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Compact Mac Case Mods — #7

Unfortunately the rear bucket case from the SE has more of a tilt at the front where it meets the bezel Click to expand... Actually it's the Plus that has the tilt back. The SE…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 18:53

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #3

clear plexi, vacuum formed over the original CRT face Click to expand... I don't have a clue how or where to get vacuum formed plexiglas over a form. Can you elaborate a bit?…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 17:44

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #9

Can you re-cap a Classic II board? Click to expand... If you can, could you inquire to the forum's vast experts as to which caps I need to do for an effective repair, instead…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 17:39

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #19

If I can find one more vintage Mac, I'm gonna force my friends into a Bolo LAN party. :rambo: Click to expand... Nice one. Click to expand... Yep, I remember being excited…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 16:36

Compact Mac Case Mods — #6

I tried converting everything over and booted the SE up in the Plus case. Amazing how many of these Apple parts are just interchangeable bolt-ons, no modification required. Unfort…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 15:56

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #7

http://www.tri-m.com/products/sandisk/ffd35unscsi.html That web page says they will even supply a SCSI-1 interface upon request. Since it's an EOL drive (and hence, they probably …
68kMLA Hardware by ChristTrekker Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 14:41

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #6

The best SSD for the SE/30 is a drive that is made in the stock form factor (3.5") and already has a 50-pin SCSI connector. Indeed, one probably couldn't do much better than this:…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 13:14

Compact Mac Case Mods — #5

Just a thought....you could paint it black, and use a matching black keyboard and mouse, and maybe go all-out with an OS skin, to make it look something like the TEMPEST SE in the …
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 08:10

Compact Mac Case Mods — #4

Just a thought....you could paint it black, and use a matching black keyboard and mouse, and maybe go all-out with an OS skin, to make it look something like the TEMPEST SE in the …
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 06:41

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #8

If you are going to bother shipping boards out and back and paying for work to be done you should replace all the aluminum analytic SMT capacitors on the motherboard. They are all …
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 06:01

Compact Mac Case Mods — #3

Personally, I went with a SCSI->IDE->CF card out the 2nd floppy slot. The "drive" access LED is also kind of useful. I've thought about mounting one in the floppy e…
68kMLA Hardware by bbraun Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 04:36

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #2

Check out the, now "all but defunct," CC forum over on 'fritter for info on Color Classic Hacks. To get VGA off the MoBo, ISTR that you'll need to do whatever they call the hack th…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 04:18

Compact Mac Case Mods — #2

I like the notion of using body filler to fix the SE, but to give it "new look," I'd suggest sanding off ALL the texture and then spraying it, or better yet, powder coating it to g…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 03:53

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #7

Can you re-cap a Classic II board? If so, what's the cost including shipping and the caps from 43201? Thanks! Click to expand... If you send the logic board via United States P…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 03:44

Compact Mac Case Mods — #1

Any of us here into the case modding scene? I have a Macintosh SE FDHD here that shouldn't be too hard to get working again, looks like the HD is blown but that's all. The case ext…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 02:51

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #16

This time I'm gonna binhex them on my classic Mac before archiving. I'll set them up on an FTP. Since they're all abandonware, it should be perfectly legal for you all to snag co…
68kMLA Hardware by agg23 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 02:14

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #15

Oh, I'd be happy to make images of the software. I have to do that again anyway because at one point I had made images of most of my vintage software, then I copied all my images …
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 01:03

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #1

I was looking at bare bones LCD panels, and I can find them for around $20 or so for an 800x600 panel. However, finding pinout information was impossible even from the manufacture…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 00:51

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #14

Don't be. The first computer I remember growing up on was an IBM XT Which was only a few years old. That machine was so slow, it couldn't even play the games that came out just …
68kMLA Hardware by coius Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 19:48

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #13

Wow! I'm always amazed when people keep their things so nicely. But it's so wonderful when they do, isn't it? Great haul! I sure wish I'd bought an LC system back when I bought my…
68kMLA Hardware by J English Smith Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 18:12

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #12

Oh man, dunno. I have a Color Classic that I did my 640x480 mod on, I could stick my other upgrade card in there. I'm at work so my mind is racing over possibilities when I get h…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 16:44

1920x1080 on PM8500 built-in, Twin Turbo 128 — #9

I don't really use my 8500 that much anymore. However, I downloaded your utility just in case I need it in the future and I wanted to make sure the documentation is as complete as …
68kMLA Hardware by ccmac Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 16:29

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #11

So what he didn't mention in the description was: The LC is in its own box, complete with all software, manuals, original cords, keyboard, mouse, and styrofoam inserts. The high r…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Mon, 30 Nov 2009 - 13:04
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