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i want to recell or at least put a battery inside the original battery case but can't figure out a way to remove the top without causing a lot of damage. Has an…
· 14 posts · started 28 Apr 2015 - 23:54 · last 4 May 2015 - 00:45
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Had my centris 610 re-capped a year ago since it became all voodoo... Since then it has worked flawlessly, until Friday night when my daughter turned it on and …
· 32 posts · started 6 Apr 2015 - 02:52 · last 3 May 2015 - 22:41
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A nice find again. An Apple ][ ITT 2020 OEM. A birthday present from my wife! The case seems to be OEM. To replace the original ITT grey one ( if have this one …
· 7 posts · started 22 Apr 2015 - 20:44 · last 3 May 2015 - 19:55
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Today I used my newly acquired Lisa XL with Macintosh motherboard to test my other incomplete Lisa XL I switched motherboard and PSU and tested. And yes.... it…
· 6 posts · started 18 Apr 2015 - 12:52 · last 3 May 2015 - 12:28
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So. In my new quests with vintage apple collecting, I seem to have acquired the most homely PB duo one has ever seen. The battery blew up long ago. The front fi…
· 5 posts · started 30 Apr 2015 - 19:10 · last 1 May 2015 - 20:56
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On eBay right now there are many RAM cards for Duos. Most of them are in the <$20 range for 8M cards. The 40M cards are in the $150 range and the one 48M…
· 9 posts · started 8 Apr 2015 - 18:21 · last 30 Apr 2015 - 20:19
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Pending my giving away of a 165c, I have three PowerBook's left, and I have to get rid of at least one system for space reasons. PowerBook 3400c/200 with CD-ROM…
· 7 posts · started 1 Mar 2015 - 20:03 · last 30 Apr 2015 - 07:49
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Hello guys, this is my first post in this community, who already helped me a lot with some nice thread I followed in the past. I'm italian so forgive me for my …
· 7 posts · started 18 Apr 2015 - 17:12 · last 29 Apr 2015 - 03:46
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Sorry for the topic, could not resist. I just acquired a US Macintosh Plus in nice (outside) condition. It is a 1987 model. It even came with a voltage transfor…
· 9 posts · started 26 Apr 2015 - 17:05 · last 28 Apr 2015 - 21:27
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Ok, so I have managed to find my way back into the apple collecting hobby accidentally. I have since aquired an Apple IIgs that when I turn it on, I get Fatal S…
· 6 posts · started 25 Apr 2015 - 21:27 · last 28 Apr 2015 - 04:01
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I got given three Powerbook Duos today! On the downside, I tested the 2300 and the power adaptor popped and smoke came out.. The same happened with a different …
· 2 posts · started 26 Apr 2015 - 03:26 · last 26 Apr 2015 - 21:14
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So, I acquired a Macintosh IIci recently (see https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/25123-macintosh-iici-wont-start-up/). It occasionally booted pre-recap,…
· 29 posts · started 15 Apr 2015 - 21:24 · last 26 Apr 2015 - 01:16
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So I recently bought a classic II of of ebay, and it had the condition where it showed lines with static around them. I heard that a way you could fix this prob…
· 31 posts · started 17 Apr 2015 - 01:39 · last 22 Apr 2015 - 15:54
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I've vaguely thought about using one of my TRS-80s in a modified capacity. Assuming the interface is visibly identical, can I use larger CRTs on any of the earl…
· 41 posts · started 1 Mar 2015 - 03:27 · last 21 Apr 2015 - 02:39
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I recently got a Macintosh IIcx with some other stuff which is in need of repair. Today I went to power up the IIcx to see what the deal was...nothing.. not a s…
· 32 posts · started 29 Oct 2014 - 23:17 · last 21 Apr 2015 - 00:13
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Started on the performa 200 The board as I got it. caps removed board cleaned Recapped the board but no chime. Compared my performa 200 to this one and noticed …
· 86 posts · started 18 Apr 2015 - 00:16 · last 20 Apr 2015 - 15:55
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A few weeks ago CompuNurd had a SE\30 board for sale that he recapped but could not get it past a grey screen and mouse pointer after a bong. I decided to buy i…
· 8 posts · started 20 Apr 2015 - 00:01 · last 20 Apr 2015 - 07:35
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I got a rather dusty Macintosh IIci (M5780) with no RAM or hard drive, marked by the eBay seller as "Powers On". I also purchased a Macintosh Color Display (M12…
· 15 posts · started 2 Apr 2015 - 15:53 · last 19 Apr 2015 - 16:58
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Machine has never had any problems, it was in daily use until a few weeks ago. I installed fresh copy of 10.5 Thursday, did all updates, used it on Friday all w…
· 13 posts · started 22 Feb 2015 - 13:47 · last 19 Apr 2015 - 02:02
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Recently bought a powerbook 100 from an acquaintance. He threw the battery away because it was starting to leak. I don't really want another battery, but I'd li…
· 1 posts · started 18 Apr 2015 - 16:31 · last 18 Apr 2015 - 16:31
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Hello all, I have a problem which developed with my Macintosh classic. When I switch it on it will only show a grey screen with the mouse pointer (which you can…
· 17 posts · started 14 Apr 2015 - 22:23 · last 17 Apr 2015 - 16:28
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Hello again good people. - A couple questions about SCSI's - heres a SHORT vid - cheers (you have to click 'show all content' at the bottom of the screen for th…
· 1 posts · started 17 Apr 2015 - 16:14 · last 17 Apr 2015 - 16:14
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"...you want 'em?" My dad works where they used to use Macs to run analysis hardware, and asked me if I wanted the old Macs they were going to pitch. Sure! So, …
· 24 posts · started 13 Mar 2015 - 11:06 · last 16 Apr 2015 - 07:15
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Not really Apple related, but found this morning one Iomega HD, was mixed with cheap speakers and was only 1 euro { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": …
· 2 posts · started 12 Apr 2015 - 13:10 · last 12 Apr 2015 - 13:31
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