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MacOS connection utility — #2

I'm can't find it on the apple site, but it seems it would be considered something like "abandonware" since the Newton era is gone and over with... But since I'm no expert on what…
68kMLA Software by PowerPup Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 20:03

MacOS connection utility — #1

I don't know if this is allowed here but anyways I'm getting ready to put my new 2100 to use however I seme to have misplaced the Mac installer for the Newton Connection Utility. I…
68kMLA Software by CelGen Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 18:36

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #11

my problem is at C13. i am looking in that general area to see where to scrape exactly with the idea of exposing the correct copper wire. Click to expand... I don't have any SE…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JDW Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 03:43

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #10

Hi Jason, I responded to your email a few minutes ago. I see that JDW gave you basically the same advice I did, but in better detail. You didn't mention the reverse polarity pro…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by trag Fri, 18 Dec 2009 - 00:10

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #9

a big thanks to JDW for such a thorough reply. just to be clear i am *not* that dexterous with a soldering tool. in fact, this whole process of cap replacement is new to me. my pr…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ortencia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 23:49

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #8

I have never "partially recapped" a board and then tested it. So I cannot speak from experience in that regard. But what I can say is that if you have the caps properly oriented …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JDW Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 22:02

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #7

i have 220uf 35v for 220uf 16v can i use this ? and the surface pads have come up off the board for one of them. how will i make a good connection now for that capacitor?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ortencia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 21:03

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #6

I received my replacement capacitors from Trag (thanks, Jeff) and have started to solder this morning. I have three finished, when I decided to put the board back and try it out. O…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by phreakout Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 20:59

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #5

The ones from Trag have a thin, red line on the one side. That's the positive side. Cheers, Anders
68kMLA Troubleshooting by rimmer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 20:54

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #4

the tantalum ones are not marked positive or negative. how do i know which end is which ?
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ortencia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 20:48

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #3

yes, can type almost always indicate the negative side, where as tants are marked on the positive side
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Osgeld Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 19:11

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #2

I'll venture a guess; you've put the capacitor in backwards. The tiny stripe on the capacitor should point towards the "+" on the motherboard. I *think* this is opposite the factor…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by rimmer Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 19:01

SE/30 - blown capacitor — #1

I received my replacement capacitors from Trag (thanks, Jeff) and have started to solder this morning. I have three finished, when I decided to put the board back and try it out. O…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ortencia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 18:29

Mac SE with CD? — #13

Another good option, although not free, is FWB CD-ROM Toolkit. Click to expand... That might work because I have an Apple CD 300i Plus that I'm trying to use. Try using …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by agg23 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 12:43

Mac SE with CD? — #12

Another good option, although not free, is FWB CD-ROM Toolkit. Versions earlier than 2.0 will work on both System 6 and 68000 processors. I currently have an Apple CD 300e attached…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Scott Baret Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 05:18

Mac SE with CD? — #11

A few of notes: - CD Sunrise will only support HFS CDs. So ensure that you are creating HFS CDs if you are using a CD drive to transfer files onto the SE. - Apple's CD driver wi…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by II2II Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 03:33

External CD-ROM drive on Color Classic? — #4

I'm located in Rhode Island. If you can take pics and are willing to ship out, I might be interested. I never used a CD-ROM drive like this, I had to order a 50pin SCSI cord for i…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MacClassic10 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 02:54

Mac SE with CD? — #10

You will have difficulty reading many discs if you are using system 6 (I recommend upgrading to 6.0.8 in any case). You will need to find the desktop manager init and place it in y…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 01:57

External CD-ROM drive on Color Classic? — #3

Would this get the job done? http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-ROM-Caddy-for-older-Caddy-CD-ROM-Drives-~LAST-6_W0QQitemZ230412204911QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091214?IMSfp=TL091214232007r6542#ht_…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Anonymous Freak Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 01:45

External CD-ROM drive on Color Classic? — #2

Would this get the job done? http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-ROM-Caddy-for-older-Caddy-CD-ROM-Drives-~LAST-6_W0QQitemZ230412204911QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091214?IMSfp=TL091214232007r6542#ht…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MacClassic10 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 - 23:51

External CD-ROM drive on Color Classic? — #1

Where can I get a tray loading External CD-ROM Drive SCSI 25pin for my Color Classic? I got the Applecd 300 SCSI 50 pin CD-ROM Drive, but it has no caddy! Is there caddys online f…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MacClassic10 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 - 23:45

OH NOES! — #4

Mac GUI Vault is always open too (see my sig).
68kMLA Software by Dog Cow Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 18:19

OH NOES! — #3

Google Macintosh Garden. You can pick up a lot of abandonware there. Make sure it's abandonware, they are now linking to torrents which is a big no-no. I'm worried they're going…
68kMLA Software by olePigeon Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 17:37

OH NOES! — #2

Where do i get software replacements? Click to expand... Replacements for what, exactly?
68kMLA Software by porter Tue, 15 Dec 2009 - 16:58
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