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SE/30 Capacitors — #4

Anders, That's a very generous offer - and I may very well take you up on it. I'll see about buying the caps off Trag first though. It's be nice to get my SE/30's going again - e…
68kMLA 68k by trag Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 18:17

My first conquest! (no, not just pictures) — #24

They're "copy protected" in the sense that you can't make additional copies outside of a personal backup. Since the software isn't sold anymore, it's perfectly legal to extend cop…
68kMLA Hardware by olePigeon Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 18:13

The mystery of the Quadra 605... — #5

On the battery thing, johnklos is right. If you get a chime, then the system is ready to load. However, as JRL said, switch it off and back on right away and see if it boots. Whe…
68kMLA Hardware by weif Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 18:06

Interface information for 400KB Floppy drive — #31

Dude you just hit it out of the freaking park. That is the most concise explanation of the 400/800KB drive I have read. Even the biography is an excellent source of information. …
68kMLA 68k by Gorgonops Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 17:22

Color Classic Screen Color Issue — #1

The screen of my Color Classic would intermittently go off color - as in the red would become greenish and so on. It was intermittent a few weeks ago, now it seems to be off color…
68kMLA Troubleshooting by enigmaaaaa Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 17:21

Q605 not seeing FreeBSD/Netatalk server — #9

.conf file stuff: from atalkd.conf: fxp0 -seed -phase 2 -net 1-1000 -addr 1000.142 -zone "weif" This seems to match what I see in /var/log/messages afpd.conf is empty (except t…
68kMLA Networking by weif Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 17:17

Q605 not seeing FreeBSD/Netatalk server — #8

the AsanteTalk packaging says it allows your ethernet Mac "to communicate with up to eight LocalTalk devices, including LocalTalk Macintoshes and LocalTalk supported printers." I w…
68kMLA Networking by weif Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 17:10

Q605 not seeing FreeBSD/Netatalk server — #7

Thanks for all the tips, everyone. Yes, the kernel was compiled with netatalk enabled. I don't see any errors (at least nothing I think are errors) in /var/log/messages when I st…
68kMLA Networking by weif Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 17:05

Compact Mac Case Mods — #12

I keep looking at my iMac G3 and getting ideas, but I don't have injection moulding gear handy so to speak... Click to expand... Perhaps the Vacuum molding procedure mentioned …
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 15:58

SE/30 Capacitors — #3

Anders, That's a very generous offer - and I may very well take you up on it. I'll see about buying the caps off Trag first though. It's be nice to get my SE/30's going again - e…
68kMLA 68k by VMSZealot Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 15:43

The mystery of the Quadra 605... — #4

and since it's just two leads, it'd be hard to screw up. Click to expand... not that hard, that capacitor is polarized, so it needs to go the right way in, its also smt which c…
68kMLA Hardware by Osgeld Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 14:50

SE/30 Capacitors — #2

I've bought mine off Trag (Jeff) here on 68kmla. Prompt shipping, and a fair price (15us$ I think). I live in Denmark, and I'd like to volunteer my labour to a fellow enthusiast. …
68kMLA 68k by rimmer Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 13:15

SE/30 Capacitors — #1

I have a pair of SE/30's, from the serial numbers one is Irish and the other is American, and I'd like to replace the capacitors on both. One did work occasionally, but now only s…
68kMLA 68k by VMSZealot Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 12:37

Compact Mac Case Mods — #10

Aiiiii! Not sure that's a good idea at all. Pulling air from the top could interfere with exhausting air from the inside as well as draw in higher warmer air in the room, and theor…
68kMLA Hardware by iMac600 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 11:46

Q605 not seeing FreeBSD/Netatalk server — #6

Unless the Asante bridge is one of those "crippled" bridges that only work with printers, I suspect it's just "dumb" bridge and will happily shunt AppleTalk packets back and forth …
68kMLA Networking by shred Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 10:29

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #18

Keep the drive partitioned in 2GB chunks and you will be compatible even with System 6. My IBM DGHS is 4.5GB. I divided it up so System 6.0.8 could see all the files on all parti…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 09:31

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #17

With my limited knowledge of SCSI standards, coupled with my first-hand knowledge of what have worked for me in the past, I can attest to the fact that as long as the drive is a 50…
68kMLA Hardware by rimmer Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 09:05

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #25

Thanks Phreakout! I tried booting the SE/30 from a floppy while holding down the shift key, but that didn't do the trick. While I'm waiting for your OS disks, is there any method …
68kMLA Software by phreakout Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 09:00

Adding an LCD to a Color Classic — #8

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=DIY-Vacuum-Forming-Machine.html&aq=f&aqi=&oq=DIY-Vacuum-Forming-Machine.html&fp=6b22d27f49a5e7dd Click to ex…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 08:42

Compact Mac Case Mods — #9

The main reason I wanted to replace the entire back plate was to allow for the standard fan port on the back, but also retain the convection vents at the top. Click to expand...…
68kMLA Hardware by Mac128 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 07:39

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #16

While you are correct in stating that 2.5" laptop hard drives (spinning platter type) can be used, this thread is focused on SSDs. Moreover, 2.5" drives of the spinning platter ty…
68kMLA Hardware by johnklos Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 06:51

SE/30: Endless startup loop? — #24

Thanks Phreakout! I tried booting the SE/30 from a floppy while holding down the shift key, but that didn't do the trick. While I'm waiting for your OS disks, is there any method…
68kMLA Software by ditabeardmemo Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 05:44

Q605 not seeing FreeBSD/Netatalk server — #5

I'm actually more interested in the Asante box. Do you have another known-good Mac you can put on the other side of the bridge to make sure that the Asante is routing AppleTalk cor…
68kMLA Networking by ClassicHasClass Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 05:34

Solid State Drive (SSD) in SE/30 — #15

While you are correct in stating that 2.5" laptop hard drives (spinning platter type) can be used, this thread is focused on SSDs. Moreover, 2.5" drives of the spinning platter ty…
68kMLA Hardware by JDW Wed, 2 Dec 2009 - 05:29
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