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Don't wanna jinx it, but I found a Mac Portable on Craigslist in my metro area for $40. Going to pick it up tonight. The seller says it doesn't work, but it is …
· 11 posts · started 12 Mar 2015 - 18:46 · last 17 Mar 2015 - 11:15
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Good evening, Apologies if this specific problem has been handled elsewhere. I could not find this exact issue through searching. On Monday, I took possession o…
· 13 posts · started 15 Mar 2015 - 23:11 · last 16 Mar 2015 - 22:16
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Well its about time I start on this one. I have a dual floppy TEMPEST SE. The fact that its dual floppy seems rather odd to me. While I may be able to add a har…
· 25 posts · started 19 Feb 2015 - 02:24 · last 16 Mar 2015 - 18:57
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From what I've read, the first Apple II floppy drive (the Disk II) wasn't invented until about six months after the release of the Apple II - so the computer's …
· 4 posts · started 15 Mar 2015 - 15:07 · last 15 Mar 2015 - 16:55
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I have been home for a couple of days after a surgery, so have had time to tinker with most of my fleet. Most of them are working great, the last one on my list…
· 2 posts · started 12 Mar 2015 - 11:16 · last 12 Mar 2015 - 11:36
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Hi. Now that I have started to use my 3400 on a more regular basis, I have been noticing many software problems; probably due to whatever the previous owner had…
· 9 posts · started 9 Mar 2015 - 14:37 · last 10 Mar 2015 - 04:57
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Anyone have the seemingly short-lived version of the Newton with an "N" logo in place of the Apple logo? I have only handled one, I think it was a blue circle w…
· 13 posts · started 19 Feb 2015 - 09:48 · last 9 Mar 2015 - 05:13
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Hello – I have a Mac Plus that won't save any settings, such as the time, date or mouse tracking. I replaced the PRAM battery on the back of it with a new one, …
· 8 posts · started 4 Mar 2015 - 07:58 · last 8 Mar 2015 - 00:14
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Last week, I got another 12" RGB from a buddy who had one in his garage. I plugged it in and it worked fine, but the CRT has these epically huge scratches all o…
· 2 posts · started 7 Mar 2015 - 18:44 · last 7 Mar 2015 - 23:52
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I'm thinking about starting on a new Mac hardware hacking project, and searching for ideas. Any suggestions? I'm hoping for something that other people would ac…
· 59 posts · started 17 Feb 2015 - 04:01 · last 7 Mar 2015 - 07:42
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The PSU that i normally use to test LC's is a re-capped one. but i forgot, in messing with my personal machines a week ago the good one got swapped with one tha…
· 7 posts · started 5 Mar 2015 - 12:05 · last 7 Mar 2015 - 00:29
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I'm sure this isn't totally new, but I'll describe the chain of events specific to this PB. I bought it on eBay untested. There wasn't that much corrosion on th…
· 9 posts · started 27 Feb 2015 - 22:33 · last 6 Mar 2015 - 05:27
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so long story short, this company in Chicago, they are a battery company, but they take on side projects as well. They make these devices that detect water, if …
· 8 posts · started 5 Mar 2015 - 22:34 · last 6 Mar 2015 - 01:23
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OK, I just purchased a IIci and it worked fine for a day. After copying the hard drive, and replacing the PRAM battery (It booted up fine with a dead one but I …
· 19 posts · started 4 Mar 2015 - 17:21 · last 5 Mar 2015 - 23:47
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Hello: I am the new owner of a RasterOps 24XLi Nubus video card, and I am wondering if any of you fine p[eople mght have the driver to share? Thanks! Matt
· 5 posts · started 1 Mar 2015 - 19:19 · last 5 Mar 2015 - 21:00
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I did pretty well on an almost complete set of 11" x 17" Think Different posters on eBay. I wonder why no one else bid? http://www.ebay.com/itm/171684155074 Edi…
· 11 posts · started 27 Feb 2015 - 03:50 · last 4 Mar 2015 - 17:17
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I own a PowerBook Duo 230, in decent shape. However, when I turn it on, it starts smelling strongly of fish. It has gotten a lot better, and seems to be working…
· 9 posts · started 26 Jan 2015 - 00:14 · last 3 Mar 2015 - 18:49
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Hello everyone, I have a mac classic with a problem: the power supply voltage is too low output. I have 4.5V and 11.4V ... I also changed the electrolytic capac…
· 2 posts · started 2 Mar 2015 - 20:22 · last 2 Mar 2015 - 22:07
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Was given it as non functional. So far seems to work fine except when an external monitor is connected. Then it has video issues. Not sure what I'm going to do …
· 6 posts · started 26 Feb 2015 - 21:14 · last 27 Feb 2015 - 18:08
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Hi, just finished recapping my IIci with tantalums. Works nicely. You can see it getting a fresh System 7.5.5. :ii: The machine came with a rare video card I gu…
· 8 posts · started 21 Feb 2015 - 22:30 · last 26 Feb 2015 - 23:23
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I got a Duo 230 in unknown state. When I powered it on, it worked, but it was unstable. I then examined the capacitors on the board and found that every one of …
· 12 posts · started 18 Jan 2015 - 22:27 · last 26 Feb 2015 - 22:39
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Today I received a Color Classic and an Apple Techstep Diagnostic Tool! Only had time to tinker with them for a little while. The color classic only makes a sli…
· 15 posts · started 18 Feb 2015 - 04:29 · last 26 Feb 2015 - 17:38
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I have a 3400c that had some corrosion beneath the PRAM battery. It wasn't actually that bad, and I've cleaned the board with still unknown results. Hopefully t…
· 5 posts · started 25 Feb 2015 - 04:21 · last 26 Feb 2015 - 01:00
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I just got my floppy emu and I got my HD20 emulation working, but I am wondering if it will work on an un-expanded Macintosh 128K? I read somewhere that the Mac…
· 8 posts · started 24 Feb 2015 - 03:29 · last 25 Feb 2015 - 07:17
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I just had my iici motherboard recapped and it looks beautiful! The problem is, I can't get it to display anything. I have bank A full of Ram. I am using a db15…
· 9 posts · started 18 Feb 2015 - 05:04 · last 22 Feb 2015 - 17:17
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