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Internet on a Powerbook Duo — #19

I actually just ordered a CF-IDE adapter. Apparently these work very well in the 2300c. CF to SCSI would be a bit of a trick. Maybe I should look into that one for 280c owners.
68kMLA Networking by kvanderlaag Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 04:38

Building a Dual Floppy Macintosh Portable — #6

Why don't you replace the HDD with a Tray Loader CD? That way you can attach the entire HDD Plate to the Tray, so that it'll pop in-n-out of the side when the CD cycles. You'll ne…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 04:34

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #37

Glad to hear you finally got the beast up and running. Click to expand... Well, I didn't get to enjoy it for long. I packed it all up and got it shipped off to the "storage fac…
68kMLA Hardware by Dog Cow Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 04:31

Internet on a Powerbook Duo — #18

Here's another idea: build a card that replaces the HDD with a CF or SD card, wifi and bluetooth... and then send me two of them for testing purposes ;-) There are cards like th…
68kMLA Networking by luddite Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 04:23

Apple 400k drive always ejects ! — #3

Is this an FDHD or upgraded SE? No, it's a plain vanilla SE with 20 Mb Miniscribe and 4 Mb ram. What OS are you running on the SE? 6.08 I think Are the disks locked? No Do the d…
68kMLA Peripherals by Moofo Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 04:18

A 'few' Ebay Purchases — #16

The UltraDocks are really awesome! They're the MiniDocks with the huge empty space in the bottom, into which one Japanese Hacker put the AC Adapter, IIRC. I mention this because I…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Trash80toHP_Mini Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 02:50

SE/30 VRAM Capacity W/ 24 Bit Addressing? — #2

Luckily, Apple derived a solution to this when it created 32-bit QuickDraw, and it is quite simple. Every time 32-bit QuickDraw access VRAM in the slot space, it uses a trap (SwapM…
68kMLA Hardware by yuhong Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 02:37

A 'few' Ebay Purchases — #15

As in literally found ... like on the street? Click to expand... Not completly. I got an email yesterday and said he did not want any money for them. It was a project that wa…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Strimkind Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 02:08

Internet on a Powerbook Duo — #17

If you ever get that working, I'd happily pay far-too-much for one, if my budget even remotely permits. (Sadly, right now, my budget for such things is ZERO.)
68kMLA Networking by Anonymous Freak Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 01:17

Apple 400k drive always ejects ! — #2

Nope. You got me. Here's a check list: Is this an FDHD or upgraded SE? What OS are you running on the SE? Are the disks locked? Do the disks work properly on the internal drive…
68kMLA Peripherals by Mac128 Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 00:58

Macintosh Classic Floppy Probs — #4

Not sure that's his problem guys ... a little clarification: how did you make these disks? On your PC? Or on the Mac? If you made them on your PC, make them on your Classic instea…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Mac128 Thu, 1 Apr 2010 - 00:41

Power Mac 9500 startup woes — #36

Glad to hear you finally got the beast up and running. The last time Rufus the cat caught an early morning mouse, he left the severed head on the floor in my room for my eve…
68kMLA Hardware by Bunsen Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 23:48

Internet on a Powerbook Duo — #16

Ding ding. We have a winner. I have some friends who DO have the hardware hacking skills. Basically, I want to build an ethernet adapter into a floppy adapter's chassis, and use s…
68kMLA Networking by kvanderlaag Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 23:44

Macintosh Classic Floppy Probs — #3

If you choose to take apart the Mac and clean the disk drive by hand, do yourself a favor and DO NOT lift up the upper head arm. That's the black plastic thing. You will PERMANENTL…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Dog Cow Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 22:59

Internet on a Powerbook Duo — #15

I imagine he means something that I have long wondered about hacking: Use the floppy adapter *SOLELY* for the PDS dock connector and shell, and rig up an Ethernet chip (a la the o…
68kMLA Networking by Anonymous Freak Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 20:02

Macintosh Classic Floppy Probs — #2

This is a very common ailment. Step 1 is to take the Classic apart, and either to clean and lubricate the drive (Google is your friend here), or else to replace it with a drive fr…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by beachycove Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 19:56

Strange board on Mac 512k — #36

Touch Screen or button Interface? Multiple sound inputs/outputs? :?:
68kMLA Hardware by Trash80toHP_Mini Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 19:08

Got my HD20 up and running! — #3

Yeah, I have had a dead HD20 for a while. It spins up, but fails the drive check. It was nice to get a working one.
68kMLA Troubleshooting by Anonymous Freak Wed, 31 Mar 2010 - 18:47
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