AppleFritter was the first Mac community I joined. When they switched to the new (current) forums, the place lost a lot of its life. I still check in every now and again, and som…

Is this a normal reaction to a dead battery? Click to expand... Yes it seems to happen when the battery hasn't been used for some time on PB 1x0 machines, and usually a good wa…

... it will immediately shut down when the battery is inserted, only to start up automatically when it is removed.... Is this a normal reaction to a dead battery? Click to expan…

I posted a few weeks ago in the Conquests forum, but I think this post belongs here. This is my latest eBay find, a PowerBook 180. It is in perfect condition but sold as Parts Only…

The ISA version of the PAS does not have a breakout box. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Mediavision_pas16.jpg

… Grabbing half a system "just in case" the other half turns up is the precipice of the slippery slope to crazy old coot compulsive hoarding hell … Click to expand... As compar…

@ Bunsen: WOW-I'd kill for one of those. Too bad they're probably really expensive if I can even find one. Click to expand... Try writing to Tom Owad, who wrote the article I l…

Is this just for snits and giggles, or do you have purpose in mind for this machine? Now that it's been mentioned, I second the vote for the Jackhammer as a pure performance upgra…

Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all. Click to expand... But, who told you the PPC chips have a…

Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all. Click to expand... Typo. Had 65802 on the brain. :beige:…

Hmm... I managed to find a PAS 16 without the interface or cable for $5. Should I take it and pray that I can find the interface/cable? Or should I take one of the following? Sup…

I just got 80 mins. charge from the formerly dead battery in the PB 180 while running Battery Amnesia (great utility). And that is with all power-saving features turned off, which …

Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all. Click to expand... Typo. Had 65802 on the brain. :beige:…

There was software that allowed it to emulate an Apple II but you couldn't run Apple II software without first running that emulation software. So in some ways that made it more li…

Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all. Click to expand... 68K software on PPC machines runs in a…

I have owned 4 Ti's in my lifetime. Let me tell you those hinges are as weak as they come. When opening the LCD do so from the center so as to minimize the stress on either hinge.…

  (It's a backup battery, actually.)   Now that it has booted, leave it plugged in, shut it down, then plug in your backup battery. If the main battery is dead, leave it out of …

$5.00 - grabbed a 1U “3Com SuperStack II Hub 10,” dunno if it's a router, hub or what, but it's got RackMacHack written ALL over it! Click to expand... Terrific. Just so's you …

I love those happy endings! You got more RAM! Yay!

Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all. There was software that allowed it to emulate an A…

I think I'm going to close this thread before it veers even more wildly off topic...

I've seen better ones that do color and stuff. Click to expand... well phooey on you (and it was just a 2 min knock up line drawing in inkscape) Also you only get 500 ch…

As a matter of fact, if Mike is H**L BENT on creating ASCII art to create his signboard, I can offer several tips & tricks . . . . . . however it is my personal opin…

As a matter of fact, if Mike is H**L BENT on creating ASCII art to create his signboard, I can offer several tips & tricks . . . . . . however it is my personal opin…

As a matter of fact, if Mike is H**L BENT on creating ASCII art to create his signboard, I can offer several tips & tricks . . . . . . however it is my personal opin…