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Living in an OS 9.X - ADB/SerialMac World . . . — #50

I believe it is a Mitsubishi Diamondtron CRT, but I don't know if you can just yank one out of a Mitsubishi model or not. And again - there's a good chance that the Mitsubishi has …
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 23:22

What do you guys think? — #6

I would try to pick it up. Mac TV's themselves aren't exactly common either. A black ADB Mouse could be fabricated in the mean time. Just paint a good condition, but yellowed mous…
68kMLA Peripherals by Mike Richardson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 23:00

800K drive stripped gears — #2

Does anyone have measurements on these things, electronics shops sell a wide and crazy selection of gears, I would think theres something out there that can be used
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Osgeld Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 21:43

What do you guys think? — #5

well, you can still plug anything you want into it, ie converter box or cable box... or if your like me, we just have basic cable which requires no extra boxes To me 50 seems stee…
68kMLA Peripherals by Osgeld Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 21:39

What do you guys think? — #4

I saw a complete (no docs/disks) Mac TV system sell on eBay for around $30 before shipping a couple years ago. That buyer probably thought it was worth $80 to him. On another mor…
68kMLA Peripherals by tyrannis Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 20:59

Video playback on Plus/Classic — #57

It's been a long time since any new movies were made on a compact Mac. I'll be interested in what you come up with. Click to expand... Me too... the stakes have been raised a l…
68kMLA 68k by luddite Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 20:46

800K drive stripped gears — #1

I picked up a couple of 800K external drives and neither will eject a disk after being cleaned & lubed. In both cases the first little plastic gear in the eject mechanism i…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by H3NRY Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 20:24

Unimplemented pads on the DuoDock II MLB? — #1

I was looking at my shot of the Dock II MLB this morning and five unimplemented IC pads jumped off the board & bit me on the . . . The four most interesting are for 28 …
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 20:20

Appleshare crashing on 6.0.8 — #9

Yup. My iBook came with 10.2.1 install disks only. OS9 was in a "classic" image on the first restore CD. That had 9.7.1 in it. Also, Netboot for OS9 has (iirc) 9.6.1. 9.8.1 is on a…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by ken27238 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 20:14

PowerDuo - Field Operations — #1

Well I've got the PowerBook Duo/DuoDockage Hacking Bug again, so I'm starting this thread to keep track of the numerous topics that are BOUND to develop once I get rolling . . .…
68kMLA 68k by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 20:09

Living in an OS 9.X - ADB/SerialMac World . . . — #49

The flyback transformer (FBT), also called a 'line output transformer' (LOPT), is a special transformer which is used to generate high voltage (HV) signals at a relatively high fre…
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 19:54

Adding a second hard drive to an SE 30 — #9

That way the secondary PSU powers on at the same time as the SE/30 does -- all with the flip of the same switch you are accustomed to, on the back of the SE/30. Click to expand.…
68kMLA Hardware by ChristTrekker Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 19:43

What do you guys think? — #2

Only if you realy want one. The ones worth money are the units 100% complete and original with all docs and software. I have a LC 550 (same unit just not black) and to be honest it…
68kMLA Peripherals by Unknown_K Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 19:35

Macintosh Portable issues — #5

I looked at a bunch of bad backlit portable mobos for Houlton, and all of them had problems with the 5V power regulator, as does my own 5126. Apparently the integrated voltage refe…
68kMLA Hardware by H3NRY Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 19:04

What do you guys think? — #1

A guy I know is selling a Macintosh TV (the black one) -- here's the thing, tho. He's only got the computer and the keyboard... no mouse, no cables, and no remote. I can find the …
68kMLA Peripherals by Hotdog Zanzibar Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 18:44

Video playback on Plus/Classic — #56

It's been a long time since any new movies were made on a compact Mac. I'll be interested in what you come up with. This ought to run on anything up to an Se30, though there will b…
68kMLA 68k by H3NRY Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 18:27

Overclocked MolarMac problem — #4

The 83 MHz bus is not entirely stable. Assuming a 400 MHz G3 chip is installed then the G3 chip is not overclocked, just the bus. Look up the jumper settings and downclock the bu…
68kMLA Hardware by Mike Richardson Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 17:39

Wallstreet and PDQ information thread — #6

Sorry about the delay, I got distracted when I went to boot it up. I do not know what happened(and it happened while it was not in use for the past couple years) but now the fan ru…
68kMLA Hardware by MacJunky Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 13:11

Teeny Tiny, but very useful. — #7

Yep, one of my adaptors has the instructions on how to use the DIPS on the back of the adaptor. I'll check if its a mitsu
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mars478 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 12:29

What to keep: 6500/300 or Black 5400/300? — #4

Definitely keep the 5400 - its a black 5400, and they're very hard to come by these days, especially in good condition, with the matching black keyboard and mouse. You can pick up …
68kMLA Hardware by LCGuy Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 12:07

Classic Mac! — #3

well that I know, but its 6. somthing I would like to install 7 on it, with that 40mb hard drive, big is it not? !!!! but I should be geting it soon I am waiting on the guy to ema…
68kMLA Peripherals by Mycatisbigfoot Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 11:46

What to keep: 6500/300 or Black 5400/300? — #3

... I believe the black 5400 is an Australian only special, but what machine would you keep - and why? Click to expand... I have a soft spot for towers, but the 6500's case has…
68kMLA Hardware by equill Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 11:29

Adding a second hard drive to an SE 30 — #8

I purchased that PSU from Jameco by the way. It wasn't anything special. I bought it specifically to drive my internal 7200rpm hard drive, lessening the load on the stock SE/30 P…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Wed, 16 Sep 2009 - 10:19
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