How do you reset the MoBo? Click to expand... If memory serves me right, there is a red button that is labeled "PRAM RESET" on the motherboard. While the G3 is unplugged, hold …

Yes but the one near the processor Lights up and then turns off. This makes me think its the processor. Well whatever if it is. At the lab we have a few 350MHZ ZIFs How do you res…

(or see if anyone on here has a rom flasher and is willing to make some for you)

er... get a ROM flasher and some ROM chips, and make ROMs?

I have a dead Macintosh Plus (early non-Platinum) just sitting here. I think for the most part a lot of it works, despite the PSU being a little bit flaky due to bad joints and the…

I enjoyed the description on that last Powerbook: Please assume that our are free of mold Click to expand... I always worry about getting a moldy computer... :lol:

Hmm, I tested it with some RAM and it did the same. No display. Just powers up HDs and Drives.There are many lights on the Mobo. Click to expand... Are the motherboard lights g…

Where do you search on Freecycle (what area)? Click to expand... Youngstown Freecycle is where I look, havn't been lucky there in a while nor have I posted in a while looking. …

Hmm, I tested it with some RAM and it did the same. No display. Just powers up HDs and Drives. There are many lights on the Mobo.

I have a 7300 180mhz with 552MB (4x 128MB, 1x16MB, 3x 8MB) RAM and a 2GB SCSI and 7200 120mhz with 2GB and probably 32MB RAM. Both are basically useless to me so hopefully they're …

Page 2 of this PDF on Mouser lists the 3.9uF cap I mention, with one rated at 250V. I simply cannot pull it up on the Mouser site by part number. But since it is in a catalog lis…

Not a Mac per se, but were it not for my wife I would probably still have my Motorola StarMax 4000 MT PCI Mac clone. Fantastic machine IMO. I was very pleased with it for the tim…

To my mind, the PCI Macs are at the point that Nubus Macs were at about a decade ago. They're cheap or free to pick up, and as the standard is now deprecated, you can pick up inte…

Ah, thanks for that, I was looking a Mouser, and the closest I could find there was a 4 uF.

wow, thank you. you sure beat me at finding nice ebay auctions. ) sadly, most of them only ship to the us, but i'll arrange something. i'll go along with your suggestion, too…

I finally got around and put in a new battery: it did the trick. No more double chime/reboot.

Why go with 4.0uF when you can get the exact 3.9uF value you need easily from Digikey for only $3 plus shipping? This is mentioned on my analog board parts list spreadsheet here: …

Can't say I ever seen a complete computer out on trash day / but they do tend to end up on freecycle. Click to expand... I've never seen a computer on the curb here either (Spr…

OK, guys, nice posts, but let's get with the program! THIS THREAD is for Mac Portable piccies/info, especially pic of clear ProtoLuggables! Let's post OTHER Topics covering whichev…

Yup! I got one in mine

Ebay seller macmetex is still stocking the 540c 33MHz CPU modules for like a buck for two. They're a drop-in replacement, and he's a reliable guy. Click to expand... That modul…

About 10 years ago someone was selling an LC prototype case. I remember wishing I had the money for it. It was transparent green and pink. It had two floppy drive slots. It did…

Here are some Mac prototype pics. Click to expand... But they're just imagination, not real.

Here are some Mac prototype pics.

I'd probably suggest starting with one of those development boards that has a VGA plug on it so you can really wrap your brain around how video generation works on those things. It…