Seeing how the SE/30 is basically a Mac IIx stuffed in a compact case, I don't think it's likely there have ever been SE/30's with the classic chime. More likely you didn't make an…

Every SE/30 I've worked with has used the Mac II chime. Also, the Classic II uses the LC chime. The only Macs that use the standard compact Mac chime are the 128K, 512K, 512Ke, Plu…

Unfortunately the only reason I opened the case was to install a fan... and in the process of hooking up that fan I blew the fan and the fuses in quite a spectacular way. Click …

Well I made some adjustments, including as suggested to the voltage, and here are the results. 1. When powering up the Mac from a Cold Start (such as turning it on after being …

Bad geometry can either be caused by the power supply or by the little magnets on the neck of the CRT. Since those magnets are a pain to work with, I'd suggest a power supply repai…

The minimum system I've ever tried is an unmodified PB140, which produced better-looking video than I'd expected. Click to expand... Given that the 140 meets the 68030 minimums…

That "8088 Corruption" hack is pretty impressive, indeed! I admire the twisted mind(s) that conceived of, and executed, its development. Given that it evidently uses a VQ-based co…

Everything you describe sounds like voltage problems. Your Mac is out of whack. Get yourself a multimeter and go to work, starting with Dr. Lee's excellent notes. Then get yourself…

2. The raster seems to be a little out of whack. I'm assuming the CRT itself needs adjustment, Click to expand... It could even be the power supply.

I always love to know the story behind machines. This may sound weird, but when I get computers off of FreeCycle I ask the person who is giving it away the story of the machine. It…

These issues aren't so major, but i'm after some ideas as to why they may be occuring. 1. When powering up the Mac from a Cold Start (such as turning it on after being switched of…

OK, Thank you! I wanted to have an original monitor for it, but it didn't come with one. Thanks again, agg23

The 650, like the other Quadras, didn't actually come with a monitor, you had to provide one yourself. Typical monitors that were used on it included: - The Macintosh Color Displa…

It would have been an Apple 14" monitor or similar. Maybe even the AudioVision.

So this quest kind of died out this winter. I haven't really found too much more info, but I have an update. My 2400c lives again! My Mac OS 9 installation (or something :?: ) wa…

Hi all, Did the SE/30 have diferent chimes over time? Mine has the usual "Macintosh II" chime, just as stated in Macracker for that model. But this sounds wrong to my ears, in re…

search http://www.apple-history.org for the Centris 650 you will see a pic of it

What would the Centris 650 original monitor look like? If it didn't come with one, what would the monitors for that time look like? I would answer this myself, but Archive.org ha…

Some people view the gas and time spent running around looking for machines is wasted, I think it is part of the fun in collecting. Click to expand... I completely agree. My fi…

I don't collect thinking of profit down the road, and didn't notice the auction had free shipping. Some people view the gas and time spent running around looking for machines is w…

$50 a machine, not exactly the best deal in the world considering shipping charges. I guess if you were local it might be worth it. Click to expand... The auction's listed with…

$50 a machine, not exactly the best deal in the world considering shipping charges. I guess if you were local it might be worth it. For me it is more fun snagging smaller lots and…

Wow. I'd love that.

Huh, how many boxes would that shipment take? Personally, I think one auction with everything ruins the fun of hunting down the desired machine...

Lovely machine, especially when you add a full '040, 1MB video and lots of RAM. Plays DOOM-era games and of course great performance with apps. Speakers are going iffy on mine thou…