Visible on the logic board beneath the modem is what appears to be an unused set of solder pads for a SODIMM socket for VRAM expansion. Too bad Apple left it out, or we could rock …
Apple's late-model CRT-based systems seem to have numerous problems like this. I've got an original iMac with a failing flyback, and one of the original B&W G3 companion di…
The thermal paste in the AlBooks is reminiscent of concrete sludge: it's thick and gray and kind of grainy. If you start having problems (crashes, etc) with your machine, you might…
I've got a headless 867MHz model that I'm turning into a TV box. It seems to be alright for most things, so far. Too bad there isn't a lightweight, modern video player for OS 9, li…
Wallstreets:
Available fixed-resolution 12" STN, 13.3" TFT, and 14.1" TFT displays. I've read that 12.1" TFT was a later option, but haven't seen it confirmed anywhere.
Very low-…
The thermal pads on both machines basically turned to glue...
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The thermal pads on the GPU and system controller are the normal white, non-adhesive pads used …
That's a "Macintosh" sticker on the face of that Mac in the EBAY auction. You can see how the right side of it is reflecting in the sun. The real question at this point is, WHY p…
I second H3NRY's thoughts...that sticker definitely looks like it says, "Macintosh" for me, and looks exactly the same as said sticker on the back of my M0001.
Little known fact of the 350's, they can run tiger natively. Even apple says so.
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It's just rather difficult to install, because there's no DVD drive or Fire…
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonSun, 20 Sep 2009 - 07:23
ScreenSpanning doctor. Ohh It works like a charm!On my G5 iMac, I am using a external 15" 1024x768 to complement the iMac internal 17" display! I can move windows from one to the o…
Little known fact of the 350's, they can run tiger natively. Even apple says so.
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It's just rather difficult to install, because there's no DVD drive or Fire…
For the record, William Gibson thinks "Shadowrun" is a lame ripoff of his work. Personally, I have a policy against reading literature based on role-playing games.
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Hi there. My IIci has a Radius DirectColorGX. The internal video does not work with my VGA monitor and adaptor. But I plugged in my VGA-Mac Adaptor to the Radius Card, and voila it…
Little known fact of the 350's, they can run tiger natively. Even apple says so.
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It's just rather difficult to install, because there's no DVD drive or Fire…
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonSun, 20 Sep 2009 - 02:33
I loaded os 9.2.2 and 10.3.9 on it. The only problem it has is that CDs have trouble ejecting all the way. Any thoughts on how to fix this? I took the bottom cover off and the d…
I loaded os 9.2.2 and 10.3.9 on it. The only problem it has is that CDs have trouble ejecting all the way. Any thoughts on how to fix this? I took the bottom cover off and the d…
68kMLATroubleshootingby Mike RichardsonSun, 20 Sep 2009 - 00:58
I loaded os 9.2.2 and 10.3.9 on it. The only problem it has is that CDs have trouble ejecting all the way. Any thoughts on how to fix this? I took the bottom cover off and the d…
Words shorter than 3 characters cannot be searched for, nor can words which are too common, nor words which appear on the stop list.
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I think you mean 3 chara…
Just one thing to remember about trayloading iMacs: If you use it regularly, expect the monitor to lose its flyback transformer within a year or two. I gave away my Rev. B (same th…
68kMLAHardwareby Mike RichardsonSat, 19 Sep 2009 - 23:53
ScreenSpanning doctor. Ohh It works like a charm!
On my G5 iMac, I am using a external 15" 1024x768 to complement the iMac internal 17" display! I can move windows from one to the…