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    PowerBook 180c modem software for System 7.1

    very interesting, didn't know that, thanks or sharing I think we all realize modems are a sub-niche of an already niche hobby, but it's a rich topic as well. Indeed many softwares are missing, both in the Mac and PC world.
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    PowerBook 180c modem software for System 7.1

    @croissantking did you fond software for your PSI modem ? I've got the same
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    New theory on the cause of the infamous Tunnel Vision problem - Testers needed!

    We often hit a wall when trying to communicate with japanese companies because we would need someone fluent in japanese it's the same story for getting schematics out of toshiba I wonder if there is something like vcf in asia , that could maybe help.
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    Powerbook G3 screen hinges

    Count me in
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    PowerBook 165 screen issues after a recap

    A via is a tiny hole in a multi layer circuit board connecting the top side with the bottom side Or, as is the case here, some board are even multi layered (more than just the top and the bottom that you can see, but also circuits sandwiched inside the board, usually 4 or 6 layers - in this...
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    PowerBook 165 screen issues after a recap

    This board was cleaned with IPA before I recapped it, but I didn't pay much attention to the vias, and they probably "stored" tiny amounts of capacitor juice that slowly killed them AFTER my repair. Lesson learned for next time ; inspect the board with the microscope and "clean" as much as...
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    PowerBook 165 screen issues after a recap

    Well the goods news is : it's is mostly working, kinda. Indeed as I suspected, my problem of the entire bottom half of the screen basically missing one white column on two, was a via problem. Some vias close the the bottom of the board (next to the soft board interconnect) have been filled with...
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    PowerBook 165 screen issues after a recap

    You give me hope . I took the screen apart again but didn’t really check the motherboard connector . I did this repair with my teenage daughter so it’s a pain to see it not working anymore It’s worth a try
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    PowerBook 165 screen issues after a recap

    Exact same problem for me, but on a 145 (which is rouggly the same) Fully recapped as well, worked fine for a year, now half of the screen with similar patterns as yours I think that some cap juice has made its way inside a microscopic via and destroyed the copper...
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    PowerBook G3 PRAM Battery—i moved it

    Exactly . It seems the pram is tightly linked to the main battery ; I would say it even charges thru the main battery . My solution hit the same problems .
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    powerbook G4 screen syndrome

    Ha that would be frustrating... The thing has waited 20 years in someone's attic or basement, and now that it is in good hands all re-installed, with a nice SSD hard disk and all, it dies in my hand.
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    powerbook G4 screen syndrome

    Did anyone encounter this problem before, here a powerbook G4 I'm pretty sure this wasn't there a couple of months ago (I would have noticed, I replaced the hdd on that one ) This is particularly visible at a specific angle, barely visible with screen off. I don't think this is vinegar...
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    Powerbook 100

    Always used electrolytics ; never had this problem Also tantalums are way more difficult to stuff in the screen
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    Asanté Micro EN/SC (help)

    Can you elaborate on scsi probe ? Where do I find that ? It shows all signs of working especially the link ; power and rx light blink according to traffic … But any attempt to use or access it crashes the system ( freeze ) I’m running driver v5.4.2 on System 7.5.5 , on a pb145 but it's the...
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    Asanté Micro EN/SC (help)

    The floppy by the way is my own ; I've just made a fancy sticker. It is not the driver that canme with the card.
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