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Generic PRAM batteries — #18

76 I believe is accurate. It's easy to lose track. The link to my machine list in the 68kmla wiki is in my sig. The machines I have setup, 6 for me and 2 for my wife, are all se…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 23:22

Generic PRAM batteries — #17

76 I believe is accurate. It's easy to lose track. The link to my machine list in the 68kmla wiki is in my sig. The machines I have setup, 6 for me and 2 for my wife, are all s…
68kMLA Hardware by aftermac Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 23:14

Generic PRAM batteries — #16

Damn! Seventy six computers? You and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum, I believe. I have what I thought was a decent amount of machines, but I try to get them to justify the…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 22:44

Generic PRAM batteries — #15

For me it really doesn't matter because my machines are mainly display pieces that only get checked to see if they are working every couple years. 76 computers takes a while to go …
68kMLA Hardware by aftermac Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 21:09

Generic PRAM batteries — #14

Pay more for lithium AA or AAA, and you'll never have to worry about leaking.
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 19:27

Generic PRAM batteries — #13

Ah! Ok... I've never used AAA batteries in my Macs. As you can tell, I'm really paranoid about batteries. I hate opening up the cases to find the mobo destroyed... :'(
68kMLA Hardware by aftermac Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 19:19

Generic PRAM batteries — #12

Oh! I thought you were talking about AA or AAA batteries leaking when used on motherboards. I've had one AAA battery leak most likely due to the fact that the machine was stored in…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 18:32

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #67

Ha ha ha... If you're running Mac OS 8.1, you can have one partition at the beginning from which to boot, then use the rest as HFS+. On the other hand, I'm running NetBSD, so I jus…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 18:28

NEC 1530V LCD on IIci with System 7.1 — #3

Is your Radius Card the same one as mine and are you also running System 7.1? Also, are you using the RGB to VGA Adaptor with the resolution dip switches? thanks, Brian
68kMLA Hardware by IIciNov90 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 17:46

Attention all PowerBook 165c Owners — #3

The richness of the color on the 520c is slightly better in my opinion, but they both have comparable levels of ghosting and the same "shadow" images of window outlines, etc. I've…
68kMLA Hardware by tyrannis Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 17:18

NEC 1530V LCD on IIci with System 7.1 — #2

Have this same montitor in Black, and it does not work with my IICi. Only the Radius card comes up and it's a gray screen that says "Radius" in the corner with nothing else
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 14:53

G4/ Ethernet Troubleshooting.. — #4

No, I meant try installing a network card into the PCI bus and see if you get connected that way. Those cards can be pulled out of a Windows machine and used for all I care. 73s …
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 14:44

NEC 1530V LCD on IIci with System 7.1 — #1

I was able to recently obtain a 15" NEC 1530 15" LCD display. It is white and matches my IIci nicely. I have a Radius Precision Color Xp nubus card. The resolutions listed at th…
68kMLA Hardware by IIciNov90 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 12:52

Generic PRAM batteries — #11

If the batteries leak, then they're either being charged or you're using cheap batteries. Batteries should never leak when they die. Click to expand... Sorry, I've seen it …
68kMLA Hardware by aftermac Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 11:12

Generic PRAM batteries — #10

I wanted to do something like that but don't know how. Would I have to solder the wires to the existing battery socket? If I could attach the wires without soldering, that would be…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 07:21

Generic PRAM batteries — #9

I have used those kinds of batteries and holders on old PCs before, they work fine but all eventually leak. Click to expand... If the batteries leak, then they're either being …
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 06:43

2 Powerleap Slotwonder — #3

I've had two Dell Optiplex GX1 desktop machines for a while that I have been wanting to upgrade and finally found two of these with 1.4ghz P-III's installed. Not Celerons like you …
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 06:37

G4/ Ethernet Troubleshooting.. — #3

I don't have access to another G4 to swap due to they surplus'd the other units.. so that isn't an option . I wasn't able to get to the computer today to try either of the other…
68kMLA Hardware by wardsenatorfe92 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 04:32

2 Powerleap Slotwonder — #2

I've had two Dell Optiplex GX1 desktop machines for a while that I have been wanting to upgrade and finally found two of these with 1.4ghz P-III's installed. Not Celerons like you …
68kMLA Hardware by Anonymous Freak Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 04:20

Week old bid pays off — #2

Nice score! [] ]'> I'm in the situation of needing to nab a second beige plus for its bucket and whatever else I can swap around to get my multiply upgraded 128k/beige pl…
68kMLA General by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 04:00

Generic PRAM batteries — #8

I purchased a couple dozen from Indonesia or somewhere for next to nothing, so I am good.
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 02:36

2 Powerleap Slotwonder — #1

I've had two Dell Optiplex GX1 desktop machines for a while that I have been wanting to upgrade and finally found two of these with 1.4ghz P-III's installed. Not Celerons like you …
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 02:19

G4 MDD 1.25Ghz — #15

Yeah these G4s and G5s are going to drop like rocks when the newbs figure out they cannot install SL on it. Click to expand... Second Life?
68kMLA Hardware by Quadraman Wed, 10 Mar 2010 - 02:13
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