Posting from my Cube now. It was loaded with 10.4.something, and Software Update is doing its magic in the background.
Seems like this came along just in time, as my iMac has jus…
P.S.: I remember there was a little piece of software called "Disk Light". It does exactly what the name says, i.e. it visualises the harddisk access with the impression of a flic…
Consider to stick with System 7.1 for the PB 180. I think it feels more snappy and runs very reliable. It is possible to replace several extensions or control panels with more re…
The new Sandisk Extreme III CF card (specified transfer rate 30 Mb/s) should do well, as it supports UDMA. This thing is pretty fast, better than any old harddisk drive. The 2 GB…
The M2943 is one of the most brittle displays I have ever seen. Most other Apple displays hold up fairly well, but every single M2943 I have is crumbling - even the ones with perfe…
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonTue, 18 Aug 2009 - 18:04
just didn't know if there was a good Apple monitor from the mid-90's...
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Oh sure, there are some good monitors. Really, anything *EXCEPT* the MS 15" is good.
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Any DSDD (Double-sided, double-density) disks should work.
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Exactly. Sectored-ness (hard or soft) is irrelevant in the Apple's case. Just avoid HD ('High De…
68kMLAHardwareby david__schmidtTue, 18 Aug 2009 - 14:05
My school still uses some G3 iBooks and I see this hapenning to them VERY soon... And I'll have to arm up with a heat gun.
I was trying to fix the BGA by putting a small candle cu…
I'll always love the iBooks though and look forward to the day when I finally have the resources to repair one. (I can do the BGA's on the GPU, just not that little sub-processor c…
I'll always love the iBooks though and look forward to the day when I finally have the resources to repair one. (I can do the BGA's on the GPU, just not that little sub-processor c…
I'd be trying another monitor. Seriously, as Gil said, the MS 15" displays were shocking, even back in the day. I bet if you try another monitor, you'll find that there is nothing …
68kMLAHardwareby phreakindeeTue, 18 Aug 2009 - 13:06
Mine's on its last legs, it's fallen apart and the solder joints have fractured numerous times... it packed up again today. However I still love the computer for the times it did w…
So I picked up an Apple IIe with a Disk ][ from the local Goodwill.
I want to buy some disks to use, but my google-fu is failing me. I seem to recall that it requires hard sectore…
68kMLAHardwareby redrouteoneTue, 18 Aug 2009 - 05:55
I'd be trying another monitor. Seriously, as Gil said, the MS 15" displays were shocking, even back in the day. I bet if you try another monitor, you'll find that there is nothing …
Terrible, *TERRIBLE* monitor. They are plagued with all sorts of problems, mostly cold solder connections. There was an Apple Repair Program that expired almost a decade ago. Serio…
68kMLAHardwareby phreakindeeTue, 18 Aug 2009 - 02:12
Terrible, *TERRIBLE* monitor. They are plagued with all sorts of problems, mostly cold solder connections. There was an Apple Repair Program that expired almost a decade ago. Serio…
(just noticed this may be in the wrong forum, sorry...)
I just grabbed a cheap 6400/180 (see post in conquests), came with an M2943 multiple scan monitor. All seems to work well, …
68kMLAHardwareby phreakindeeTue, 18 Aug 2009 - 01:32