Welcome! Looks like a good collection of Macs you have there. So what Buick(s) do you have? I love Buicks, and I'd like to get my hands on a 98 Riviera as a DD soon.
Hi folks!
New to the forum but I've been around Macs since the 128. I still have several vintage Macs in running order and a few that aren't.
Included in the collection, Lisa 2/1…
I grew up having used the 475's quite a bit. A good friend of mine had a 575 and I agree those are very neat machines and the display is great. For some reason I really like the 47…
It might be overheating. The original thermal paste between the CPU and heatsink has almost certainly dried out, if it hasn't been renewed. Also check that the heatsink clip is t…
On a side note. Did they ever make a compatible PPC upgrade for the IIfx? Or is expansion seriously limited due to the unique architecture of the motherboard?
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 15:21
Howdy all
I've got a ye olde G3 beige desktop, with a zip drive, 256MB RAM, 8GB disk, etc. OS X 10.2.8.
It will work correctly for about 30 mins - an hour, but will then turn off…
68kMLAHardwareby billynomatesMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 12:58
hi, I'm a PC. I used to be a Mac though.
I grew up with Macs. my dad owned an SE and had internet access since basically I was born (if you can really call late 80s/early 90s real…
grats! Id love to find one myself one day
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It is surprising what you can find by posting an ad for 'unwanted macs, will pickup'
Over the past year I have fou…
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindMon, 19 Oct 2009 - 05:55
Make sure you installed the batteries correctly and they're the type that are supposed to be soldered.
If I were you, I would install 3.6 V battery holders so you don't have to bo…
As I have no idea how to test the onboard capacitors I will have to replace them all. oof
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Well that's a good thing anyway, as they are over 20 years old!
Surface mount caps can leak from underneath and sometimes you wont see the goo until you remove them.
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9 out of 10 times i hear that i think people are mistak…
PSU is a refurb I purchases as initially I thought it was faulty.
As I have no idea how to test the onboard capacitors I will have to replace them all. oof
Surface mount caps can leak from underneath and sometimes you wont see the goo until you remove them. Capacitors inside the PSU itself are probably due for replacement anyway.
Just got hold of Apple Recovery CD, Booted it with the help of an external CD and voila !
It was a dream.
Now all I need are the Diagnostics for LC III so I can check if all is o…