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Hi folks! So, I've got myself a Messagepad 2100, nice little device, and I've acquired some pcmcia networking stuff off ebay. I've got a 3Com 10/100 Xjack card …
· 4 posts · started 13 Jul 2013 - 17:35 · last 13 Jul 2013 - 18:29
Troubleshooting
i would say this tool knocked about 15 minutes off, my re-caps. just push and twist. love it. http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=1164820&p…
· 19 posts · started 24 Jun 2013 - 18:49 · last 12 Jul 2013 - 04:31
68k
Just a quick question to any Australian Mac guys in the know... where is the best place to go about getting replacement caps, diodes, resistors etc of the types…
· 8 posts · started 8 Jul 2013 - 12:28 · last 12 Jul 2013 - 00:00
Troubleshooting
Hi all, It seems to me that (beyond the stuff common to all vintage machines like leaky electrolytic caps) there are three common points of failure in old Power…
· 12 posts · started 24 Jun 2013 - 00:11 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 20:58
Hardware
So i am here tearing into this Macintosh Classic. Pulled out the A/B board, Had to re-cap it, Screen was wavy, HD would not spin etc. etc. Anyways, Replaced all…
· 8 posts · started 8 Jul 2013 - 00:33 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 20:54
Hardware
What do you guys have for specs on yours? Can be tower, desktop, or AIO, although I prefer the server version myself I have: G3 Tower (server version) OS 9.2.2 …
· 70 posts · started 20 Jun 2008 - 20:38 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 18:46
PowerPC
Can someone explain to me if its possible and how, to use a non apple branded IDE burner in a G4 sawtooth under 10.4? I have a plain DVD drive, but I need to ba…
· 8 posts · started 12 Apr 2013 - 23:01 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 18:00
Troubleshooting
Hi, I have several of these, and one works, but has a bad cord and plug at the computer end. The other one has a good plug and cable, but it doesn't work. I was…
· 9 posts · started 9 Apr 2013 - 01:16 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 16:49
OS 8
Hey everyone! My last few videos revolved around the Mac 512K talking to Siri and getting a specific action to occur. While this was neat, it wasn't very practi…
· 1 posts · started 11 Jul 2013 - 15:18 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 15:18
Hardware
http://lowendmac.com/ppc/digital-audio-power-mac-g4.html We moved to the hood about 3 to 4 years ago. I never really talked to our neighbor very much. They invi…
· 18 posts · started 2 May 2013 - 17:34 · last 11 Jul 2013 - 03:04
Hardware
Hello everyone, I have a Power Mac G3 B&W with a dead logic board (as described here http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=21030) and I'…
· 11 posts · started 15 May 2013 - 00:55 · last 10 Jul 2013 - 16:16
68k
This is my first Mac, an SE running system 6. I found it at an estate sell a couple of weeks ago (paid $25). It came with an Apple Extended keyboard, original m…
· 13 posts · started 8 Jul 2013 - 01:45 · last 9 Jul 2013 - 19:15
Hardware
The PB190cs that I'm now working on has a strange screen symptom. It powers up, and the screen stays mainly a murky dark green except for the top menu bar and t…
· 5 posts · started 1 Jul 2013 - 05:36 · last 9 Jul 2013 - 12:31
68k
This LB seem's a little strange compared to the non back light one. 4 - 1uf-50v 2 - 10uf-16v 1 - 220uf-25v 4 - 47uf-16v 1 - 4.7uf-25v 2- 470uf-25v 4 - 100uf-25v
· 3 posts · started 2 Feb 2013 - 07:42 · last 9 Jul 2013 - 10:14
Development
As most of us are aware, our old Macs can't be set beyond 2019. Now I'm not going to take this project up myself, as I don't have the time to do the research an…
· 13 posts · started 2 Jan 2012 - 07:05 · last 8 Jul 2013 - 20:32
Hardware
Hello everyone, I have the same problem as this guy http://68kmla.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=20786 but the problem like this guy isn't the RAM. I'v…
· 15 posts · started 22 Apr 2013 - 01:25 · last 8 Jul 2013 - 18:44
Hardware
Do you guys know wich brand is reliable and still freshly fabricated? I thought it is time to copy all my old 3,5 floppys to new material. Any advice?
· 23 posts · started 22 Feb 2013 - 17:59 · last 8 Jul 2013 - 05:02
Hardware
In a current Conquests thread on a PB165 there has been discussion of correct ratings for power supplies that should be connected to various PB models. The offi…
· 3 posts · started 7 Jul 2013 - 07:58 · last 8 Jul 2013 - 01:26
Troubleshooting
I thought I had finished my accumulation phase, but... Tipped off by Byrd, I bid for a lot of Powerbooks on ebay, located in Canberra, Australia. Since freight …
· 5 posts · started 26 Jun 2013 - 14:07 · last 7 Jul 2013 - 04:23
68k
i recently picked up a pb 165 complete except for powerbrick for 5.00 @ a local thrift store. I just need to get a compatible powerbrick which ive already resea…
· 8 posts · started 30 Jun 2013 - 06:48 · last 7 Jul 2013 - 04:03
Software
Someone asked me to go through a box of software and get rid of whatever she didn’t need. Since her oldest computer is running 10.8, a lot of the software was u…
· 2 posts · started 1 Jul 2013 - 00:24 · last 6 Jul 2013 - 15:04
PowerPC
Hi, I know it would be difficult, if not impossible to hack in an extra antenna, but I'm just wondering if it's even possible to get a card that'll fit in there…
· 4 posts · started 3 Jul 2013 - 06:15 · last 6 Jul 2013 - 05:16
Hardware
Can someone help me find replacement capacitors for the 145b lcd panel that I just disassembled? I took the 145b apart to re-grease the clutches, clean out the …
· 7 posts · started 27 Apr 2013 - 06:03 · last 6 Jul 2013 - 00:10
Development
I recently contacted the author of ToolDaemon, which is a telnet <-> MPW ToolServer interface, and asked him if he'd be willing to open-source his…
· 1 posts · started 4 Jul 2013 - 22:50 · last 4 Jul 2013 - 22:50
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