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Question about mac classic — #6

only a female IDE port on them, same as the IDE to SD/CF adapter. Click to expand... So you make up a short IDE cable. 68-pin SCSI port on it. Click to expand... Perf…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 12:57

2010 Problem — #11

A very solid patch has been released for all relevant devices and it works fine.
68kMLA Software by beachycove Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 12:28

Bad Capcitors in Mac Classic — #8

Eggs-actly. Avoid the wet-slug style tantalums when buying replacement caps. Nearly all caps you will find today are solid, but there are some of the old wet types in surplus catal…
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 06:14

Tangerine iBook! — #12

You have two Key Lime iBooks! :O Very nice...definitely a machine I'd love to get my hands on one day Click to expand... Those are very pretty. But I like my blueberryBook.
68kMLA Software by ClassicHasClass Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 06:08

Tangerine iBook! — #11

You have two Key Lime iBooks! :O Very nice...definitely a machine I'd love to get my hands on one day
68kMLA Software by LCGuy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 06:06

Bad Capcitors in Mac Classic — #7

Thanks for the correction, Henry. While I have read about the old "wet slug" tants that do have fluid inside, for more than 15 years I have never (neither professionally nor in my…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 06:00

2010 Problem — #10

So has anyone heard of any recent developments in solving the 2010 bug? Aside from the very crude alpha software thats been floating about for the last year or so, does anybody kn…
68kMLA Software by Hrududu Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 05:49

Bad Capcitors in Mac Classic — #6

Some tantalum caps have liquid electrolyte and some are solid. The liquid-filled ones may leak or dry out like aluminum Caps. The solid ones are very long lived.
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 05:23

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #7

I just got back and it's even cooler than I thought. I had trouble keeping my composure when I saw it, and I felt a little guilty walking out of the house with it. $10!!!! I…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 04:32

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #28

... if there's anyone still interested. 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 th…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 03:58

Question about mac classic — #5

I'm currently using CF in most of my older macs: http://synack.net/~bbraun/idecf.html The SCSI based systems are using the R-IDSC-E adapter linked to earlier, with my experiences…
68kMLA Hardware by bbraun Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 03:47

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #6

Thank you, JDW. Basically, $10 plus $20 plus the shipping cost to send it to me, which usually runs around $10 to $20 USD for those sending in the U.S. For international, it will…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 02:36

Tangerine iBook! — #10

Great colour The earlier ones look great with the metal shielding removed - I have several Clamshells including 2 x Key Lime
68kMLA Software by Floydy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 01:54

Finally- a PISMO!!! — #22

A new battery is in the mail, and i just made the apple on the cover red! Its funny, the battery cost a few dollars more than the pismo :lol:
68kMLA Software by geeko Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 01:24

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #5

He, true, but with a new 6" silent fan and a bum ear, I'm anybody's fool! And I agree, *never* leave an SE/30 without ventilation.
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 23:16

XLR8 Point&Scroll Mac USB Mouse — #1

Our local Goodwill was having a 3-day Thanksgiving sale. So I went there to see what bargains I could find. Aside from getting a C language programming book, a book on doing 3D ef…
68kMLA Hardware by PowerPup Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 23:16

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #4

I now have an SE/30 with SSD - quiet as a "Fat Mac", Click to expand... Well, not as quiet as a Fat Mac unless you have also taken out the fan. Which on an SE/30 might not be t…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 23:10

Question about mac classic — #4

I can attest to the first adaptor listed in your post above. It's the same I've used with great success for my "SSD in an SE/30"-project! Please note; it's meant for full size HDD…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:34

Question about mac classic — #3

I decided to take a look for SD to IDE adapters on Ebay. And there's a lot of them! :O Just looking at all the stuff one would need makes me dizzy. First a SCSI to IDE adap…
68kMLA Hardware by PowerPup Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:30

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #3

Ahh yes, speed, I forgot. Well - yes and no. It's faster then the stock Apple 40 meg, but no more than the IBM 9gig. I suppose the SCSI bus is hindered by age, and by a dog-slow s…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:24

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #1

Hi all. Just wanted to share my experiences on SSD's (Solid State Drives) and my SE/30. My SE/30's stock Apple drive was getting *very* noisy indeed, and a replacement 9gig IBM d…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:04
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