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Finally I grabbed the PowerBook at HK$111. Pretty cheap as a parts machine. I tried to power it on but it appears the GLOD or Click of the Death. So I opened it and had a look an…

I have been reading about how you can use a Quicksilver CPU in a Digital Audio powermac, but it has to have a 12 Volt connection, anyone here know how to do that or know of a guide…

Thanks Finally I placed HK$111 (~US$15) and will get the mac this evening Hope it's easy to fix...

HK$99 to current exchange rates is AU$14.56, or US$12.67. I'd jump on it.

Hello all :b&w: I saw a dead PowerBook 2400 floating around a local auction website and starting price is just HK$99. The seller should be an experienced Mac collector and…

trying to argue that the designers are [stupid/selfish/greedy/etc] / Yes, they are selfish - it's called capitalism. However, they are presumably trying to help people with the pro…

I still get annoyed that greeks invented the steam engine thousands of years ago and just used it for a toy, if they had figured out a way to make a motor out of it the industrial …

I could be wrong, but gunpowder was invented at a time China was unified and not fighting wars with their neighbors. Europe was busy fighting endless wars so they were busy looking…

Kind of odd some western people are going to design a product, make it in china, and sell it in china that the chinese never thaught of needing themselves. Click to expand... T…

*Ahem* Those people that you say have no pots to piss in are not the target market. Have fun with your straw man, though. By the way, the US also has a large amount of people who …

*Ahem* Those people that you say have no pots to piss in are not the target market. Have fun with your straw man, though. *deep breath* Why does a discussion of a cool piece of …

From somebody who visited one large city in a country you seem to know everything about it Bunsen. Both India and China have a huge percentage of people without a pot to piss in, j…

And still you fail to understand. Click to expand... I understand you perfectly. It's just that you're talking complete horse-puckey, and you're too dim, stubborn or arrogant …

Government Economists would have a fit! You would lower GDP in an instant! Shame on you for considering such a thing! Click to expand... There are two problems with economists:…

You know, I'm thinking of how much less waste there would be if we simply upgraded wisely. Swapping mainboards and hard drives instead of replacing the entire enclosure. It would…

Thanks for the info. I think ill look into it more after iv got my iMac.

I cannot speak for the video angle, but the only real advantage to the IIe is expansion. If you don't need expansion, you'll probably be happier with a IIc+. Here's why: - The I…

The IIc+ was only sold in the US so to get it running on your electricity, you would need some sort of external 110 to 220 volt converter. I don't think there is a switch on the ba…

You know, I'm thinking of how much less waste there would be if we simply upgraded wisely. Swapping mainboards and hard drives instead of replacing the entire enclosure. Click …

Well, the video in question suggests that about 20% of the equipment that the receive doesn't work, and that they try to fix it. If they cannot fix it, then it ends up as landfill…

Still someday down the road everything will fail, what is africa going to do with all the monitors then? Click to expand... Are these the monitors that are immune from failing?…

I think working computers should be exported and used (something not 100% obsolete either). Still someday down the road everything will fail, what is africa going to do with all t…

Sidestepping the issue that Quadraman and Bunsen are so angry about (for the record, I'm with Bunsen, but I'll say no more but that) If Contiki gets ported to that, I am getting o…

Since exporting our old computers to developing nations was mentioned, here's a video that someone put together to explain a bit about how it works: