You'd think all of this would be ... Click to expand... I don't know about that. The pedigree of Apples was basically that everything was backwards compatible. You could alwa…

It's also how you can use both sides of a single-sided disk. Double-sided disks for all other computers have two index holes. This is why when you get a disk which has IBM and Appl…

> You'd think all of this would be in the incredibly detailed wikipedia Apple II pages, or Apple2.org, but if it is, it's not easy to find ... Click to expand... csa2 is…

My G5 iMac has this same problem. It rarely shuts down by it self (But it has) but more often than not it wakes itself up from sleep. My CPU is running @ 146 F

The chap I got a Radius Two Page Display (Radius Mono 20GS) from a year or so ago has just given me a couple of associated rarities after a bout of move-inspired housecleaning: the…

My wife's iMac G5 started running warmer than normal (75C to 80C) and the fan started getting noisy. So I opened it up for the 3rd cleaning and noticed all the bulging capacitors! …

Does anyone have a clue to why the "Hours of Use" (the one you get in TechTool) gets reset a few times a week? It should display something like 43000 hours since 2004/3/19, but ab…

thanks for the info guys - silenx it is then. saying all of that - i wonder how a duel floppy SE would fair without a fan - they had them too after all. anyway -thanks again

$99 :O 8-o > :-/

hello wacky - its been a while. anyway from that you mean just pull it out and stick another one in? seems simple enough - any provisions or traps i need be aware off? Click to…

It all sounds bad, so bad... I messed with those other jumper things... to my misfortune! I would let go & write it off as a bad experience.

> So to paraphrase, the ][ could be upgraded to a ][+? Yes. Later ]['s used the same motherboard as early ][+'s. Just more RAM, and Integer BASIC instead of Applesoft BAS…

I never use them - I just use jumpers to set the SCSI ID.

You've just about got the breaking points listed. Click to expand... Thanks! So to paraphrase, the ][ could be upgraded to a ][+? Could an upgraded ][ and ][+ be upgraded to a…

So this could possibly indicate that the Quadra has a finite life, is mortal, and will die from dead leaked capacitors someday (unless they are replaced)?

As fake as this sounds, I already cleaned it off with Goo Gone. Still though, the real problem remains, how will I ever know what pins to attach the SCSI ID jumper cables to?

Pics or it didn't happen.

Alright, tried my best to fix everything. Hopefully it looks good!

The picture isn't the best quality, and it doesn't show the entire room. However, just about everything in the basement is from the 70s - 80s and is all in perfect condition. The d…

I'd be looking at installing a quieter fan. The Elina Fan was used in a lot of Macs from that era (I have both an LCII and an LCIII with them, they're pretty easy to find), and is …

Very nice haul, I remember back at my old job (cicra 2005) I was in charge of maintaining 5 dual 1.25 Ghz MDDs (as well as about 20 eMacs and one G5)...running Panther and pre-CS A…

Running without a fan is possible, but as you will then have the rough equivalent of a Plus, it's not a great idea. Click to expand... Meaning, the SE has significantly more ro…

And trying the 20 or the 4gb only gives me Sad Mac "0000000F" "00000002." Click to expand... According to Pina, "0000000F" "00000003." the problem is: "The internal hard drive …

Hi, With the advent of Snow Leopard, G4 towers sure are getting cheap these days ... picked up this beauty for AUD $99! It came in pristine condition (bar many stickers on the si…

YUCK! Got feathers? :?: jt