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What to do with spare Pismo LCDs — #4

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…
68kMLA Hardware by ~Coxy Fri, 27 Feb 2009 - 02:38

How do soft-switches work? — #3

Do you know what hardware this is? I only have a IIgs, so I suppose that is incorporated in the Mega II, but what about on the older models?
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Fri, 27 Feb 2009 - 01:43

How do soft-switches work? — #2

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.
68kMLA Hardware by david__schmidt Thu, 26 Feb 2009 - 22:57

What to do with spare Pismo LCDs — #3

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…
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Thu, 26 Feb 2009 - 21:17

What to do with spare Pismo LCDs — #2

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…
68kMLA Hardware by coius Thu, 26 Feb 2009 - 21:06

Tray Load question — #4

http://www.wileytradegroup.com/imac_repair/imac.pdf ...via Gamba (RIP).
68kMLA Hardware by ~tl Tue, 24 Feb 2009 - 20:16

Tray Load question — #3

I found that last night, sadly, its all slot-load. :-/
68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Tue, 24 Feb 2009 - 19:33

Tray Load question — #2

Check out this site/document http://www.scribd.com/doc/103447/iMax-G3-Disassembly-Guide/
68kMLA Hardware by mac2geezer Tue, 24 Feb 2009 - 17:08

Now ~that's~ rare! — #8

It ended at AUD $664.32. I sure hope the person who bought knew about this item in-depth, otherwise he's in for some real disappointment!
68kMLA Hardware by joshc Sat, 21 Feb 2009 - 17:57

Need a decent PowerBook (603 or G3) — #12

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…
68kMLA Hardware by steve30 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 - 15:32

Now ~that's~ rare! — #7

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…
68kMLA Hardware by arfink Sat, 21 Feb 2009 - 05:57

What PowerBook do I want? — #29

Try VLC? Click to expand... VLC is OS X only and will not work under OS9. I wish it did though. Click to expand... xx(
68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Fri, 20 Feb 2009 - 08:21

What PowerBook do I want? — #28

Try VLC? Click to expand... VLC is OS X only and will not work under OS9. I wish it did though.
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Fri, 20 Feb 2009 - 06:16

What PowerBook do I want? — #27

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Fri, 20 Feb 2009 - 04:03

What PowerBook do I want? — #26

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by Hotdog Zanzibar Fri, 20 Feb 2009 - 00:34

What PowerBook do I want? — #25

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by Christopher Thu, 19 Feb 2009 - 23:40

G4 Processor Upgrades — #3

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…
68kMLA Hardware by bizzle Thu, 19 Feb 2009 - 23:28

What PowerBook do I want? — #24

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 …
68kMLA Hardware by Strimkind Thu, 19 Feb 2009 - 17:28

What PowerBook do I want? — #23

I bought my 3400 brand new in 1997 and I still use it 2-3 times a week today, mainly for IRC chatting or checking email while watching TV. It's running OS 8.6 because 9 feels like …
68kMLA Hardware by Hotdog Zanzibar Thu, 19 Feb 2009 - 03:49

What PowerBook do I want? — #22

You either want a PowerBook G3 Lombard/Pismo or a 12-inch PowerBook G4. Cheers, Rick
68kMLA Hardware by Morrick Thu, 19 Feb 2009 - 01:01

Powerbook G4 VGA not powering up — #9

One other point... Does the PB G4 need a PRAM battery to run? I found a replacement at OWC, but I want to be sure that it needs a good PRAM battery in order to start Click to ex…
68kMLA Hardware by Morrick Thu, 19 Feb 2009 - 00:50
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