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G5 1.8dp pci-x — #1

So found this computer in the neighbors garbage today only thing missing is hdd. However when I plug it in and press power button I get nothing. This is my first time touching one…
68kMLA Hardware by jhorvath911 Wed, 27 May 2015 - 04:05

512k Prototype? — #3

I doubt this is a prototype given that all of the stuff that is missing/different wasn't changed between the original and the 512k. It seems like this poor 512 just happens to be m…
68kMLA Hardware by 360alaska Wed, 27 May 2015 - 03:55

installing a 575 analog board in a Color Classic — #4

Transplanting something like this requires considerably more work and modification than the VGA mod on a CC board.  CCs are not that rare and you could always keep a junker/spare C…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Wed, 27 May 2015 - 03:53

installing a 575 analog board in a Color Classic — #3

mraroid said: Let me start off by saying I am not a computer guy......  So this is probably why no one has done this before.  They know it will not work!  Click to expand.…
68kMLA Hardware by 360alaska Wed, 27 May 2015 - 03:46

512k Prototype? — #2

Any other differences from a production unit?
68kMLA Hardware by TheWhiteFalcon Wed, 27 May 2015 - 03:21

512k Prototype? — #1

So what I thought was a junker 512k might be a prototype. I started to strip it for parts, but I noticed some weird things. For starters, both the bucket and the bezel stickers a…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Wed, 27 May 2015 - 03:16

installing a 575 analog board in a Color Classic — #2

Have you considered taking the 575 components and mounting them in a custom case? That way you can make the front flat to mount an LCD? Your woodworking buddy could probably make s…
68kMLA Hardware by TheWhiteFalcon Wed, 27 May 2015 - 02:48

installing a 575 analog board in a Color Classic — #1

Let me start off by saying I am not a computer guy......  So this is probably why no one has done this before.  They know it will not work!  I have working pull of a analog boa…
68kMLA Hardware by mraroid Wed, 27 May 2015 - 02:29

multiple DOS card in one Mac? — #2

No clue. Since they are two different brands maybe the driver software won't conflict with each other (if you run one at a time). Any reason you need 2 DOS cards in one machine?
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Wed, 27 May 2015 - 01:24

multiple DOS card in one Mac? — #1

Can it work? I have a Reply card in my Q800's PDS slot and I am seeing Orange DOS card on eBay (nubus) that will fit in my Mac.  Can 2 or more DOS card work together?
68kMLA Hardware by wilykat Wed, 27 May 2015 - 01:17

schematic for Color Classic analog board? — #5

the guy who figured out the 640x480 mod, I have no idea how he figured it out. Maybe it came from an internal apple employee, or repair guy. Hard to say. 
68kMLA Hardware by techknight Tue, 26 May 2015 - 23:36

schematic for Color Classic analog board? — #4

Apple just did not make them public. They exist. The service guide is just for replacing parts - which is what is the most economical. The developer or technical notes may have mor…
68kMLA Hardware by unity Tue, 26 May 2015 - 21:24

can I read my gmail with 512 × 384 pixels? — #5

Thanks to all for the help.  I am going to do the software patch and roll in a 575 board with 128MBs of RAM, a crystal upgrade, and a full 68040 (is this the correct one?) CPU.  I …
68kMLA Hardware by mraroid Tue, 26 May 2015 - 20:48

schematic for Color Classic analog board? — #3

Gez!  How can I or anyone figure out a *real* 640 X 480 mod for the Color Classic then?  I think if i understood the analog board, I could beef up some components and make a safe u…
68kMLA Hardware by mraroid Tue, 26 May 2015 - 20:39

can I read my gmail with 512 × 384 pixels? — #4

TheWhiteFalcon said: ...to boldly go where no one has gone before... Click to expand... Excellent Star Trek reference! [] ]'> As has probably been mentioned else…
68kMLA Hardware by CC_333 Tue, 26 May 2015 - 19:36

can I read my gmail with 512 × 384 pixels? — #1

So, I am still chicken about doing the VGA mod to my Color Classic.  But I am OK doing the software mod that will let me put a over clocked 575 logic board in my Color Classic. So…
68kMLA Hardware by mraroid Tue, 26 May 2015 - 17:38

Power Mac G4 Cube to Color Classic — #11

Schmoburger.... Point well taken.  I restore old vacuum tube motion picture amplifiers for a hobby 1930s-1950s equipment.  I keep them all original.  I would prefer to drop in a …
68kMLA Hardware by mraroid Mon, 25 May 2015 - 21:09

Power Mac G4 Cube to Color Classic — #10

TheWhiteFalcon said: Both are also quite rare (fewer than 150,000 Cubes ever made)...I'm not going to lie; not the biggest fan of FrankenMac-ing the rare ones at this point. …
68kMLA Hardware by Schmoburger Mon, 25 May 2015 - 20:44
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