To add insult to injury, the damage to the ribbon caused a short which took out the Combo drive! I always make triple-sure now to put the short hex screw in the middle. :'( Cl…

Fortunately we have a recycling depot that doesn't lock the gate at night, so there are pickings to be had – you just have to be ready to run if the cops drive by. Click to expa…

"Three Strikes…" We operate a "Three Strikes…" policy when it comes to warnings. Members who break the rules will first be issued with a warning via a Private Message. A second off…

Have you tried it on a known-good power adapter? My 12" PowerBook would not charge for a while because the plug (actually the wiring to the plug where it bends before entering the …

Wahahahhaha. :rambo:

Nah, before my sister was born, he took all kinds of computing jobs all over the world. We were not the richest people back then, but we sure had a heck of a great time traveling. …

To remove the keyboard you have to loosen this little clip that holds the flat ribbon cable from the keyboard in. It's a hard-to-describe procedure but it's really easy. The sock…

army dad? I have only lived in 2 places, Illinois and Tennessee, but Ive spent my time in many places outside of the US on holiday

"Three Strikes…" We operate a "Three Strikes…" policy when it comes to warnings. Members who break the rules will first be issued with a warning via a Private Message. A second off…

"Three Strikes…" We operate a "Three Strikes…" policy when it comes to warnings. Members who break the rules will first be issued with a warning via a Private Message. A second off…

Have you tried it on a known-good power adapter? My 12" PowerBook would not charge for a while because the plug (actually the wiring to the plug where it bends before entering the …

I'd liket to add to my previous post, that I have lived all over the world, but not all over USA. I've lived in Germany, Denmark, France, Norway etc etc.

not everyone lives in new york, not everyone lives in a city Click to expand... Good point, and one that always gets overlooked in these "what is x worth" discussions... out he…

I have some known-good RAM I could try. Good idea. The caps are suspect. There was certainly some goo before I cleaned the board. Everything on the board is very clean, includi…

Just saw this on CL, for comparison.

I once got a snow 700mhz model for free from Freecycle. I also got an indigo for free once, so you can do a lot better than $50 for one. If he wants to scrap it for $20, let him be…

I know someone I'm not buying a used iBook from.

So what's going to become of the dual 533 Digital Audio you built a while back?

Managed to grab a Powerbook G4 15" High Resolution model off of ebay for $200. It has a battery charging issue, which seems to be a common ailment with the aluminum books, but it h…

yea you need to get out more, everyone round here already has at least 2 of each

but I do have a decent LCD for my primary system. Click to expand... Dude. My primary system cost me $27. What part of "I don't have the money" do you not get? 90% of the pe…

on the edge of "YEE HAW" and "you got a purdy mouth" Tennessee Click to expand... YEEHAW! Hahahha My dad lived in Tennessee once he came here from Uruguay. I'd like to go ther…

on the edge of "YEE HAW" and "you got a purdy mouth" Tennessee

In the mid-west.

mars, not everyone lives in new york, not everyone lives in a city, hell if i want to see a curb i have to drive 10 min and I have never found a Macintosh on one (found a 386 in a …