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My custom bezel for my Color Classic 575 — #16

I ended up using some C clamps to clamp down my dremel, then I used a stack of paper to adjust the height of my bezel. I ran it along a metal straightedge and rabbeted the edge. …
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Thu, 24 Dec 2009 - 00:31

System fan? — #10

This Hyperdrive fan photo shows how GCC mounted a cooling fan in one of the diagonal vents at the top-back of the Mac case (inside, of course). It pulls air up from the vents in t…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Thu, 24 Dec 2009 - 00:16

Another PB G3 (this time a "101") — #7

the lombard is just a pile of parts- motherboard,64mb ram, 333mhz, keyboard missing one key, smashed lcd, no battery/cd drive, and it is all in pieces, but does work (boots to ? fo…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 23:37

Hooper Parts Source? — #7

Also - Are there any good repair services people can recommend for a 3400, other than Wegener Media?
68kMLA Hardware by J English Smith Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 23:35

Recent scores: Q700, iMac, others — #6

Also picked up a Yamaha external Firewire CD burner for $20 from an op shop. Because a FW-ATAPI bridge is always a handy thing to have
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 22:35

System fan? — #9

that is another one of my concerns. is there any way to install a fan on the psu? if so where? i know the side gets hot after the machine has been running for a while, but is there…
68kMLA Hardware by cjtmacclassic Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 22:26

System fan? — #8

After hours of use, the 68000 CPU in vintage Macs will remain cool to the touch. Indeed, if you feel any heat at all it is heat coming from the hot air inside the Mac case. These…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 21:39

Another PB G3 (this time a "101") — #6

the parts lombard is only missing the hard drive/cable/caddy, and has a smashed lcd screen. the clamshell ibook is the original teal/ blueberry model, and it is missing the cd dri…
68kMLA Hardware by jruschme Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 21:25

Possible Project?? — #5

I may of lost the bookmark, but I found a french fourm for getting an emac running with an atx psu that could be adjusted to the g4 psu (just follow the pinout carefully) it also h…
68kMLA Hardware by zerotypeq Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 20:20

Powermac 7500/100 dead — #4

When you pulled the plug to shut it off, you probably just corrupted the Power Management Unit. It is a small computer within the Power Mac 7500 that controls power flow throughou…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 19:54

System fan? — #7

yes, i have to use the control panel to dim the screen. it's a Macintosh Classic I. yes, it has a fan, but it doesn't come in contact with the processor itself. instead, it's place…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 19:18

My custom bezel for my Color Classic 575 — #15

I ended up using some C clamps to clamp down my dremel, then I used a stack of paper to adjust the height of my bezel. I ran it along a metal straightedge and rabbeted the edge. …
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 19:13

Another PB G3 (this time a "101") — #5

the parts lombard is only missing the hard drive/cable/caddy, and has a smashed lcd screen. the clamshell ibook is the original teal/ blueberry model, and it is missing the cd dri…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 18:49

Powermac 7500/100 dead — #2

I have a powermac 7500/100 and when i was trying to use toast deluxe 4 to run some 'toast files' the computer was stuck many times. I was using the power button to turn the compute…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 18:45

System fan? — #6

yes, i have to use the control panel to dim the screen. it's a Macintosh Classic I. yes, it has a fan, but it doesn't come in contact with the processor itself. instead, it's place…
68kMLA Hardware by cjtmacclassic Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 18:44

System fan? — #5

hi all-as you may know, i want to prolong the life of my Macs to the fullest extent. examples of this are, if i walk waway from it, i dim the screen to min, check the temp of the p…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 18:43

Hooper Parts Source? — #6

Got the 3400c unit last night - it is in quite nice condition for its age and did have a CD drive as well as floppy drive. I think it is a 180mhz early machine. 64 mb ram card in p…
68kMLA Hardware by J English Smith Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 16:10

Another PB G3 (this time a "101") — #4

well, i got the rest of the computers and the time to work on them, and, combining all three i bought+ my pismo and my mom's clamshell, now i have this:> lombard/101-333mhz,…
68kMLA Hardware by jruschme Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 15:40

System fan? — #4

can i install a fan on the poor old 68000 processor? ... i'm running a Macintosh Classic Click to expand... Ummmm, A Classic already has a fan in it. Are you sure you mean an a…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 08:25

System fan? — #3

i'm running system 6.0.8 on a Macintosh Classic I. no external hardware ( aside from keyboard and mouse) Just an internal floppy and 40 mb HD
68kMLA Hardware by cjtmacclassic Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 03:11

System fan? — #2

totally speaking out of my rear here, but I would think it depends on the machine the early compacts are designed for convection (cooling) airflow, adding a fan might disturb that…
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 03:00

My custom bezel for my Color Classic 575 — #14

I just tested my brand new Stanley RB5 and I love it! That pic is a little misleading, it shows blades (called irons on a real plane, but these are tiny & replaceable/…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 02:32

Another PB G3 (this time a "101") — #3

well, i got the rest of the computers and the time to work on them, and, combining all three i bought+ my pismo and my mom's clamshell, now i have this: >pismo-500mhz,1gb r…
68kMLA Hardware by geeko Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 00:22

12" iBook G4 1.33GHz — #4

with a 4hr battery and in very reasonable nick all around Click to expand... If the battery casing is in bad shape, I think you can still get replacements from NewerTech, a ni…
68kMLA Hardware by Macman756 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 - 00:03
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