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Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #11

I didn't mean to confuse the issue. Yes, this thread is about an ADB or ADB II mouse. The smaller switch you linked to is the correct switch for that mouse. I was asking about i…
68kMLA Peripherals by Dennis Nedry Wed, 24 Feb 2010 - 17:55

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #10

I didn't mean to confuse the issue. Yes, this thread is about an ADB or ADB II mouse. The smaller switch you linked to is the correct switch for that mouse. I was asking about …
68kMLA Peripherals by trag Wed, 24 Feb 2010 - 16:48

Mac Classic Acting 'funny' — #9

Yes, the original pre-ADB mice have a larger microswitch (thus the awesome loud deep click) but I was under the impression that this thread was about an ADB mouse, or ADB mouse II,…
68kMLA Peripherals by Dennis Nedry Wed, 24 Feb 2010 - 16:20

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

Spam PMs on PPCMLA — #19

Oh, and back on topic: If you are going to have to rewrite your theme anyway, why waste your time with phpBB? You would be better off just making your current forum an archive and…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by macgeek417 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 - 06:22

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #17

...AND I spoke too soon. I went to open up a help menu to reconfigure my Favorite keys and I'm getting bomb errors.. AGAIN. After initializing the disk and doing a clean installati…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 - 03:23

iBook G3 500MHz Questions — #16

I'd like to thank everyone for their help, I finally got around to messing with the iBook again. I did what you said Phreakout, but Stuffit still wouldn't open. First Disk Aid sai…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by wardsenatorfe92 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 23:31

Small score: PB100 — #8

I'll try that tonight and see if it helps any. Maybe it will stop chirring and fire up.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by oldmossinger Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 21:53

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #9

Anyway, my question is--have I destroyed my Plus by chipping the metallic coating? What are the consequences of running the machine with compromised shield/paint stuff? Has anyon…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dennis Nedry Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 21:32

Spam PMs on PPCMLA — #18

The install of phpBB we're using here is completely stock, aside from some tweaks to the templates. We're using reCAPTCHA on the registration page (which is an option as of 3.0.6, …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ~tl Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 20:56

Small score: PB100 — #7

Slapping and spanking never helped me much with the BabyPB, what I always did when I had intermittent stiction problems with one of them was to set it up on a hard surface, (back l…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 19:37

Site works poorly with Classilla — #24

OIC. Then you can just pick the hosts out of the list and whitelist? That actually sounds more manageable. If that's what you mean, I like that idea even better. FTR, NoScript is …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ClassicHasClass Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 19:25

Small score: PB100 — #6

I'll most likely do that as soon as I get brave enough to take the bad boy apart 8-o If the slap trick doesn't work, something else may have to be a donor xx(
68kMLA Troubleshooting by oldmossinger Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 18:23

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #8

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: { …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by LCGuy Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 11:23

Small score: PB100 — #5

If the HD is struggling to spin, it usually requires a firm spanking/slap to get it up ... if you know what I mean But seriously, if not turned on for a while I've found many …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Byrd Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 05:54

Small score: PB100 — #4

I wish you good luck with recovering the PB100. The only one I have owned had the lit up but blank screen issue. Eventually i gave it away and if I was smart I would have kept th…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Strimkind Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 05:01

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #7

I was going to ask if that coating was common to all the machines; I have memories of opening a 512k with my dad and seeing a more plastic-like interior. Ah, I didn't realize …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by elSchus Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 03:57

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #6

Here is the damage. The last two photos are a 'before' (flat) and an 'after' (on the drainboard) of the bezel. I did remove the Apple badge; it was fun to learn it's just a metal s…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 03:39

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #5

Here is the damage. Click to expand... While there is no way to undo the damage, I am sorry to say, you would be doing others a service by posting this story and links to your …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JDW Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 00:27
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