The PB 170's HD is actually a 1 GB IDE HD connected to a IDE-SCSI bridge.
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Oh man, that's truly a great find - I've sought out one of these bridges for years.…
Just so you know, it's been said that the Q840av will take 128 Meg SIMMs, giving you 512 mega total. Give it a try, and let us know...
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I didn't know 128MiB S…
68kMLATroubleshootingby ChristTrekkerWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 22:14
From the comp.sys.apple2 - Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) part 2 of 2 by Dan DeMaggio:
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The GS represents a giant leap in the Apple // line. It can still ru…
IPNetRouter for OSX doesn't have any more MacIP capability :-/ So if I want to be using the PB as a gateway I'll have to find another software, like Vicom's SurfDoubler or Vicom…
68kMLANetworkingby numero6Wed, 28 Oct 2009 - 20:55
The PB 170's HD is actually a 1 GB IDE HD connected to a IDE-SCSI bridge.
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Oh man, that's truly a great find - I've sought out one of these bridges for years.…
I seem to remember some of the Woz editions shipped with ROM 01 boards. It looks like mine certainly did.
Also, are there any real hardware differences between ROM 00 and 01 machi…
68kMLAHardwareby papa_novemberWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 20:19
These were 604- and 604e-based machines, not the 604ev-based one I referenced in the thread.
(I tried but couldn't delete the duplicate thread, by the way, and am not sure where i…
68kMLAHardwareby beachycoveWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 19:12
-original Apple USB keyboard (the ones that I don't like)
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That's still my main keyboard on the Mac mini. I typed out some code updates for my site last eveni…
68kMLANetworkingby Dog CowWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 15:26
-Modem Port to female DB-9 serial. I'm really intrigued by this one, is this essentially a null modem cable or is it something else?
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If you mean Mac mini-DIN…
I'm not sure you could tell about the miniDIN to DE-9 without checking the lines yourself. My bet is it's straight thru.
AAUI transceivers are getting harder to grab, so nice find…
68kMLANetworkingby ClassicHasClassWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 05:39
AFAIK OS X.
She just needs to run apps that won't run in Classic. I gave her my PB 170 (the one I have now), but after a while, I decided that I really want it back, and she could…
Asanté FiendlyNet
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Is that for running networking daemons?
Congratulations on the Apple Powered Speakers. They are lovely, aren't they?
Thanks Byrd for the valuable advice! I didn't know about the possibility of the CPU card becoming unseated; I thought it would stay a tight fit.
And I'm actually intending for the…
Great finds. See if you can get a G3 for the 1400 -- it makes it a totally different animal. Although my 1400+G3/333 still feels slower than my 300MHz blueberryBook, it still runs …
68kMLAPeripheralsby ClassicHasClassWed, 28 Oct 2009 - 01:45
Chances are that PB170 has a poorly-seated CPU daughtercard; reseating it (or shimming it slightly to enable a better fit) usually gives it life. Either that, or pull the battery …