Quadra 605, IIsi, and 68000 brethren — #6
I was there yesterday and two weeks ago (visited my bro)! Last time, I got a IIci but decided against the IIsi and the LCIII, glad they went to good homes. When I was there Yesterd…
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New Arrival: Mint 180 — #1
I posted a few weeks ago in the Conquests forum, but I think this post belongs here. This is my latest eBay find, a PowerBook 180. It is in perfect condition but sold as Parts Only…
Flaky TiBook — #3
Yeah, taking it apart doesn't seem too bad. I'm a ACMT, so i've got access to the service manual and its been very helpful. I will ask you this, I've gotten very close to gettin…
Disk drive woes — #4
Assuming your drive needs a good clean, this is the best way to do it:
1) Remove floppy drive from the computer.
2) Remove the cover.
3) Use a can of compressed air, making sure…
Disk drive woes — #3
Perhaps there are several reasons for the non-response. One is that you have asked a question that no one can answer, given the minimal information you've provided. You've said the…
Disk drive woes — #2
28 views and not one reply :'(
iBook G4 — #18
Ah hell, why not... lets have some pics.
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What should go in the third NuBus slot of my IIci? — #18
The ISA version of the PAS does not have a breakout box.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Mediavision_pas16.jpg
What should go in the third NuBus slot of my IIci? — #17
… Grabbing half a system "just in case" the other half turns up is the precipice of the slippery slope to crazy old coot compulsive hoarding hell …
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What should go in the third NuBus slot of my IIci? — #16
@ Bunsen: WOW-I'd kill for one of those. Too bad they're probably really expensive if I can even find one.
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Try writing to Tom Owad, who wrote the article I l…
What should go in the third NuBus slot of my IIci? — #15
Is this just for snits and giggles, or do you have purpose in mind for this machine? Now that it's been mentioned, I second the vote for the Jackhammer as a pure performance upgra…
Difference Between Apple /// & IIGS? — #15
Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all.
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But, who told you the PPC chips have a…
iBook G4 — #17
I can't imagine the "heat gun" method (which I've tried to some success on an iBook 800 - nut need to do it again) would actually melt the solder on the BGA array, but rather sligh…
Flaky TiBook — #2
ifixit.com has nice step by step teardown instructions for your machine.
There are 2 ways to fix this issue:
1. Remove the logic board entirely from the machine and clean it.
2.…
Difference Between Apple /// & IIGS? — #14
Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all.
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Typo. Had 65802 on the brain. :beige:…
Quadra 605, IIsi, and 68000 brethren — #5
Mostly it is because I have too much clutter in the house and I don't have a good place to set it up.
I figured I would let another collector give it a good home, instead of just …
What should go in the third NuBus slot of my IIci? — #14
Hmm... I managed to find a PAS 16 without the interface or cable for $5. Should I take it and pray that I can find the interface/cable?
Or should I take one of the following?
Sup…
Disk drive woes — #1
After installing system 7.5 my machine actually works a lot better, I haven't been getting any weird startup issues or anything else of the sort but as of today my disk drive doesn…
Quadra 605, IIsi, and 68000 brethren — #4
I picked them up on Sunday. Someone should go and get the LC II, LC, WGS 6150, Classic, and SE that I didn't have room for; I'm lucky my girlfriend isn't shunning me as it is, and…
Flaky TiBook — #1
I have recently acquired an 867MHz Titanium Powerbook G4. Since having it the past few days, I've learned this thing has got a huge set if problems. Most of these I think can be …
iBook G4 — #16
Yeah, they're really different beasts
- Faulty iBook G4 chip: about ten legs, repaired easily enough
- Faulty iBook G3 video chipset: about three hundred, inaccessible
I can'…
PowerBook 180 — #3
I just got 80 mins. charge from the formerly dead battery in the PB 180 while running Battery Amnesia (great utility). And that is with all power-saving features turned off, which …
Quadra 605, IIsi, and 68000 brethren — #3
Hey when were you there? I was there on Saturday and saw those items. I thought about picking up the Atari ST, but decided against it.
Difference Between Apple /// & IIGS? — #13
Who told u the IIGS used a 65802? IIRC the ppc chips have a real 68LC040@33mhz onboard. no software conversion at all.
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Typo. Had 65802 on the brain. :beige:…
iBook G4 — #15
Nice work - hope it goes well!I have a few iBook G3 500MHz's to repair at some point - I don't know why I like the icebooks - I just do
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The G3 IceBooks use B…