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Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #8

aye the m1k mouses have rather large, today, "microswitch" electrically they are the same, but mounting could be a problem for a solid button if you have a dumpy mouse you alread…
68kMLA Peripherals by Osgeld Wed, 24 Feb 2010 - 03:55

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #7

I've had mice that do that. It is the switch. This is called a "micro-switch". Here's a replacement: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370198562470 Thi…
68kMLA Peripherals by trag Tue, 23 Feb 2010 - 23:35

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #6

It could also be a worn-out switch in your mouse. Click to expand... I've had mice that do that. It is the switch. This is called a "micro-switch". Here's a replacement: ht…
68kMLA Peripherals by Dennis Nedry Tue, 23 Feb 2010 - 23:21

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #5

It could also be a worn-out switch in your mouse. The switches are not hard to replace and are generally the same as found in PC style mice (or were years ago, not sure what's in…
68kMLA Peripherals by trag Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 02:37

Beige G3 or iMac G3? — #27

can I pull the processor from a Yikes! and put on a B&W?) Click to expand... Yes, I think you can. Click to expand... You must use a ROM flashing utility from one o…
68kMLA PowerPC by Bunsen Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 20:21

Beige G3 or iMac G3? — #26

A nice thing about B&W G3 and Yikes G4 is that they are the last macs with the older style ADB connectors for keyboard and mouse. Click to expand... The Yikes does not …
68kMLA PowerPC by MacJunky Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 20:15

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #4

Good news! It was a bad mouse after all. Everything is working now. I think I may have fried the one mouse by hot swapping it when the Mac was on (I know that's a big no-no). …
68kMLA Peripherals by Tempest Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 17:22

Beige G3 or iMac G3? — #25

A nice thing about B&W G3 and Yikes G4 is that they are the last macs with the older style ADB connectors for keyboard and mouse. This expands your options also beyond USB …
68kMLA PowerPC by CJ_Miller Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 15:48

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #3

Ok I tried both the internal OS and a different keyboard, same issue. I guess something might have gotten knocked loose when I was cleaning it. I'll try and reflow the solder this…
68kMLA Peripherals by Tempest Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 15:40

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #2

possibly cracked solder joints under the ADB jack. Try re-flowing the solder. Check the fuse at F2, it may need to be replaced. If both check out, try re-flowing the solder to the …
68kMLA Peripherals by Mac128 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 06:47

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #1

My Mac Classic has started to ask strangely. It boots up just fine from the internal HD or from a disk and everything looks alright but I can't click on anything reliably with the…
68kMLA Peripherals by Tempest Sat, 20 Feb 2010 - 04:29

Small Find! — #3

Pretty cool score for a buck!
68kMLA Peripherals by Bunsen Fri, 19 Feb 2010 - 20:34

Small Find! — #2

Nice one. About a year ago, I found a wired Apple Pro mouse (black) for about the same price at a thrift shop. It is my main mouse still today.
68kMLA Peripherals by Dog Cow Fri, 19 Feb 2010 - 16:45

Small Find! — #1

Dropped into the local Salvation Army Thrift Store today. On the back shelf was a white mouse. I had not seen this type before. Flipping it over I saw the familiar Apple logo. …
68kMLA Peripherals by 30pin Fri, 19 Feb 2010 - 00:44

Free fan control utility — #8

Just so everyone knows, the 0.5 version is a little quirky under Leopard. It is very hard to get the settings just right because when you mouse over and click the slider bars start…
68kMLA PowerPC by Quadraman Thu, 18 Feb 2010 - 02:30

Liberation . . . gift . . . or . . . — #12

After running upstairs to the spare room to check. The Macintosh TV has the rainbow logo on it right in the center below the monitor. The stupid part was that Apple used a beige …
68kMLA Peripherals by ppuskari Wed, 17 Feb 2010 - 05:17

Liberation . . . gift . . . or . . . — #11

Is that the SAME remote control as the the credit card controller for the MacTV??? My MacTV works with the slim line Sony one though. For 20 bucks at Ohio Thrift Store I wasn't go…
68kMLA Peripherals by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 17 Feb 2010 - 05:05

Liberation . . . gift . . . or . . . — #10

Yes very good stuff there. I'm jealous a bit. When I bought my tv tuner system for my Q630 back in college I got the slim line Sony version with mine. Is that the SAME remote co…
68kMLA Peripherals by ppuskari Wed, 17 Feb 2010 - 04:46

Liberation . . . gift . . . or . . . — #8

Now that's slick! Surprised it had no rainbow Apple! Click to expand... Hrmmmm? I wonder if this was the very first Monochrome Apple Logo? I know it was done in order to use ju…
68kMLA Peripherals by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 17 Feb 2010 - 03:48
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