full (and bonkers) 256 megs of RAM in there? Better yet, can it run A/UX?

This might be the perfect server to run our MUD at VCF East this year.

🍎 Great overview of the Quadra 950's quirks and features: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hWXzvX-Ws&t=1148s

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