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Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #12

If it's a SCSI-1 standard, I can see more than just the SE/30 owners going after it. I'd like to try it on both my SE/30 and on my Power Mac 7500. Imagine installing a 30-some gi…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 22:33

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #20

Dita, did you say earlier you have a Mac Classic, recently acquired? If so, is it a Classic 1 or Classic 2? If it's a Classic 1, then try the following: Step 1: Restart the Cla…
68kMLA Software by phreakout Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 22:26

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #21

On November 27, 2006, the Librarian of Congress, on the recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, announced six classes of works which will not be subject to the prohibition ag…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 21:57

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #11

If that M-SYSTEMS drive I mention is available in a reasonable quantity (i.e., more than 10) and for a reasonable price (i.e., less than say $200 for a 4GB size), then you would pr…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 21:44

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #7

cutting the front off of a glass CRT / It works, but it's a messy and difficult process Click to expand... And even with the phosphor coating removed, it results in a loss of l…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 21:22

Compact Mac Case Mods — #8

Also, you mention wanting the top vent of the Plus. But you also mention running a hard drive. I hope you are not planning to run your SE with a hard drive, but without a fan. If s…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 21:06

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #29

Last evening I got the 9500 out again after having given up working on it for a month. In the month since then, a mouse had crawled into the machine through the open expansion slot…
68kMLA Hardware by Charlieman Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 20:57

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #19

That was a thought I had, but JLW's original instructions stated that PC floppies are fine, so I never changed the formatting.
68kMLA Software by ditabeardmemo Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 20:17

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #6

I don't have a clue how or where to get vacuum formed plexiglas over a form. Can you elaborate a bit? Is this a home/garage project? Necessary equipment? Or are you paying a…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 20:17

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #8

SCSI-2 to SCSI-1 conversion boards are cheap and easy to find. If they do a price break on small quantities (say 10) maybe we should RaQ for a group purchase
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 19:26

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #20

abandonware, it should be perfectly legal for you all to snag copies. Click to expand... Yyyyyeah... that's not exactly true, but who cares. Image away.
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 19:13

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #5

This seems too easy. Am I missing something? Click to expand... Assuming you're putting in a VGA/SVGA capable motherboard, nope. And that's a darn good price for a monitor wi…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 19:08

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #4

Trag, search the forum for CC mods. This has been covered a lot. There are some pretty sophisticated ones. I have not heard about vacuum formed Plexi either, but you do not need it…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 18:59

Compact Mac Case Mods — #7

Unfortunately the rear bucket case from the SE has more of a tilt at the front where it meets the bezel Click to expand... Actually it's the Plus that has the tilt back. The SE…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 18:53

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #18

I formatted the a floppy as a 1.44 MB FAT disk Click to expand... I don't believe you will be able to use a FAT formatted floppy as a boot disk. It must be formatted HFS.
68kMLA Software by Mac128 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 18:28

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #3

clear plexi, vacuum formed over the original CRT face Click to expand... I don't have a clue how or where to get vacuum formed plexiglas over a form. Can you elaborate a bit?…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 17:44

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #9

Can you re-cap a Classic II board? Click to expand... If you can, could you inquire to the forum's vast experts as to which caps I need to do for an effective repair, instead…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 17:39

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #19

If I can find one more vintage Mac, I'm gonna force my friends into a Bolo LAN party. :rambo: Click to expand... Nice one. Click to expand... Yep, I remember being excited…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 16:36

Just got a Macintosh IIE — #3

Actually, got 3 copies of the manuals. Also was given a bunch o books on it, and just a ton of goodies! Click to expand... How fortunate for you. Make sure to read the manuals…
68kMLA Software by Dog Cow Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 16:31

Compact Mac Case Mods — #6

I tried converting everything over and booted the SE up in the Plus case. Amazing how many of these Apple parts are just interchangeable bolt-ons, no modification required. Unfort…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 15:56

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #7

http://www.tri-m.com/products/sandisk/ffd35unscsi.html That web page says they will even supply a SCSI-1 interface upon request. Since it's an EOL drive (and hence, they probably …
68kMLA Hardware by ChristTrekker Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 14:41

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #17

Thanks JRL. The only difference I encountered with those instructions is as follows: 1. Wen I de-compress the Network Access archive using StuffIt Expander (per your original inst…
68kMLA Software by ditabeardmemo Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 13:39

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #6

The best SSD for the SE/30 is a drive that is made in the stock form factor (3.5") and already has a 50-pin SCSI connector. Indeed, one probably couldn't do much better than this:…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 13:14
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