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    USB/FW capture card for PowerPC Macs?

    I could of course use a DV camera as an analogue-digital converter but it's a bit of a cumbersome solution.
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    USB/FW capture card for PowerPC Macs?

    Hi all, Pretty straightforward question this one. Does anyone know of a composite/s-video capture card compatible with PowerPC Macs running OS X? I'm looking for something to plug into my PowerBook G4 and use on the go. Thanks in advance for any info provided :)
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    FWIW I am no chemist so the above may be a horrible idea

    FWIW I am no chemist so the above may be a horrible idea
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    @Byrd any tips for removing the sulfate(?) or is this a "get a new block" situation? I know...

    @Byrd any tips for removing the sulfate(?) or is this a "get a new block" situation? I know copper sulfate is water soluble so I was considering boiling the block in water
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    Quads always be Quaddin' [ATTACH]

    Quads always be Quaddin'
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    Hootswitch, a (work-in-progress) Apple Desktop Bus switch

    It just occurred to me that @ThisDoesNotCompute recently did a video about the Penlite, Apple's cancelled touchscreen PowerBook thing. This device surely has absolute cursor positioning (unless the developers went about it in an extremely odd way). Perhaps the drivers used in this machine could...
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    The "820-0961-A" mystery G3 3.3V FlashRom

    Given that there are copious amounts of this ROM as nearly-NOS, is it not quite probable that there is something wrong with them? Perhaps it's the ROM equivalent of a misprint or it's bugged somehow. Super interested in this - thanks for sharing!
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    @Cory5412 And as if by magic... Not cheap, but still a damn sight cheaper than a new Mac Studio...

    @Cory5412 And as if by magic... Not cheap, but still a damn sight cheaper than a new Mac Studio. I'll be getting one.
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    I'd love to upgrade the SSD in my Studio. It would require two components and about an hour of...

    I'd love to upgrade the SSD in my Studio. It would require two components and about an hour of reflashing to do the upgrade from 512GB to 2TB. Will Apple let me do this? No, they'd much rather I buy a whole new Mac. Environmentally conscious, my arse.
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    Be careful... [ATTACH]

    Be careful...
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    Quadra 610 CDROM drive taking disks in then ejecting a few mins later..

    I know old OD drives can have issues with the disc clamping mechanism. The disc may be spinning up but perhaps not to full speed or occasionally slipping. Have you replaced all the grease? It's likely all a bit gummed up if not.
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    @Byrd I did have to peel it a little but they got the picture pretty quickly.

    @Byrd I did have to peel it a little but they got the picture pretty quickly.
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    Aircooled g5 quad done

    Nice work. The existence of air-cooled Quads always begs the question: why didn't Apple just do this themselves?
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    Follow up: pedestrian intercity transit was a great success, albeit moderately stressful. The...

    Follow up: pedestrian intercity transit was a great success, albeit moderately stressful. The Quad is alive and well and running remarkably well (and cool) after a year in stasis. Coming soon: coolant flush, refill, MORE COOLING MODS
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    PSA: If you wrap a PowerMac G5 Quad in polythene sheeting and then pull it through a busy London...

    PSA: If you wrap a PowerMac G5 Quad in polythene sheeting and then pull it through a busy London station on a homemade trolley, you are going to have a conversation with the British Transport Police...
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