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Post #9 by wthww
Source Forumwthww's conquests — #9
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateTue, 15 Oct 2013 - 13:59
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/wthwws-conquests.29082/
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Yo,

I've had time to spend with the machine and I've come to the conclusion it is now my favorite 68k powerbook. The dark plastics, larger screen & full '040 really make it for me. The machine sadly has a few issues, namely:

  • The floppy drive eats floppies. (Yeah, I know right? The head is scraping off the magnetic coating. :/ )
  • The machine has 28mb ram and a 750mb drive.
  • The install is broken in such a way that OT is disabled. Considering the broken floppy drive and my lack of a scsi adapter or pcmcia/cf adapter I'm in a bit of a chicken/egg problem.
  • The power adapter that came with it needs recapped; I can hear it screeching in agony.

To fix these issues I'll be transplanting a ram module, floppy drive, and apple 2.5" scsi > ide adapter from another 'book. The pesky power adapter will be put under the knife sometime in the next week. This is the most excited I've been about a 68k mac in quite a while and pretty much completes my 68kmla questing, except for either a Quadra 840av/950.

I'll take pictures when I open up the powerbook & power adapter. Thanks for looking!

//wthww

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