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RetroBrighted SE/30 System — #12

it is confusing over here in Japan because there are various grades of Oxydol Click to expand... I think I may finally have a grasp as to why the Japanese require a license to …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 - 05:08

G4 Mini going to OSX after linux — #20

According to my research, the G4 Mini requires 10.4. At this point I'm not sure if I'll bother with that or just get linux back on there. Seems that whichever method I choose I'll …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by netfreak Fri, 2 Oct 2009 - 00:19

Powerbook Duo 2300c — #4

A 6.5mm stereo headphone jack will fit, but won't line up with the internal contacts. To correct this, I have heard that all you need is a small rubber grommet around the base of …
68kMLA Development by Bunsen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 - 08:54

Powerbook Duo 2300c — #3

The pinout is the same as all the Duos and PowerBooks that use a "stereo headphone" plug. Tip - serial data for intelligent PSU, n.c. for other PSUs Ring - Common negative Sleev…
68kMLA Development by H3NRY Wed, 30 Sep 2009 - 06:30

Apple Remote for Newton — #1

I was messing around with TvPad on my Newton the other day and thought, "Hey, how cool would it be if someone were to write a Newton app that controlled Front Row on the Mac!?" Th…
68kMLA Development by Hrududu Wed, 30 Sep 2009 - 06:25

Screwy SMART status? — #4

Whack the drive into a PC and run Maxtor's DOS diagnostics. Skip the tests and run the low level formatter which will take about two hours. At the end of it you'll know whether the…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mike Richardson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 - 19:05

Screwy SMART status? — #3

Whack the drive into a PC and run Maxtor's DOS diagnostics. Skip the tests and run the low level formatter which will take about two hours. At the end of it you'll know whether the…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Charlieman Tue, 29 Sep 2009 - 18:42

Horrified — #14

I wouldnt jerk it around too much ... I dont know if those jacks are attached to a board, but if they are you could cause some damage Click to expand... What Richard needs to a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by equill Tue, 29 Sep 2009 - 16:18

Horrified — #13

I plugged the power cord into the SE the whole way, completely fine. It would not turn on. I wiggled it. It made electrical sparky noises, and I flipped the power switch on again. …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 - 00:08

Screwy SMART status? — #2

Run Smart Utility. http://www.volitans-software.com/smart_utility.php The built in SMART status nonsense, is well, nonsense and nearly useless.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by bizzle Mon, 28 Sep 2009 - 02:22

Horrified — #12

I wouldnt jerk it around too much I dont know if those jacks are attached to a board, but if they are you could cause some damage
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Osgeld Sun, 27 Sep 2009 - 18:51

Horrified — #11

I plugged the power cord into the SE the whole way, completely fine. It would not turn on. I wiggled it. It made electrical sparky noises, and I flipped the power switch on again. …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Richard Sun, 27 Sep 2009 - 18:19

Look at this!!!! — #10

Wow! 8-o I wish I was the seller. :lol:
68kMLA Troubleshooting by agg23 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 - 02:30

Screwy SMART status? — #1

I was loading Tiger onto an eMac. I booted off the external drive and opened Disk Utility and noticed the internal hard drive was red, and SMART status reported it was failing. I …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mike Richardson Sun, 27 Sep 2009 - 02:20

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #7

Here's the damage (sorry about the blurry shot)... [edit: okay, I'm apparently having issues linking to flickr...stay tuned here's the link for now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Emehr Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 14:24

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #6

I might be able to provide a donor Wallstreet, if you're interested. I'm not sure what I have on hand, but I have more than one in various states of nonfunctionality and it would b…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Sludgedragon Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 04:25

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #5

That's a shame - was the plastic around the hinge damaged too? Hopefully you can find a donor WSII/PDQ and transplant a new hinge on. Must have been a hefty fall - these machines…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Byrd Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 04:18

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #4

Wallstreets have a bad hinge design, many died years ago from broken hinges that took out the video cable, and many these days have atleast one bad hinge that keeps the display fro…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Unknown_K Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 04:15

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #3

Since you have had and eventually will have it open again, could you please add some observations here?viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11280 Click to expand... Sure! When I have it …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Emehr Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 03:15

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #2

Since you have had and eventually will have it open again, could you please add some observations here? viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11280
68kMLA Troubleshooting by MacJunky Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 03:03

Finally acquired a PDQ (aka Wallstreet II)! — #1

After months of lusting for one, I finally got my mitts on the last of the ADB PowerBooks. It's the 300MHz model and the lot came with plenty of extras: DVD drive w/card, Wireless …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Emehr Sat, 26 Sep 2009 - 02:45

Mac 128K, BBS & The Internet? — #24

No, telnet is spawned by inetd. We are talking purely serial, so you would be coming into the machine using "getty". Click to expand... Just as an aside, well... I was fuzing w…
68kMLA Development by Gorgonops Thu, 24 Sep 2009 - 18:30

Horrified — #10

Don't go tweaking the voltage pot just yet -- you could cause a complete meltdown. The problem you're seeing is not uncommon, and is most often caused by tarnished power connectio…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by tomlee59 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 - 01:50

Mac 128K, BBS & The Internet? — #23

For me the idea is not necessarily getting the BBS experience ... [snip] For me, it's about expanding the functionality of a 128K (and bragging rights). Obviously the technology ex…
68kMLA Development by 4seasonphoto Wed, 23 Sep 2009 - 18:23

Horrified — #9

After several tries, I finally (accidentally?) got that silly ad-laden download site to deliver that AIFF file to my hard drive! All I can say is that the sound file you made is t…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JDW Wed, 23 Sep 2009 - 10:59
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