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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

Titanium 1GHz and OS9 — #6

I'd love to get my hands on that model. I have always wanted a G4 powerbook even when I did own a iBook. I would like something faster than my upgraded Pismo but alas they are st…
68kMLA OS 9 by Strimkind Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 05:31

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

ll FX — #3

Why does it have two batteries? Click to expand... http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/images/macIIfxsch.GIF Each battery is 3.6V. I'm not exactly sure from just glancing why t…
68kMLA Hardware by Dennis Nedry Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 01:47

Animated happy mac on Mac Classic? — #8

Are you saying it definitely is NOT in the IIci ROM? Click to expand... Yep, as far as I can tell, it is not in there. The one ting the IIci and fx have in common is tha…
68kMLA 68k by Dennis Nedry Mon, 22 Feb 2010 - 00:29

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

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #4

I have been tempted many times to get and try out the following product, but I have no clue how it compares to the original http://www.allbatterysalesandservice.com/browse.cfm/4,4…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Osgeld Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 23:25

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #3

Thanks, JDW. I think a combination of the gel method mixed with some more patience & planning would have done the trick. Here is the damage. The last two photos are a 'be…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by el.Schus Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 22:54

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #2

I had a fear of that happening myself; namely, that the metallic spray inside the case might be adversely affected by the H202 during deyellowing. But in my case, the reason I ult…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by JDW Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 21:50

Your thoughts on multi-boot systems — #16

Yeah, I always keep my data and os on separate partitions. It is really useful for if a system screws up or you want to upgrade the os and would prefer to do a clean install.
68kMLA OS 9 by zerotypeq Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 20:29

De-Yellowing a Plus, Need Advice — #1

Hello, long time lurker, first-time poster. :b&w: A week ago I found the threads related to de-yellowing the compacts (viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9381&start=0), …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by el.Schus Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 20:11

Animated happy mac on Mac Classic? — #7

I can date these "animation" frames back to the IIfx, but after the IIci. Click to expand... Are you saying it definitely is NOT in the IIci ROM? The one ting the IIci and fx …
68kMLA 68k by Mac128 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 19:36

Animated happy mac on Mac Classic? — #6

Very interesting. It's not animated on the LC III/Performa 450 either as far as I can tell. But the LC III ROM also contains normal 32x32 images of the complete happy mac and sad…
68kMLA 68k by Dennis Nedry Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 16:32

Animated happy mac on Mac Classic? — #4

Isn't that just how it is? (Like your animation) Click to expand... Are you saying that it is indeed animated like this on the actual Macintosh Classic machine? I just spotted…
68kMLA 68k by Dennis Nedry Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 16:13

Schrödinger's MDD G4 - dead or alive? — #3

Alright, I am tired of messing around with it today... I have three sticks of compatible RAM, which at various times have run in this box. None of them work. One of them allows it…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by CJ_Miller Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 15:11

Schrödinger's MDD G4 - dead or alive? — #2

TechTool Deluxe: I've got a disc which was given to me with one of my partial MDDs, maybe 2.7.3? - booted TTD for OS 9 drive (x removed) It scanned my hardware and RAM before it…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by CJ_Miller Sun, 21 Feb 2010 - 09:53
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