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Rev A iMac G3 — #7

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…
68kMLA Hardware by Gorgonops Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 18:55

ALERT: eBay Auction, Hyperdrive 512k in Disguise! — #8

Ya know, what that looks like is an original "Macintosh" sticker from the back of an early 128K. Maybe this was upgraded to 512, in which case you got a new "Macintosh 512K" sticke…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 17:49

ALERT: eBay Auction, Hyperdrive 512k in Disguise! — #7

Weren't HyperDrive labels red text? I'd bet that is a dealer's sticker. I can't make out what the label on the auctioned Mac says. It's likely that if there was once a HyperDrive i…
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 17:32

Overclocked MolarMac problem — #5

It is most likely the analog board/ flyback transformer/ some other mysterious item in the dark depths of the machine that is faulty, as fiddling with the jumpers as per the variou…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 16:04

ALERT: eBay Auction, Hyperdrive 512k in Disguise! — #6

Yeah, that's what all the hype over the hyperdrive is about! It's an internal hdd for the 512k. I believe JDW has one. Check the flickr 68kmla group you'll find it. Or just …
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 13:57

ALERT: eBay Auction, Hyperdrive 512k in Disguise! — #5

Ah gotcha. I figured that was what you might be pointing to. But I guess that sticker is useless without the HyperDrive though... Click to expand... Well it could be there. T…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 13:23

Got 2 living-dead G3 iBooks — #13

careful. It might be the inverter itself. I have had cases where you push on the inverter and it will work. Usually a cold joint, but I would go find an inverter. it should be c…
68kMLA Hardware by coius Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 13:09

ALERT: eBay Auction, Hyperdrive 512k in Disguise! — #1

http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-Macintosh-512K-computer-mouse-drive-and-case_W0QQitemZ190334943506QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2c50d8c112&_trksid=p4999.c0.m14#h…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 12:30

Rev A iMac G3 — #6

I used to see tons of these on curbs. Back when I wasnt into collecting computers. This one was manafactured in 9/8/98. I check the system profiler and it says 2 MB of SGRAM. I l…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 12:17

Rev A iMac G3 — #5

It's not currently rare. Unfortunately, a lot more have to be crushed before it will be rare :-/
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 08:00

Rev A iMac G3 — #4

I like the puck mouse too. Still use a few on occasion actually too. As for whether or not the Rev. A iMac is rare, I doubt it. Pretty sure those things sold REALLY well back in…
68kMLA Hardware by Hrududu Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 05:33

Rev A iMac G3 — #3

I used to have one of those (I gave it to someone I know... spread the joy of Macs!) Call me crazy, but I *liked* the puck mouse... Best Mouse Ever!
68kMLA Hardware by macgeek417 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 - 05:19

Rev A iMac G3 — #1

I have spotted this one for a while. It was finally brought to me today. Its in like mint condition! Perfectly white where it need to be, and a really nice CRT. The admin that I wo…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 - 19:10

Unimplemented pads on the DuoDock II MLB? — #2

Guess not? Well take a gander at the piccies and decide if it's worth looking into: Here are the unimplemented pads on the DuoDock II MLB: Here is a shot of the Duo MiniDock's …
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Fri, 18 Sep 2009 - 04:05

What to keep: 6500/300 or Black 5400/300? — #5

. . . since you've got the 300 Mhz board in the 5400, there's nothing that the 6500 really has to offer that the 5400 doesn't, apart from a tower enclosure, one extra PCI slot, …
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Thu, 17 Sep 2009 - 02:59

Got 2 living-dead G3 iBooks — #12

After a long an arduous few hours of almost totally dismantling the 500 just to replace the hard disk and putting it back together it worked. Briefly. The problem now is the scree…
68kMLA Hardware by protocol7 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 - 00:38

Living in an OS 9.X - ADB/SerialMac World . . . — #50

I believe it is a Mitsubishi Diamondtron CRT, but I don't know if you can just yank one out of a Mitsubishi model or not. And again - there's a good chance that the Mitsubishi has …
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 23:22
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