Have you tried: http://homepage.mac.com/giantmike/old.html
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Walther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 3:55 PM Subject: Re: Introduction > At 15:00 -0500 12/19/2003, Compact Macs wrote: > > >From: Matthew Muelver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:39:12 -0600 > > > I > >don't have a torx screwdriver long enough to reach the screws under the > >handle, talk about a proprietary tool! > > There's a fifth screw under the battery cover. You probably found > it already, but I know at least two people who spent an hour or more > puzzling over how to open an original Mac because they didn't know > about the fifth screw. > > >Interestingly, the screen is flickering every few seconds, looks to me > >like maybe a power supply issue, > > There are two circuit boards internally. One lies horizontally and > that's the logic board. The other is mounted vertically on the left > side of the cabinet; that's the analog board. The analog board > comprises both the power supply and the video circuitry. > > There is a single cable with several wires (more of a wire harness) > that connects the analog board to the logic board. The first thing > I would check is pin 1 of the connector for that cable at the analog > board end. Pin one's solder joint on the analog board often > degrades with time. Eventually (when that's the problem) it will > yield no video but banging on the side of the machine will bring it > back for a little while. > > There are several other things that could be the issue (as another > poster mentioned) but the above is a very common problem and it is > easy to fix, since all you need to do is remove the old solder and > resolder the joint. > > >Anyone know where I can get a cool game to play? Like solitaire, or > >gomoku or tiles? > > I like Megaroids. It won't run on anything later than a 512Ke. It > won't even run on a 512K whose memory has been upgraded to 1 or 2 MB. > Megaroids is just like the asteroids arcade game, except it runs on > the Mac. I'm not sure where to find it, but Google might turn it > up. > > Jeff Walther > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
