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Mac Classic corpse — #8

The classic/II seem to be difficult to find info on. When I was killing mine I could not find too much info. Click to expand... Contrary to Mars478 post, Larry Pina's Mac Class…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 19:56

SCORE!!! Curb: PM G3 B&W!!! — #4

So is that fast? If the Macally keyboard is still there when I am going back I will snag it. And I will strip the iMac as well of the Ram and (Hopefully!) Airport card. If I had a…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 18:24

SCORE!!! Curb: PM G3 B&W!!! — #3

[EDIT] OK here are the specs from the back of the machine, 400MHZ, 256MB (None there but I have some RAM), Modem, 9GB U2SC (?), Keyboard, DVD, ATI Rage 16MB. Click to expand... …
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 18:21

eMac HD replacement - yikes! — #15

The fan should not be loud. It sounds like the fan has become un-lubricated. ~ A year later it started up again so I just lubricated it myself. Anyway... lubricate the eMac fan, …
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 18:17

SCORE!!! Curb: PM G3 B&W!!! — #2

Seems like a RevB to me, I'll be able to stuff it with HDs and use it as a file server for my InsanelyWind projects. I can make a 68Kmla account on the FTP part of it if people wa…
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 18:13

Mac Classic corpse — #7

The classic/II seem to be difficult to find info on. When I was killing mine I could not find too much info.
68kMLA Hardware by Mars478 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 17:55

Mac Classic corpse — #6

A circuit diagram for the analogue board of the Mac Classic would be a great help in tracing voltages. I can find one for the Mac SE on the web but not the Classic. Any suggestion…
68kMLA Hardware by cranerobinson Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 17:00

eMac HD replacement - yikes! — #14

The fan should not be loud. It sounds like the fan has become un-lubricated. The same thing happens to Power Macintosh 6500 CPU fans, and the really small fans on certain ATI Vide…
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Wed, 18 Nov 2009 - 00:30

Interest in PCI Powermacs? — #6

I still have my BeigeG3MT and I will have it for many years to come as far I know right now. It's not my daily driver - it is my link to the past. Some of us here romanticize or …
68kMLA Hardware by Temetka Tue, 17 Nov 2009 - 13:28

Interest in PCI Powermacs? — #5

7300 in the bedroom, G4 MDD dual 1.25GHz OS 9 development system at the workstation. Another 7300 also runs the gopher server (gopher.floodgap.com).
68kMLA Hardware by ClassicHasClass Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - 23:35

Interest in PCI Powermacs? — #4

I have a variety of PCI Macs from c. 1995-97, which (excluding my beige G3s, which are PCI too, of course) comprise a 6500, 7200, 7500, 8600/200MP, 2 x 8600/300, and a 9500. I also…
68kMLA Hardware by beachycove Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - 19:03

Interest in PCI Powermacs? — #2

Yes - love my 9600 here, still packs a punch. Cheap to upgrade and max out if you take time searching for parts. Problem was of course, the vast amount of machines and similar mo…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Mon, 16 Nov 2009 - 10:18

Why the unusual frequency? — #21

The logic board has circuitry that divides the clock signal in half. I would need to supply a 16MHz clock to the logic board in order to run the processor at 8 MHz.
68kMLA Hardware by MarkS Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 22:37

Boxed PM 7100+ Duo Dock for the cost of shipping! — #4

It could well be, see here for the Duo Dock "click of death" and route of repair: http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/%7Ecleary/computers/duo.html ... if you're new to soldering, I'd pr…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 22:28

Boxed PM 7100+ Duo Dock for the cost of shipping! — #3

Hmm... does the bad PSU problem prevent the Duo from being loaded into the Dock? I honestly didn't know that. :scrambled: Oh well; I'm about to start being able to solder, so i…
68kMLA Hardware by JRL Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 21:32

Boxed PM 7100+ Duo Dock for the cost of shipping! — #2

Nice haul - the 7100 is such a solid piece of kit, getting to RAM slots a pain though! The Duo Dock could be suffering from the common bad power supply problem, or it could be the…
68kMLA Hardware by Byrd Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 20:37

Just installed new games on my 520C — #4

Ebay seller macmetex is still stocking the 540c 33MHz CPU modules for like a buck for two. They're a drop-in replacement, and he's a reliable guy.
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 19:40

Why the unusual frequency? — #20

I hate to bring this back up Click to expand... No, please do. I'm looking forward to further updates on this project. what other effects would I see by bumping up the …
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 19:28

Powerbook 1400 Browsing Speed — #7

Browsing on the 1400 when connecting with an Ethernet card via the PC Card slot is always going to be slow, because it is a 16 bit card cage. I know there is an internal ethernet …
68kMLA Hardware by freudling Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 19:23

Why the unusual frequency? — #19

I hate to bring this back up, but I have a couple of questions I hope can be answered. Since the frequency is related to baud rates and the serial ports are really all but useless…
68kMLA Hardware by MarkS Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 17:30
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