PowerView
Any BlueSCSI v2 or Ultra can emulate a PowerView SCSI Video card for Macintosh.
The PowerView SCSI Video card allowed many Macintosh computers to have a second monitor over SCSI.
Note
This feature is in private beta till we get a few more testers.
Connect your BlueSCSI via USB to the modern computer you'd like to use as a screen. BlueSCSI does not (yet) have a direct to VGA solution so you will use a modern laptop, desktop, phone, or tablet as your second screen.
eg:
Vintage Mac <SCSI Cable> BlueSCSI <USB> Modern device with screen
Create a file on the root of your SD card named VD3.hda for a PowerView on SCSI ID 3.
Install the PowerView Control Panel. For links see below.
Note
If you want wider support you must use the BlueSCSI Patched PowerView extension (Download link coming soon)
Reboot
On your modern device goto https://bluescsi.com/powerview/ and hit connect. If all went right you'll see your second monitor!
If you'd like to run a native (Mac/Win/Linux) app instead of using WebUSB you can use the BlueSCSI PowerView app here (Coming soon).
We've patched the PowerView extension to allow it to be used on any 68k Mac, PowerPC is untested, so please test!
When in doubt use the Patched driver.
Patched: (url coming soon)
Unpatched version 2.1 - https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/radius-powerview-driver-101 - A more limited set of computers.
As you test please fill in compatibility below
- Quadra 700
- SE/30
- 7/1/2026 - Initial release - https://www.patreon.com/nulleric/posts/bluescsi-does-162551623
