Here is a page with a 12 volt mod. However, keep in mind that I have seen it suggested that the Digital Audio G4s do not recognise the L3 cache of Quicksilver processors. However,…

When you say a mess around the battery, what do you mean? Corrosion? White powder? Can you post a picture?

have a look around xlr8yourmac.com

Finally I grabbed the PowerBook at HK$111. Pretty cheap as a parts machine. I tried to power it on but it appears the GLOD or Click of the Death. So I opened it and had a look an…

Thanks Finally I placed HK$111 (~US$15) and will get the mac this evening Hope it's easy to fix...

HK$99 to current exchange rates is AU$14.56, or US$12.67. I'd jump on it.

trying to argue that the designers are [stupid/selfish/greedy/etc] / Yes, they are selfish - it's called capitalism. However, they are presumably trying to help people with the pro…

I still get annoyed that greeks invented the steam engine thousands of years ago and just used it for a toy, if they had figured out a way to make a motor out of it the industrial …

I could be wrong, but gunpowder was invented at a time China was unified and not fighting wars with their neighbors. Europe was busy fighting endless wars so they were busy looking…

Kind of odd some western people are going to design a product, make it in china, and sell it in china that the chinese never thaught of needing themselves. Click to expand... T…

*Ahem* Those people that you say have no pots to piss in are not the target market. Have fun with your straw man, though. By the way, the US also has a large amount of people who …

*Ahem* Those people that you say have no pots to piss in are not the target market. Have fun with your straw man, though. *deep breath* Why does a discussion of a cool piece of …

From somebody who visited one large city in a country you seem to know everything about it Bunsen. Both India and China have a huge percentage of people without a pot to piss in, j…

And still you fail to understand. Click to expand... I understand you perfectly. It's just that you're talking complete horse-puckey, and you're too dim, stubborn or arrogant …

Government Economists would have a fit! You would lower GDP in an instant! Shame on you for considering such a thing! Click to expand... There are two problems with economists:…

You know, I'm thinking of how much less waste there would be if we simply upgraded wisely. Swapping mainboards and hard drives instead of replacing the entire enclosure. It would…

You know, I'm thinking of how much less waste there would be if we simply upgraded wisely. Swapping mainboards and hard drives instead of replacing the entire enclosure. Click …

Well, the video in question suggests that about 20% of the equipment that the receive doesn't work, and that they try to fix it. If they cannot fix it, then it ends up as landfill…

Still someday down the road everything will fail, what is africa going to do with all the monitors then? Click to expand... Are these the monitors that are immune from failing?…

I think working computers should be exported and used (something not 100% obsolete either). Still someday down the road everything will fail, what is africa going to do with all t…

Sidestepping the issue that Quadraman and Bunsen are so angry about (for the record, I'm with Bunsen, but I'll say no more but that) If Contiki gets ported to that, I am getting o…

Since exporting our old computers to developing nations was mentioned, here's a video that someone put together to explain a bit about how it works:

Not going to happen, unfortunately. ALL PCMCIA USB cards require CardBus, and unfortunately unlike the 2400 and 3400, there is no way that the 1400 can be modified to take CardBus …

You're an idiot Click to expand... And you have a typical westerners attitude that you can solve everyone else's problems simply by raising their technology level. Is it any wo…

You're an idiot Click to expand... And you have a typical westerners attitude that you can solve everyone else's problems simply by raising their technology level. Is it any wo…