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Bad Capcitors in Mac Classic — #6

Some tantalum caps have liquid electrolyte and some are solid. The liquid-filled ones may leak or dry out like aluminum Caps. The solid ones are very long lived.
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 05:23

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #7

I just got back and it's even cooler than I thought. I had trouble keeping my composure when I saw it, and I felt a little guilty walking out of the house with it. $10!!!! I…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 04:32

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #28

... if there's anyone still interested. Last evening I got the 9500 out again after having given up working on it for a month. In the month since then, a mouse had crawled into th…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 03:58

Question about mac classic — #5

I'm currently using CF in most of my older macs: http://synack.net/~bbraun/idecf.html The SCSI based systems are using the R-IDSC-E adapter linked to earlier, with my experiences…
68kMLA Hardware by bbraun Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 03:47

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #6

Thank you, JDW. Basically, $10 plus $20 plus the shipping cost to send it to me, which usually runs around $10 to $20 USD for those sending in the U.S. For international, it will…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 02:36

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #5

He, true, but with a new 6" silent fan and a bum ear, I'm anybody's fool! And I agree, *never* leave an SE/30 without ventilation.
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 23:16

XLR8 Point&Scroll Mac USB Mouse — #1

Our local Goodwill was having a 3-day Thanksgiving sale. So I went there to see what bargains I could find. Aside from getting a C language programming book, a book on doing 3D ef…
68kMLA Hardware by PowerPup Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 23:16

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #4

I now have an SE/30 with SSD - quiet as a "Fat Mac", Click to expand... Well, not as quiet as a Fat Mac unless you have also taken out the fan. Which on an SE/30 might not be t…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 23:10

Question about mac classic — #4

I can attest to the first adaptor listed in your post above. It's the same I've used with great success for my "SSD in an SE/30"-project! Please note; it's meant for full size HDD…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:34

Question about mac classic — #3

I decided to take a look for SD to IDE adapters on Ebay. And there's a lot of them! :O Just looking at all the stuff one would need makes me dizzy. First a SCSI to IDE adap…
68kMLA Hardware by PowerPup Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:30

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #3

Ahh yes, speed, I forgot. Well - yes and no. It's faster then the stock Apple 40 meg, but no more than the IBM 9gig. I suppose the SCSI bus is hindered by age, and by a dog-slow s…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:24

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #1

Hi all. Just wanted to share my experiences on SSD's (Solid State Drives) and my SE/30. My SE/30's stock Apple drive was getting *very* noisy indeed, and a replacement 9gig IBM d…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 22:04

Question about mac classic — #2

Well they both have internal SCSI, so the process is the same. First, find your SCSI to IDE adapter ... BTW
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 21:37

G4 Mini going to OSX after linux — #34

Just to harp back onto the Amiga for a sec, MorphOS now officially supports the G4 Mac Mini. You can download a trial version of the OS from here. And here's instructions on how to…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by netfreak Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 21:20

G4 Mini going to OSX after linux — #33

Just to harp back onto the Amiga for a sec, MorphOS now officially supports the G4 Mac Mini. You can download a trial version of the OS from here. And here's instructions on how to…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by protocol7 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 19:27

Bomb error messages — #6

Since you're running System 7 there is an easy way to see if an extension or control panel (sometimes referred to as INITs and cdevs by old-timers) is causing a conflict. Start up …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Scott Baret Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 19:25

G4 Mini going to OSX after linux — #32

I'll also mention that the whole problem with me unable to get into Open Firmware might have to do with the fact that the computer doesn't understand the keyboard properly. Even no…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by netfreak Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 14:32

G4 Mini going to OSX after linux — #31

I'm impatient so I burned at 8x which is the fastest my burner does (and my media is rated at). It all worked out, and I've got 10.4.11 running on my Mini now. The last image I got…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by netfreak Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 14:28

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #4

I had to read that a second time. I thought you had missed the '475' on the end of LC. I did not know they even made that upgrade. I wish we had that back when our family had an…
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 06:45

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #3

WHAT! > You are SO FRICKIN LUCKY!!!!!!!!1!11!!!! That is worth it for the upgrades alone. Would you be interested in organizing a deal for the Transwarp since we live …
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Sun, 29 Nov 2009 - 06:14
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