Very meh Click to expand... I shall concur.

Very meh

Not too bad considering it is just missing the easy to find blank bezel.

I paid about £7 for mine on ebay, 9500/150, and in better condition then that.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Power-Mac-9500-132-CD-Floppy-Network-Tower_W0QQitemZ250584449182QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item3a57ff409e#ht_1472wt_941 I know there is already a b…

I think for a while Apple had a plant in India where they churned out LCIIs, near the plant that churned out 1950's Morris Minors long after they were discontinued. Ask any PC sysa…

I think you meant 1986 and 1987. That would be COOL to have a Mac Plus from 1997! Click to expand... Nope. Didn't you know that Apple had a factory in Mexico next to the Volks…

I think you meant 1986 and 1987. That would be COOL to have a Mac Plus from 1997! Click to expand... Nope. Didn't you know that Apple had a factory in Mexico next to the Volks…

How can they yellow? Click to expand... Only the 1996 Pluses. The entire Apple line switched to corporate Platinum by 1997 Click to expand... I think you meant 1986 and 1987.…

I always recommend a mid wattage iron, the idea goes: With a low wattage iron on larger parts (ie battery cases) the iron can not keep up with the heat sinking ability of the objec…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? Click to expand... Only the 1996 Pluses. The entire Apple line switched to corporate Platinum by 1997 Click to expand.…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? Click to expand... Only the 1996 Pluses. The entire Apple line switched to corporate Platinum by 1997, including the 512K…

Or maybe your mouse is all gunky inside. the first thing you do in that case is remove the ball and clean it then find the rollers, there should be three of them, and scrape them w…

weird noises, and screen flickering out tho those are the same basic symptoms of flyback to control (analog board in some machines) more detail please Click to expand... Hmm..…

Also use a low-wattage soldering iron. By such means, you are less likely to ruin the components that get re-used, and less likely to compromise the brand new cells, Click to ex…

Yes, and it is not especially difficult. There are excellent, idiot-proof instructions on the web. My one piece of additional advice would be to used leaded solder, as its melting…

Failing flybacks can occasionally cause the screen to go out of focus too, or slowly shift focus as it warms up.

weird noises, and screen flickering out tho those are the same basic symptoms of flyback to control (analog board in some machines) more detail please

What are some of the signs of a flyback transformer that is bad or going bad?

The idiot being me, of course I have a 2100 sitting around, and the battery is just about toast. I'd like to get my hands on the AA battery tray, but Newton bits & pie…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? I thought the platinum colored Macs were the ones with yellowing issues. Click to expand... They just turn "more" yellow.…

Pluses have a beige case, though. How can they yellow? I thought the platinum colored Macs were the ones with yellowing issues.

I have Never seen the silvery coating in any 128,512, Ke, or Plus... Click to expand... Neither have I. My eyes have only see the matte gray coating that feels slightly rough …

I think most of them have the coating, even as far back as the 128k. My 128k has it, I just assumed they all did. Here's a photo of the guts of a 128k, with the coating:http://kcom…

I started scraping away the coating using a putty knife. Seems to work pretty well, although I will have to finish it up with sandpaper. Will post results when I finish.