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SCORE!!! Curb: PM G3 B&W!!! — #18

Nice find! I have 2 B&Ws but only one is in working order (I stripped the other one for the most part). They really are great computers, especially for free, I got mine at …
68kMLA Hardware by MrMacPlus Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 05:20

weird ibook problem — #19

thank you. i'm determined to making this machine working again. it still runs tiger (the best release mac os x so far in my opinion) quite nicely, and it'll be the perfect laptop f…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by bamdad Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 05:20

weird ibook problem — #18

Do you think a completely working powerbook duo 2300c (with charger and a battery that still holds charge for 30-40 minutes) for a g3 ibook is a fair trade? Click to expand... …
68kMLA Troubleshooting by PowerPup Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 03:49

G4 hangs permanently — #7

Seems to be the RAM but, … It´s becoming more interresting every day As soon as I remive one 512 MB RAM, tha machine works perfectly. If I add the 2nd 512 the computer again go…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by avw Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 03:22

IIci: What's the ROM slot for? — #3

I have a Mac IIci with no ROM in the ROM slot, but it works fine. What's the ROM slot for? Does it provide any advantages? Click to expand... The advantages were only to Appl…
68kMLA Software by Trash80toHP_Mini Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 02:56

IIcx ADB problem... — #11

You might be able to fix it, sounds like you blew up something on the data side of the ADB. I think if there was fusing it would only be for the power side but I don't have the sch…
68kMLA Peripherals by Unknown_K Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:52

Why the unusual frequency? — #27

Porter's suggestion looks like the best yet. Gives you more cycles inbetween sampling to do other stuff. Not that you probably need them with 8 cores onboard. Does the Prop gene…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:46

IIci: What's the ROM slot for? — #2

Answered my own question. Apparently it's never filled. Are there any ROMs to put in it? Improved SCSI support?
68kMLA Software by olePigeon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:26

IIci: What's the ROM slot for? — #1

I have a Mac IIci with no ROM in the ROM slot, but it works fine. What's the ROM slot for? Does it provide any advantages?
68kMLA Software by olePigeon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:23

Getting a IIci on tah intarwebz. — #8

I have my IIci on the web with a MacSense E440 NuBus ethernet card. I got the ethernet card new on eBay for $12. Woah, Thanks for the awesome tutorial, I'll setup my IIc…
68kMLA Networking by olePigeon Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:19

IIcx ADB problem... — #10

That's kind of what I was worried about. I don't want to throw stones at this company Click to expand... As a guy who gets those phone calls for a company, all i can say is "st…
68kMLA Peripherals by Osgeld Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 01:15

IIcx ADB problem... — #9

but if bad caps are the culprit, I'd hate to accuse them of something that's not their fault. Click to expand... Click to expand... Uhm, Caps don't have feelings. :lol:
68kMLA Peripherals by Mars478 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 23:51

Why the unusual frequency? — #26

Can the propeller work from a 62.6688Mhz clock? If so it's sampling can synchronised with the mac's pixel clock at four times. Alternatively, can it not use a 78.336Mhz clock? So …
68kMLA Hardware by porter Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 23:50

IIcx ADB problem... — #8

now my ADB ports don't seem to work at all, except for the power button on the keyboard. The Mac boots normally, but the keyboard and mouse aren't responsive. They both work fine w…
68kMLA Peripherals by Dog Cow Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 23:07

IIcx ADB problem... — #7

If there was a rotten cap in the mix it could have just drawn enough extra current to push it over from rotten to dead Click to expand... That's kind of what I was worried abou…
68kMLA Peripherals by bigD Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 23:05

IIcx ADB problem... — #6

the ADB jacks can handle more than anything you would want to shove in a mac electronics wise, so unless there is a physically broken plug the jack itself is not at fault, maybe s…
68kMLA Peripherals by Osgeld Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 22:57

IIcx ADB problem... — #5

Did you follow the instructions on that site? If you wanna go renegade, you can try soldering the mouse directly to the mobo? If you have like a dirty mouse or bad mouse of course…
68kMLA Peripherals by Mars478 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 22:38

IIcx ADB problem... — #4

I was afraid of that. The ADB-PS/2 adapter is for mice, specifically this: http://www.geethree.com/adb/index.html So ummm...anyone have another IIcx mobo with a socketed processo…
68kMLA Peripherals by bigD Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 22:03

Why the unusual frequency? — #25

I can. The issue is the strange frequency. Most microcontrollers and processors are made today to use a evenly divisible clock frequency. I want to use the Propeller because it hav…
68kMLA Hardware by MarkS Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 21:50

Why the unusual frequency? — #24

I still don't understand why you simply can't source the clock off the Mac motherboard. If you don't want to solder to it use an alligator clip. I'm sure there's somewhere you can …
68kMLA Hardware by Gorgonops Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 21:29

SCORE!!! Curb: PM G3 B&W!!! — #16

Can't say I ever seen a complete computer out on trash day (there are people with trucks who roam around looking for things to fix/resell around here), but they do tend to end up o…
68kMLA Hardware by Unknown_K Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 20:54

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #10

My LC III runs through something similar when i turn it on. it happy macs, then reatarts andboots normally.\ :?: Click to expand... That means it needs a good PRAM battery AFAI…
68kMLA Software by macgeek417 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 - 20:54
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