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Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #7

cutting the front off of a glass CRT / It works, but it's a messy and difficult process Click to expand... And even with the phosphor coating removed, it results in a loss of l…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 21:22

Compact Mac Case Mods — #8

Also, you mention wanting the top vent of the Plus. But you also mention running a hard drive. I hope you are not planning to run your SE with a hard drive, but without a fan. If s…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 21:06

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #29

Last evening I got the 9500 out again after having given up working on it for a month. In the month since then, a mouse had crawled into the machine through the open expansion slot…
68kMLA Hardware by Charlieman Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 20:57

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #6

I don't have a clue how or where to get vacuum formed plexiglas over a form. Can you elaborate a bit? Is this a home/garage project? Necessary equipment? Or are you paying a…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 20:17

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #8

SCSI-2 to SCSI-1 conversion boards are cheap and easy to find. If they do a price break on small quantities (say 10) maybe we should RaQ for a group purchase
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 19:26

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #20

abandonware, it should be perfectly legal for you all to snag copies. Click to expand... Yyyyyeah... that's not exactly true, but who cares. Image away.
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 19:13

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #5

This seems too easy. Am I missing something? Click to expand... Assuming you're putting in a VGA/SVGA capable motherboard, nope. And that's a darn good price for a monitor wi…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 19:08

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #4

Trag, search the forum for CC mods. This has been covered a lot. There are some pretty sophisticated ones. I have not heard about vacuum formed Plexi either, but you do not need it…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 18:59

Compact Mac Case Mods — #7

Unfortunately the rear bucket case from the SE has more of a tilt at the front where it meets the bezel Click to expand... Actually it's the Plus that has the tilt back. The SE…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 18:53

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #3

clear plexi, vacuum formed over the original CRT face Click to expand... I don't have a clue how or where to get vacuum formed plexiglas over a form. Can you elaborate a bit?…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 17:44

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #9

Can you re-cap a Classic II board? Click to expand... If you can, could you inquire to the forum's vast experts as to which caps I need to do for an effective repair, instead…
68kMLA Hardware by trag Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 17:39

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #19

If I can find one more vintage Mac, I'm gonna force my friends into a Bolo LAN party. :rambo: Click to expand... Nice one. Click to expand... Yep, I remember being excited…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 16:36

Compact Mac Case Mods — #6

I tried converting everything over and booted the SE up in the Plus case. Amazing how many of these Apple parts are just interchangeable bolt-ons, no modification required. Unfort…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 15:56

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #7

http://www.tri-m.com/products/sandisk/ffd35unscsi.html That web page says they will even supply a SCSI-1 interface upon request. Since it's an EOL drive (and hence, they probably …
68kMLA Hardware by ChristTrekker Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 14:41

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #6

The best SSD for the SE/30 is a drive that is made in the stock form factor (3.5") and already has a 50-pin SCSI connector. Indeed, one probably couldn't do much better than this:…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 13:14

Compact Mac Case Mods — #5

Just a thought....you could paint it black, and use a matching black keyboard and mouse, and maybe go all-out with an OS skin, to make it look something like the TEMPEST SE in the …
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 08:10

Compact Mac Case Mods — #4

Just a thought....you could paint it black, and use a matching black keyboard and mouse, and maybe go all-out with an OS skin, to make it look something like the TEMPEST SE in the …
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 06:41

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #8

If you are going to bother shipping boards out and back and paying for work to be done you should replace all the aluminum analytic SMT capacitors on the motherboard. They are all …
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 06:01

Compact Mac Case Mods — #3

Personally, I went with a SCSI->IDE->CF card out the 2nd floppy slot. The "drive" access LED is also kind of useful. I've thought about mounting one in the floppy e…
68kMLA Hardware by bbraun Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 04:36

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #2

Check out the, now "all but defunct," CC forum over on 'fritter for info on Color Classic Hacks. To get VGA off the MoBo, ISTR that you'll need to do whatever they call the hack th…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 04:18

Compact Mac Case Mods — #2

I like the notion of using body filler to fix the SE, but to give it "new look," I'd suggest sanding off ALL the texture and then spraying it, or better yet, powder coating it to g…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 03:53

Offering of my services to the 68kmla community — #7

Can you re-cap a Classic II board? If so, what's the cost including shipping and the caps from 43201? Thanks! Click to expand... If you send the logic board via United States P…
68kMLA Hardware by phreakout Tue, 1 Dec 2009 - 03:44
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