Recent content by KnobsNSwitches

Newtons are awesome. I still use mine nearly daily. @splorp above runs the still-running-after-25(?)-years Newtontalk mailing list...the newton faq should help get you up and running.

Man. This is the kind of internet sleuthing I can get behind.

Something recently made me think of this thread and emulation on the 68k. @BacioiuC Did you ever have any luck?

I just wanted to say thanks to @cheesestraws for this hack! I purchased a tango 2.0 NIB on ebay awhile ago, but never installed it. I assumed it was the original version that worked on the TAM, as it said TAM on the box...but it didn't work with the original sonnet firmware patch. But with...

I did this last night (with the amazon battery holder), works like a charm. Thanks much for the idea!

Always seems a bit rude to ask for 'more' when there's free software, but any chance you can host on a non-https site so we can download direct to old Macs?

I'm a big fan of the 2400. I don't know what sort of witchcraft went into those early lion batteries, but every single 2400 battery I've ever come across still holds a usable charge.

Good call out, but yes, the startup disk is properly selected in the control panel.

I've got an odd question... ever since I installed an SSD (SATA SSD with an IDE adapter) in my TAM, booting takes a long time time. Sitting on the happy mac gray screen for roughly 2-3 minutes. Once up and running, everything is snappy. Swapping back in the HD (which was cloned) and the happy...

I've been incredibly pleased with the noctua fan I put in my color classic, I guess I will just try and get a 60mm noctua and see how it works. Worst case scenario I can leave the back off, the way my TAM sits the rear isn't visible.

Resurrecting an old (but not THAT old) thread, has anyone ever replaced the fan in a TAM? Mine works but is a little noisy, I'm assuming something modern would be quieter. It's an Elina Fan OPF6015L-12MB-2, but in searching for other 12v 60mm fans, none that I've seen have the odd...

I disassembled the drive and cleaned the head (which did not appear dirty), and i got some "brand new" floppies, but I still get the same error trying to format these new floppies. I will need to learn how to calibrate the drive.

I will have to take it apart and check. Is there a procedure to confirm the speed? I did not know this, but fortunately my drive IS the A9M0107

I admit my Apple II knowledge is...rusty. I have a IIe card in a color classic, and hooked up an Apple 5.25 drive. The only 5.25" floppies I have are from a DOS machine. Every time I try to format a disk in Copy II Plus the drive makes noise but i get an error...I don't know if the drive is...

This is terrific, I love these kind of upgrades. Thanks for showing it off.