Re: Digest for vintage-macs@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

> On Aug 15, 2022, at 7:05 AM, Andrew Cowell wrote: > > It’s a sleeper but I’ll be surprised if folks unsubscribed. Washington State > here (but originally from the UK). Back there in October if any Brits are > getting rid of stuff that is suitcase-able! I’m another sleeper up in Oregon.

Re: IIfx woes

There are some electrolytic on the IIfx board. Don’t overlook failing capacitors in the power supply. Marginal power can allow it to turn on but not have quite enough power to run the RAM, accessories, etc. I would look at recapping the PSU. - Dylan > On Apr 14, 2022, at 9:56 PM, Matthew C

Re: Performa

Ask him how he knows, stick around in th hobby long enough and you’ll know too. I almost had a nice Macintosh TV > On Jul 4, 2021, at 8:55 AM, Hardware Mack wrote: > >  > All those plastics are brittle you’ll have to make sure to go to Home Depot > buy a $20 roll hundred feet, and wrap it at

Re: Unknown board for a Mac Plus?

> On Sep 9, 2020, at 10:29 PM, Jonathan Morton wrote: > > It looks like both the '030 and the '882 are rated for 20MHz and were > manufactured in mid-1989. The crystal oscillator can beside them, however, > is set to 16MHz. There really weren’t many ‘030 accelerators for the Plus. Could

Re: Unknown board for a Mac Plus?

> On Sep 9, 2020, at 2:19 PM, Bryan Villados wrote: > > My bet is that it is a 68030 accelerator, with a co-processor. It has to use > its own SIMMs because the on-board SIMMs on the original motherboard is too > slow. There should a control panel device to control the accelerator, >

Re: Unknown board for a Mac Plus?

> On Sep 8, 2020, at 10:17 AM, 'Jeff Walther' via Vintage Macs > wrote: > > Looks like a connector for the SE expansion slot. 96 pins (assuming there > are three rows of them) is a clue. That’s what I thought at first but I could only see two rows of pins. However my eyes aren’t what they

Re: Unknown board for a Mac Plus?

It’s a 68030 processor upgrade (with 68882 coprocessor). A very nice upgrade and should bring it close to an SE-30 in performance. I’m not quite sure what the double-row header on the right side is for. - Dylan > On Sep 7, 2020, at 7:08 PM, Phil Hosie wrote: > > Hi all, > > Would

FS: Apple ///, 10MB Profile, Drive ///, Monitor /// Package

from USA coast-to-coast, ground service, professionally packaged). Shipping is from Corvallis, OR 97330 Thanks! Dylan McDermond Corvallis, OR 97330 -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists

Re: power up a 240v mac classic with 120v?

> On Jan 4, 2020, at 2:34 PM, engrav wrote: > > Hi > > Have a 240v Mac Classic > Is there any way to power it up with 120v in the US? This page: https://frescho.hu/macintosh-classic-120v-240v-atalakitas/ Outlines the changes needed to switch a 110V board to 220V. Translated from

Re: Places to Acquire a PowerPC Mac?

> On Jun 27, 2019, at 8:25 AM, NODEraser wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 7:28 AM Dylan McDermond wrote: >> >> Leopard (10.5) was the first Mac OS X for Intel x86. Tiger (10.4) was a >> single release for PowerPC. >> > > Negative, there were bo

Re: Places to Acquire a PowerPC Mac?

> On Jun 27, 2019, at 6:48 AM, Angelo Danio wrote: > > > My question is: if i burn the ISO/DMG through my Windows PC, will my ibook > read it? > > If the .iso is ok, no problem, I did the same from a Linux machine. You will need to burn the ISO to a DVD-RW. You cannot boot a PowerPC Mac

Re: 68Pin SCSI drives in a 68K Mac?

> On Dec 21, 2018, at 12:43 PM, James Zeun wrote: > > When I hooked it up my 8500, it didn't see it. Don’t forget that you need a formatting tool that recognizes drives not made by Apple. - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group.

Re: Looking for a 17" Studio Display CRT (ADC)

> On Aug 30, 2018, at 2:34 AM, John-Robert La Porta > wrote: > > Dylan is correct, depending on generation they did ship in those two colors. Actually, I was incorrect. The two colors are the VGA version: http://applefool.com/applefool/Power_Macintosh_G3_%22Blue_%26_White%22.html#0

Re: Looking for a 17" Studio Display CRT (ADC)

> On Aug 29, 2018, at 8:43 PM, Jeff Roach wrote: > > The title pretty much says it. Is anyone selling or does anyone know where > to find one of these? Expensive to ship. Where are you located? Blueberry or Graphite? - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a

Re: thinkclassic.org

> On Aug 23, 2018, at 7:23 AM, John-Robert La Porta > wrote: > > Anyone here registered at thinkclassic.org? I just discovered it the other > day, and it appears to be lightly used. My posting here is pretty light these days but I’m registered at thinkcalssic.org - Dylan -- -- -

Re: Question on building custom old Mac

Did you use a third party partitioning tool like Lido to format it? > On Aug 21, 2018, at 5:34 PM, John-Robert La Porta > wrote: > > I've run into a bit of an issue. I obtained an IDE to SD card reader, but the > thing doesn't seem to work at all. Has anyone had any luck with a specific >

Re: Correct keyboard for Mac Color Classic (M1800)

> On Jun 10, 2018, at 8:52 PM, Chris Hanson wrote: > > The Apple ADB Keyboard included with the Apple IIgs is 658-4081. And was unique to the Apple II GS - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at

Re: Help: Macintosh Plus died, no longer boots

> On May 30, 2018, at 6:22 AM, Christian Wacker wrote: > > Have you tried to boot it with the power to the CRT removed? Powering up with the anode cap off the tube is generally a bad idea. I would be more inclined to power up the analog section without the Logic Board. I’m not sure if it

Re: What OS Should my Macintosh SE run?

> On Oct 9, 2017, at 9:12 AM, Aoresteen wrote: > > True. I'd try re soldering the fly-back transformer & power connectors. > > Might as well plan on a re-cap of the logic board as well. Those suggestions are just shooting arrows in the dark. The flyback would not

Re: What OS Should my Macintosh SE run?

> On Oct 7, 2017, at 7:11 PM, Sam Taber > > I recently obtained a Macintosh SE for 10 dollars, and i am getting a > vertical stripe effect on the monitor. Probably not a hard drive issue. That’s more akin to a memory issue. Try opening it up and reseating the RAM SIMMs before anything else.

Re: Quantum Prodrive not recognized

> On Sep 5, 2017, at 10:17 PM, dlewis1...@gmail.com wrote: > > I found an exact match for the Quantum Prodrive 105Mb drive ProDrive? Most of those have rubber head stops that have turned to goo causing the heads to stick. Even if it was “new”, it’s nearly 30 years old at this point and the

Re: SE/30 Fan turns on, but OS won't load

> On Jun 18, 2017, at 6:04 AM, Scott Shingle wrote: > > Not sure if it's the same issue, but I've seen something about washing the > logic board in a dishwasher to fix a similar issue. This will NOT fix the problem,. It only washes the electrolyte off the board. Without

Re: SE/30 Fan turns on, but OS won't load

> On Jun 15, 2017, at 6:16 AM, rper...@champlain.edu wrote: > > now the fan spins and nothing else much happens. The screen did come on, but > it had horizontal grey stripes and nothing else. > > Is it dead? Is there an easy fix? Look up “simasimac”. The electrolytic capacitors on the logic

Re: Classic II

> On Jun 9, 2017, at 3:22 PM, Ian Tonge wrote: > > Dylan do you have a You Tube site so I can see your Mac collection? Nope. You can see some of it at http://www.applefool.com but there is lots more that’s not on there. - Dylan -- -- - You received this message

Re: Classic II

You are not going to find a “new” 50-pin SCSI drive. Like hardwaremack said, I’d look at getting a SCSI2SD. More reliable. Quieter. Plugs right into the the existing wiring. About the same price as a large, old SCSI drive on the used market (USD 59).

Re: Classic II

> On Jun 8, 2017, at 4:09 AM, Ian Tonge wrote: > > I used the Disk first Aid floppy and it reported no fault, however, the > initialise button was ‘dimmed out’ so I couldn’t do it? It sounds like it is not an Apple-branded drive. If it is not, you either need an Apple

Re: Classic II

> On Jun 7, 2017, at 4:38 AM, Ian Tonge wrote: > > shows ‘Welcome to Apple Installer’. I put in the Install 1 disc and it reads > it ok, however, it tells me that I cannot use this disc to install on? > > Install and Switch Disc is dimmed, where am I going wrong or what am

Re: Macintosh SE ROM upgrade

> On Mar 29, 2017, at 4:19 AM, JCRGH GAMING wrote: > > Where can I find a rom upgrade kit for a macintosh se so I can turn my > macintosh se into a se fdhd? You need not only the ROMs but also the SWIM chip. I may have an entire spare board (I’d have to check if any

Re: LC 520 - Yet more issues....

Most of these Quantums have melted rubber on the head assembly bumper. - Dylan > On Dec 30, 2016, at 10:20 PM, 'Gregg Eshelman' via Vintage Macs > wrote: > > You may be able to recover those drives for use. If you have a PC, get a > cheap Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI

Re: LC 520 - Yet more issues....

> On Dec 29, 2016, at 4:21 PM, John-Robert La Porta > wrote: > > Already tried another HD in the bay, the exact same thing happens. > > On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 7:19:44 PM UTC-5, Notgoing Totellyou wrote: > That's probably just a bad hard drive the only way to

Re: Tilt/Swivel Base for 13" AppleColor Monitor?

> On Nov 3, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Justin Teague wrote: > > Do these actually exist? Yep. Here’s mine: http://applefool.com/applefool/Quadra_840av.html#3 - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are

Re: Getting Software on

> On Aug 24, 2016, at 10:12 PM, Angelo Danio wrote: > > > > That would be LocalTalk, the original physical layer supporting the > > AppleTalk protocol. It’s really just an RS-422 serial cable. > > > > http://lowendmac.com/2014/appletalk-localtalk-and-phonenet/ > >

Re: Extended Keyboard II Troubleshooting

> On Aug 23, 2016, at 4:49 PM, V. Sigma wrote: > > Well...I've got good and bad news. > > The good news is, I got the keyboard out of the case and was able to > determine what's wrong! > > The bad news...well...just look at it. Time to get cleaning and running

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 4, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Louis Ciotti wrote: > > Grabbing and twisting just seem like the pad will get ripped off, especially > on a board that is slightly damaged from a leaky cap. You would think so but the downward pressure really helps to avoid this. I was

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 4, 2016, at 9:10 AM, Stephen Collins > wrote: > > I have inspected around the caps, and see no evidence of leakage. Regardless > I think they are weak, and it's probably a matter of time. Here's the > procedure I'm going with (via Wesley above). > >

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 4, 2016, at 8:50 AM, Stephen Collins > wrote: > > Ok will do. Not as nervous about the surface mount repair since I looked at > Dave Jones' EEVlog video on the topic. Thanks for the help everyone. Fingers > crossed! Just be sure to CLEAN ti well. Not

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 4, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Stephen Collins > wrote: > 1) As described above, the internal hard drive is missing most of the time, > but will occasionally appear on bootup alongside the Floppy EMU drive. 2) No > sound. > > I ask again, does this still sound

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 11:34 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > > D, have you ever experimented with using non-SMD replacements? I think > that's how I'd try to go as I've found SMD can caps to be unreliable and very > short lived compared to leaded types. I like originality, so I usually do

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Stephen Collins > wrote: > > Can you help me choose the correct replacement caps? I assume Aluminum 47uf, > 16V, Surface Mount. What else should I specify? Size? I am looking on > digikey.com. Here is what I’ve used for the Classic

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 9:56 AM, Stephen Collins > wrote: > > This is a Classic, so almost everything is surface mounted. I cleaned the > board with QD Electronic Cleaner just to see, but that did not help. Correct. Those metal-cased aluminum electrolytic leak all

Re: Mac Classic boot problem

> On Mar 2, 2016, at 9:00 AM, Stephen Collins > wrote: > > I cleaned the internals and system board using a can of compressed air, but > so far no water or chemicals. What should I do next? Recap the logic board. If it’s never had the capacitors replaced, it

Re: How much would a 512k Macintosh sell for? // See EBAY etc.

> On Feb 19, 2016, at 7:04 AM, BigClaim via Vintage Macs > wrote: > > To get an idea of what people are asking, go on E Bay and Amazon and do > "search" on Mac 512k or Vintage Macs, try various word combinations. Then check the box on the left that says

Re: SCSI Hard Drives

> On Feb 6, 2016, at 6:03 PM, Louis Ciotti wrote: > > I am looking for 2 SCSI hard drives. One for my SE/30 where the drive Honestly, I would suggest one of Mike McMaster's SCSI2SD. With the price and frailty of SCSI drives these days, it's a solid choice. > Also is

Re: Mac Plus hangs for 30 seconds at boot before disk icon?

> On Feb 5, 2016, at 11:21 PM, 'Gregg Eshelman' via Vintage Macs > wrote: > > you cannot disable the test on 68K Macs, so you just have to wait the extra > time. Unless you replace the ROM with a hacked ROM to disable the test. - Dylan -- -- - You

Re: Mac Plus hangs for 30 seconds at boot before disk icon?

> On Feb 5, 2016, at 7:32 PM, BZ wrote: > > just a prolonged period of nonactivity as soon as the power comes on. After > that, it proceeds exactly as you'd expect. > > Is this related to the 4MB upgrade? I can't find any reference to this issue > in the Larry Pina books or

Re: Pismo pram battery

> On Feb 2, 2016, at 8:42 PM, Dianne Williams wrote: > > I'm not sure if my G3 Pismo is vintage enough but would anyone know where I > could buy a Pismo Pram battery? The easiest remedy is to unplug it and use the Network Time extension - Dylan -- -- - You received

Re: Copying OS 8 from CD to floppies

> On Feb 2, 2016, at 5:48 PM, Hardware Mack wrote: > > > also you could get a SCSI 2 SD, there is a guy selling those on ebay... you > can put what ever you want on the sd cards of the EMU or SCSI 2 sd Those are pretty cool because you can tell the Mac they are a

Re: 128k M0001P error with sad face

> On Feb 1, 2016, at 10:34 AM, Britt Dodd wrote: > > I think something in the error code (last set of numbers maybe) indicate > *which* bank is bad. I'd say it would be highly unlikely all of them would be > bad. In my experience, when one goes bad, the rest will

Re: Slowly I stepped....

> On Oct 5, 2015, at 9:38 PM, Kevin Dady wrote: > > someone mentioned > > http://www.users.qwest.net/~jgarbacz/ > > who has the cards with no cables for like 6 bucks + postage, Um: -Last Updated on Sept. 19, 2001- I doubt he still has three "on hand”. ;) - Dylan

Re: Mac Classic Monitor Display Issue

> On Sep 13, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Erica Titkemeyer wrote: > > the display only appears at the center of the monitor. See picture attached. > Any ideas on how to fix? You seem to have a vertical collapse issue there - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you

Re: Need some info on how to use Asante card in Macintosh SE...

> On Sep 8, 2015, at 6:55 AM, chrisA wrote: > > This site may be useful: > Useful suppliers and online resources > Transferring files from PC to SE > Adding hard drives and removables

Re: Vintage Hardware Question

On Jul 4, 2015, at 6:17 PM, andy.heinz...@gmail.com wrote: I need to extend the power key of my ADB keyboard (over 50 feet) and have been looking at several different solutions. The power-on function is achieved simply by grounding pin 2 on the ADB connection. Theoretically, you could

Re: Caps parts list and Radio Shack close out

On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Brian cymraeg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi our local RS closing has 90% off caps … wondering if somewhere / someone has a caps parts list appropriate for my quadra 605 / performa 475. The caps are ok now but presume is not long before they go

Re: Caps parts list and Radio Shack close out

On Jun 24, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Brian cymraeg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi our local RS closing has 90% off caps … wondering if somewhere / someone has a caps parts list appropriate for my quadra 605 / performa 475 And I think this is the same PSU:

Re: Powermac 6500/225 capacitors

On May 17, 2015, at 6:14 PM, jrreid...@gmail.com wrote: http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/image.jpg1_zpsx8xfgbqt.jpg http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae92/jreidsma/image.jpg1_zpsx8xfgbqt.jpg Like I said, 100 mfd, 6.3v http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/0/PCE3852CT-ND

Re: Powermac 6500/225 capacitors

On May 17, 2015, at 10:40 PM, jrreid...@gmail.com wrote: Got them picked out on eBay already. If you are in the USA, DigiKey or Mouser will give you good prices and fast service. Sticking to brand names is also wise (Rubycon, Panasonic, Nichicon, etc). Price breaks go with the number

Re: Power Mac 6100/60 only showing a gray screen

On May 14, 2015, at 12:06 PM, jrreid...@gmail.com wrote: Removed both ram sticks and it booted the same way, gray screen with the mouse cursor but nothing else. This can happen if the SCSI hard drive is mostly dead but not all dead. Alive enough for the Mac to see it but dead enough it

Re: Asante networking with se/30 - problem

On May 13, 2015, at 1:37 PM, 'Keith Jamison' via Vintage Macs vintage-macs@googlegroups.com wrote: Not sure if you saw this page or not... Old Macintosh System Software and TCP/IP http://www.vintagemacworld.com/mactcpip.html Also: http://www.applefool.com/se30 Pretty much everything you

Re: Monitor

On Apr 8, 2015, at 1:50 PM, sbr...@scottbrant.com sbr...@scottbrant.com wrote: Thanks! Does anyone out there have a 68K era monitor they want to sell? Where are you located? - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list

Re: Monitor

On Apr 7, 2015, at 5:43 AM, Scott Brant sbr...@scottbrant.com wrote: I've got a Performa 450 I just bought off eBay. It had a functioning photo with a 13 vintage Mac monitor. I've bought the appropriate cables to physically plug it into my 15-20 year old Sony 15 monitor. I can't get

Re: Mac SE error messages when attempting to boot up

On Feb 6, 2015, at 8:18 AM, 'Keith Jamison' via Vintage Macs vintage-macs@googlegroups.com wrote: Can you tell us if your SE is original? That is, have the capacitors on the Analog board and Digital (Logic) board ever been replaced? The SE used a couple of axial capacitors that don’t

Re: Quadra 950 semi conscious

On Feb 1, 2015, at 10:31 AM, 'Don Wakefield' via Vintage Macs vintage-macs@googlegroups.com wrote: Anyone have any tricks to convince this guy to boot from the CD? First thins first - you have the key in the correct position? It should be in the middle. From Apple (

Re: A re-assembled G4 Quicksilver but no startup.

I have assembled the parts for what I varified are the G4 Quicksilver parts. I have fair computer assembly experience, however on this G4 Duel - when I tried to start up this set of system parts - No matter what I try I can't get the system to start. Do you have any suggestions ? It won’t

Re: Horizontal line on screen

On Oct 27, 2014, at 8:46 AM, fa...@gottick.com wrote: Have a SE FDHD that starts up fine but all i get on the screen is a bright horizontal line. About a milimeter wide. Any suggestions on this? You can try refreshing the solder on the yoke connector on the Analog board. A quick test

Re: SCSI ID conflict

On Sep 1, 2014, at 9:05 AM, Jonathan Morton chromati...@gmail.com wrote: Have you checked your capacitors lately? Caps on a Quadra 700 are all solid state tantalum so I don't think that's it. It could be as simple as losing the startup device in the PRAM. Have you tried booting with

Re: Quadra 700 601 upgrade or DOS compatibly card and other upgrade questions?

On Aug 22, 2014, at 10:26 PM, J Harton slashta...@gmail.com wrote: Can't say personally, lacking experience or benchmarks/?, but I'd go with the processor upgrade. If he wanted a NuBus PPC, why didn't he get a 7100 to begin with? Use the Q700 for what it was intended to be - one if the

Re: Any value in Mac IIs, low-end Quadras or early PPCs?//50mhz accelerator

On Jun 27, 2014, at 8:45 AM, 'J.S. Garrison' via Vintage Macs vintage-macs@googlegroups.com wrote: But the time I spent 'refurbing' Old Macs in the 90s was very cathartic and therapeutic And I for one, thank you for it, Jeff. I have a machine or two in my collection that went through your

Re: Any value in Mac IIs, low-end Quadras or early PPCs?

On Jun 26, 2014, at 7:19 AM, Michael Bergman eclec...@mit.edu wrote: Anyone disagree with my assessment that I should just recycle these? I think they are much more collectible than you may think. To me, the collectible computer market has changed drastically in the last few years. With more

Re: Mac SE/30 won't turn on - any suggestions?

On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:32 AM, BigClaim via Vintage Macs vintage-macs@googlegroups.com wrote: I have a Mac SE/30. I have had it for years. I have not USED it for years. I tried to use it today. I plugged it in and turned the power switch and NOTHING This is a broken record of a response but

Re: Mac SE/30 won't turn on - any suggestions?

On Jun 16, 2014, at 2:51 PM, 'Keith Jamison' via Vintage Macs vintage-macs@googlegroups.com wrote: If you would like to try repairing it yourself, try and get hold of Larry Pina's books, The Dead Mac Scrolls (DMS), Macintosh: Repair and Upgrade Secrets(MRUS) or Mac Classic and SE: Repair

Re: Mac SE/30 won't turn on - any suggestions?

On Jun 16, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Doug McNutt dougl...@macnauchtan.com wrote: The power cable from the analog board with the power supply on it has known problems with the solder joints on the connectors. Look with a magnifying lens for a cracked solder joint. This is a 128k/512k/Plus issue.

Re: Colour Classic part two

1. There are four tabs that hold the lower chassis to the front bezel. Disconnect all of the analog board components from the CRT, then depress the four tabs on the sides to release the lower chassis. 2. It's not as necessary to discharge it as it is the old Compacts but I would anyways. Just

Re: Dead Colour Classic..maybe

On Jun 11, 2014, at 9:06 AM, James Kelly jrkell...@gmail.com wrote: I washed the board in distilled water and have it in the dishwasher on low heat dry as I type this. Instead of low-dry heat, I suggest blasting all of the water out from under everything with compressed air, preferably from

Re: Dead Colour Classic..maybe

On Jun 10, 2014, at 11:31 AM, James Kelly jrkell...@gmail.com wrote: -Checked capacitors for any leakage...there was none Are you positive? If it's never been recapped, I'd be very surprised if those caps are any good at this age. If it's an easy spot, you'll see an oily area around some

Re: Dead Colour Classic..maybe

On Jun 10, 2014, at 1:00 PM, James Kelly jrkell...@gmail.com wrote: Just checked them again under a bright light and wearing magnifiers ( getting old sucks)you were right. 5 out of the nine caps have leaked...it was hard to see, but its there. All the caps seem to have a pad under them,

Re: Dead Colour Classic..maybe

On Jun 10, 2014, at 6:43 PM, James Kelly jrkell...@gmail.com wrote: Any recommendation for replacement caps? I just get OE-style Panasonic aluminum electrolytics from DigiKey: 6 x 47uf 16V: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/EEE-1CA470SP/PCE3889CT-ND/766265 2 x 100uf 6.3V:

Re: Retr0brite???

I was wondering if anyone had experiences using retr0brite on any cases here, I want to clean up my IIgs, IIci, an SE, and various mice and kb's but I don't want to kill the cases in the process. Just wondering if anyone has tried and what their experiences were. I use a dunk method. I

Re: Retr0brite???

On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:02 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: Dylan McDermond wrote: I fill a large, clear plastic container with a gallon of 20 volume clear developer (peroxide sold for hair salons), a quarter cup or so of oxy clean powder (dissolving it in hot water first works best

Re: Retr0brite???

On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:38 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: So what is your approximate materials cost for doing two machines like that? The normal price on a gallon of developer is around $14 but it always seems to be on sale for under $10. Dollar stores usually have cans of Oxy powder. -- --

Re: Install 7.5.3 without CD drive

On Mar 14, 2014, at 8:07 AM, Edward edward1...@gmail.com wrote: It's kinda hard to burn a bootable CD for an older mac with a modern mac :( I'm actually confused by this. If you have a disc image (.iso) it's a drag-and-drop plus a click in OS X Disk Utility. Making a bootable CD from a

Re: Install 7.5.3 without CD drive

On Mar 14, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Marek Drvota marek.drv...@me.com wrote: it's not that easy as Disk Utility would have the problems with disc image - that's where in my case I gave up Not quite sure what to say since I've done it several times over the years on different versions of OS X. -

Re: Mac IIci - Recapped, now it won't shut down.

On Feb 4, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Geoffrey Oltmans oltma...@gmail.com wrote: That is true... in one of the parts in the startup circuit (an IC of some sort... can't remember which), it came clean off of the board while brushing it with isopropyl alcohol. I cleaned up the PCB there and resoldered

Re: Sacrilege - Need LCD TV Recommendation for Mac SE

On Feb 3, 2014, at 7:40 AM, Steve Craft craft.st...@gmail.com wrote: I have a very old SE that has sat on the shelf, untouched for about 15 years. This past weekend we checked it out and a good percentage of the electronics has has been melted by leaking caps or battery or something . The

Re: Mac IIci - Recapped, now it won't shut down.

On Feb 3, 2014, at 9:13 AM, Geoffrey Oltmans oltma...@gmail.com wrote: I think there's a bad cap in the startup circuit on mine still. In addition to bad caps, be sure you are carefully inspecting the logic board for any bad traces that may have been eaten away or blackened by the leaking

Re: Mac IIci - Recapped, now it won't shut down.

On Feb 3, 2014, at 8:11 PM, Ryan Eisworth rya...@mac.com wrote: In addition, I have noticed a new issue. The power key on the keyboard does nothing within the OS. Apple-Control-Power does not restart the machine, Apple-Power does not interrupt, and the power key by itself does not bring up

Re: Mac 30th Anniversary//what to expect at Flint Center on 1/24/2014

On Jan 10, 2014, at 7:07 PM, bigcl...@aol.com wrote: Young and Old Jobs: First, did you just attach all those pics to a list posting? That's not really good form. Also, when posting a picture of a younger Steve Jobs, use a picture of Steve Jobs instead of a picture of Ashton Kutcher. Thank

Re: Attempting Mac OS X on a 68k Mac

On Jan 8, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Scott Holder sc...@iamscott.net wrote: I finally got around to trying to boot Mac OS X on my 68k Mac. So, how many hours does it take to get through the boot process? ;-) - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs

Re: Some general questions

On Jan 7, 2014, at 9:39 AM, Tom Frikker tom.frik...@gmail.com wrote: 1. One of my Mac 128k's (I have 2) has a MacSnap RAM expansion board and a SCSI card/cable. Are these upgrades rare at all? If I were to sell this mac, should I sell it as upgraded, or downgrade it and sell them

Re: Some general questions

On Jan 7, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Tom Frikker tom.frik...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dylan, Thanks for the info. So you're saying that that frankenstein Mac Plus could have been an earlier model at some point? Cool! Is there any way to see what it originally was? Might there be some serial number or

Re: Mac II Failure

Check the battery voltage. The Mac II requires both batteries be good in order to power on. - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at

Re: Mac Plus repair and checkerboard screen problem

On Dec 6, 2013, at 8:32 AM, Tom Frikker tom.frik...@gmail.com wrote: At this point I think I'm ready to attempt a dishwasher cleaning of the motherboard. Can you also clean the analog board in this fashion, or just the motherboard? I know I’ll get some flak from some people who swear by

Re: Re-Capping a Mac LCII (Soldering Issues)

On Oct 6, 2013, at 6:51 PM, Wesley Furr wes...@megley.com wrote: Is there some other trick I'm missing? I don't know what type of tip you're using but I like to use a small, chisel tip for mine when I do recaps on surface mounts (As I recall, it's an LTA tip for my WSP80 pencil). - Dylan

Re: Re-Capping a Mac LCII (Soldering Issues)

On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Hardware Mack hardwarem...@gmail.com wrote: i have a fan, but the whole corner gets all smoky from the flux. the best bet is to use flux / solder wick / iron and get those pads nice and new looking. I prefer not to use any flux at all. It's messy, corrosive and

Re: Macintosh Classic logic board

But I'm not in Greece or Turkey. - Dylan On Sep 13, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Hardware Mack hardwarem...@gmail.com wrote: if mcdermd wants to chime in, i know he has a few extras On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:22 AM, spiderman sgiansaki...@gmail.com wrote: Hi people. I want to buy a logic board

Re: Powerbook 1400cs system installation

At the minimum, the Powerbook 1400 series should require 7.5.3 or 7.5.2 with the proper system enabler. - Dylan On Aug 17, 2013, at 11:26 PM, Marek Drvota marek.drv...@me.com wrote: Hi all recently I've just acquired Powerbook 1400cs in quite OK condition. I'd like to perform fresh system

Re: Powerbook 1400cs system installation

apple.com or max1zzz.co.uk is only CD version M On Aug 18, 2013, at 8:37 AM, Dylan McDermond dy...@mcdermond.net wrote: At the minimum, the Powerbook 1400 series should require 7.5.3 or 7.5.2 with the proper system enabler. - Dylan On Aug 17, 2013, at 11:26 PM, Marek Drvota marek.drv

Re: Are my 2 Powerbook 100 only for the trashcan?

On Aug 13, 2013, at 1:57 AM, Gaetano Vocca gaetano...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Based on what you write I am afraid I will have to open the screen case as well to inspect the capacitor pack as the screen is actually not showing anything but the 2 horizontal lines while pressing the reset

Re: Expert Vintage Member's Input Needed

On Aug 12, 2013, at 2:54 PM, J.S. Garrison garriso...@yahoo.com wrote: The labels on the ROMS are printed, albeit crudely. That and the Apple Confidential on the labels seems to me to point to prototype, not engineering sample, which are always a little more crudely assembled and labeled.

Re: SCSI HD's

On Aug 12, 2013, at 4:00 PM, tyranny2k tyrann...@gmail.com wrote: I am happy to GIVE these away to someone who can use them … I'll wait a week or two then hammer them and take them to waste. Where are you located? - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are a member of

Re: Expert Vintage Member's Input Needed

On Aug 11, 2013, at 3:37 PM, The Old Geek garriso...@yahoo.com wrote: But the SIMM says Erickson ROM 1.04b, 6/19/90 The Macintosh IIsi was codenamed Erickson and released in October 1990. So I'd say it's most likely a IIsi ROM. - Dylan -- -- - You received this message because you are

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