It had been my understanding that all //c's are "Show White", and all //c+'s are Platinum.

I traded some stuff (netbook/Powerbook G3 wallstreet II) for a 1.5Ghz PowerBook G4. The guy I got it from on craigslist wanted $370, so I struck on a deal with my room mate and he…

http://www.fixya.com/support/t2630438-apple_cinema_display_23_led_short_long Solution #3 details the trick - it's really quite simple. I'll post photos later. The trick to disass…

So today on my usual "looking for 68k hardware" yard saleing routine, I got 10 100MB Zip Disks & A blue Zip 100 SCSI drive with power cord and scsi cable. total: $10.00 No…

What's the trick to disassembling those displays?

earlier ones are "snow white" later ones are platinum like the macs of the same era (later 80's)

I never realized they were supposed to be white. I've only ever seen yellow ones.

At least that's what I want it to end up being. I got a bit of a bug lately and have been buying up IIcis from the eBay crapshoot service. I haven't been totally disappointed but…

Superb score! Well done on the repair. Out of interest, can you post the link that details the "covering adapter pin" repair what you carried out? Sounds interesting to me.

Power PC 7100/66 to Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 not connecting. PowerPC 7100/66 Mac OS 9.1 Connected to a 10/100 Windows ethernet network via a MacSense Nubus RJ45 ethernet card.…

-- fuzzy sorry

since the logic board is easiest to remove I opted to inspect it first, there are some questionable areas where it looks like flux was not fully cleaned and may be causing trouble,…

MK *yee ha for marz I got the performa on the bench and took it apart, this is the one that was IN water when I snagged it when I took it apart I was pleasantly surprised to find…

The closest "match" you'll be able to find is likely IBM's first LCD desktop display, the 9507, which was meant to go with their low power PS/2e desktop computer. (Which was basic…

the only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked Click to expand... odd, I was always told the only stupid question is the one that you asked

It is best to search and follow the links posted in answer to your questions,before asking more, IMHO. That said, here at the barracks, the only stupid question is the one tha…

Wow, not bad at all! All people try and sell around here are old 450MHz G4's for $300....

even if I could find a 9" monitor will it still hang off the back? Click to expand... Yes. How many ways do we have to say it? I even posted a link to a two page thread that go…

even if I could find a 9" monitor will it still hang off the back?

I happened upon this thread and thought I would add my two cents. Hope this is useful and not a "me too" sort of deal. I have a IIci that I made out of two IIcis, and I was think…

Sweet deal!

Yep, this is a hacks forum thread. That said: Yes, 10" VGA CRTs are available that will just barely fit into a Classic's case, however . . . { "lightbox_close": "Close…

On a local car forum, of all places, there is a phenomenal marketplace. Car enthusiasts of all kinds gather there to discuss...well, cars, obviously, but also a variety of other to…

hhmmm.... I guess Ill keep the Color Classic II intact then, but is there any 9" color monitor that would fit into a Classic case and any guts that can run os 8 or 9 as a max that…

HFS disks will not boot a 128K or 512K, nor can they be read on one without the HD20 INIT which is not supported in Mini vMac. So that message is to be expected. Do you get the sa…