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asking for opinion: WGS 8150 vs. Radius 81/110 — #20

I think the WGS may have started with 100, but the one I have is the "speed bump" 110. There is a "technically" faster point with the Radius; the internal SCSI buss is faster than…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Wed, 27 Jan 2010 - 18:10

B&W G3! — #1

Just got the A OK to take the B&W G3 in the lab home! I am going to combine both of them to make a great server! WooHoo!
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 - 16:49

Sawtooth in a B&W case — #4

If you want to make a trip down to Deptford I have a B&W board with a 400mhz chip you can have for free. I have a power supply too if you want it. Click to expand... So…
68kMLA Hardware by jruschme Wed, 27 Jan 2010 - 16:26

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #11

I would have to concur. I KNOW I have that document you are referencing SOMEWHERE in my collection picked up along my career as a performance engineer. Hmm.... IF most drives tha…
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Wed, 27 Jan 2010 - 05:22

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #10

If you wipe a drive with one pass of zeroes then all the data is gone for good, whether you have a clean room and electron microscope or not. Click to expand... Has anyone pro…
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Wed, 27 Jan 2010 - 04:56

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #9

If you wipe a drive with one pass of zeroes then all the data is gone for good, whether you have a clean room and electron microscope or not. The common misconception comes from a…
68kMLA Hardware by ~Coxy Wed, 27 Jan 2010 - 03:28

asking for opinion: WGS 8150 vs. Radius 81/110 — #19

I think the WGS may have started with 100, but the one I have is the "speed bump" 110. There is a "technically" faster point with the Radius; the internal SCSI buss is faster than…
68kMLA Hardware by rbbrchckn Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 18:22

Another Powerbook G4 1.67ghz — #6

http://technabob.com/blog/2008/04/16/powerbook-to-desktop-mac-casemod/ Click to expand... I could never pull off something like that Click to expand... Well, it doesn't have …
68kMLA PowerPC by Gorgonops Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 17:35

Another Powerbook G4 1.67ghz — #5

http://technabob.com/blog/2008/04/16/powerbook-to-desktop-mac-casemod/ Click to expand... I could never pull off something like that Click to expand... Well, it doesn't have …
68kMLA PowerPC by Bunsen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 15:58

Pulled from the scrap heap: Powerbook 3400c — #8

those early Macs use drives that are specific to Macs and you can't use non-Mac drives in them. Yanking the hard drive and scrapping it renders the whole machine useless. Click …
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 11:08

What browser — #9

did you even have to write it, I just thought your awesomeness made it plop out on the desktop one day! Click to expand... No, that was lunch. Sorry about the mess.
68kMLA PowerPC by ClassicHasClass Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 06:28

Another Powerbook G4 1.67ghz — #4

You could mount it in a closet on on the underside of your desk as a server. I always thought a headless Powerbook would make a good ultra-thin "XServe."
68kMLA PowerPC by Hrududu Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 06:11

Another Powerbook G4 1.67ghz — #3

http://technabob.com/blog/2008/04/16/powerbook-to-desktop-mac-casemod/ Click to expand... I could never pull off something like that although I have toyed with the idea of build…
68kMLA PowerPC by Quadraman Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 05:52

Need some help with a Kanga — #14

Goodness!!!!! Does that key hack work on the Quadra 950????? Mine takes forever and a day to start up since it's got the full 256 megs of ram installed. I wish I bought more ram…
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 05:52

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #17

Any chance you work on IIFX motherboards that the idiot previous owners left to battery decay? I know there is at least one pad gone there and who knows what else. but the boards …
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 05:49

Need some help with a Kanga — #13

I am looking for a PRAM battery for my 3400c, where did you find those $12 batteries? I really could use a link to it. Mind you, I am in the USA, so it would have to be either c…
68kMLA Hardware by coius Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 05:44

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #16

To address JDW and Quadraman's concerns, yes I do replace ALL of the caps or parts documented and suggested for being replaced; I leave no stone unturned. And I return to you all …
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 05:08

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #42

Now if that was an ANS (Apple Network Server 700) I might be convinced to run from the police with one of those... Wait, that might kill me in the process. Still worth it.
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 04:13

Mac SE with a difference — #8

Or are you just referring to the "dot" part that to the inexperienced means very little.... Click to expand... bingo
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 04:10

Mac SE with a difference — #7

Did I read that correctly? A + on a new capacitor doesn't mean positive lead anymore? Or are you just referring to the "dot" part that to the inexperienced means very little....
68kMLA Hardware by ppuskari Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 03:42

$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable? — #41

Fortunately we have a recycling depot that doesn't lock the gate at night, so there are pickings to be had – you just have to be ready to run if the cops drive by. Click to expa…
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 03:40

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #15

They pretty much are all bad. This has been true in my own experience and one can also come to that conclusion logically when reflecting upon how many years ago the boards were ma…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Tue, 26 Jan 2010 - 01:08
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