Addenum to Holy Grail with a bit more info, from http://theducks.livejournal.com/492985.html
I hang out on a number of modding boards around the internet. The "Holy Grail" i…
Soft switches have a hardware component: there is circuitry that reacts to particular address lines being tickled. That's why things like peek can affect them from BASIC.
68kMLAHardwareby david__schmidtThu, 26 Feb 2009 - 22:57
Here's a question for which I have not found the answer:
The Apple II, as you should know, has some soft-switches, memory locations which cause some setting to change. My question…
Some people have basically recased a laptops guts in a box and made the LCD seperate using a home made cable. There are old ISA cards that talk directly but they are probably for o…
68kMLAHardwareby Unknown_KThu, 26 Feb 2009 - 21:17
http://www.applefritter.com/holygrail
Excerpted from the Applefritter FAQ
Q: How do I turn this laptop/iMac screen into a monitor?
A: Put simply you don't. Whilst it is pos…
I needed new clutch hinges for my Pismo so I won an auction on eBay that contained two sketchy LCDs and one set of hinges. So I have a couple of spare Pismo LCDs. One is supposed…
68kMLAHardwareby Dennis NedryThu, 26 Feb 2009 - 20:46
I need the service manual. Serching high and low only gives me the slot load. I have removed the CRT completely and now I don't remember what the non standard looking cables are an…
68kMLAHardwareby ChristopherTue, 24 Feb 2009 - 07:02
If you would like extra speed and battery life, I would recomend the G3. I used to have one, which didn't cost me too much, and the single battery would last a good few hours. As n…
I honestly don't know if this is worth it except to hardcore collectors. The IIc lcd is really quite horrible to actually use, almost unusable I'd say. If you must have a nice clas…
These days for a 'proper internet experience' you need at least OSX to access flash and other plugins. iCab is good and the old Mozilla is ok but only for basic surfing. Youtube …
68kMLAHardwareby ChristopherFri, 20 Feb 2009 - 04:03
These days for a 'proper internet experience' you need at least OSX to access flash and other plugins. iCab is good and the old Mozilla is ok but only for basic surfing. Youtube …
68kMLAHardwareby Hotdog ZanzibarFri, 20 Feb 2009 - 00:34
If you're wanting to do some surfing, watch YouTube, etc., then anything older than a G3 is not for you. Even with OS 9, your browser choices are pretty limited and time will only …
68kMLAHardwareby ChristopherThu, 19 Feb 2009 - 23:40
You can most likely find a Mirror Drive Door G4 for the cost of a CPU upgrade for Sawtooth. I just sold my FastMac 1.4 GHz CPU upgrade for $100 just to sell it quick and it recoupe…
If you're wanting to do some surfing, watch YouTube, etc., then anything older than a G3 is not for you. Even with OS 9, your browser choices are pretty limited and time will only …
68kMLAHardwareby StrimkindThu, 19 Feb 2009 - 17:28