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    840AV auto-inject floppy - how to mount in drive bay?

    @croissantking - I have a bunch of various floppy sleds, pretty sure I have one from a 8100 that I parted up as it was too far gone. I can have a look when back from my travels.
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    PowerBook 500 Series full 040 CPU swap

    And -- well done!! Way 😎.
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    PowerBook 500 Series full 040 CPU swap

    🤞thinking positive thoughts!
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    croissantking's conquests

    Yes, I believe there is. I'm ordering some stuff for another well known member - for delivery to my folks' in US and collection when I'm over. I can add some of these if there is interest (IIRC, PE only post out UPS, so spreading the US postage cost might make it worthwhile). If someone...
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    croissantking's conquests

    So... like this? -- https://www.peconnectors.com/sockets-pga-cpu-and-memory/hws1788/
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    croissantking's conquests

    Remind me... how many pins? 68?
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    Internal HD20 emulator for Plus/512ke using Tashtwenty

    Ah ha... hence the need for a couple of Plus logic boards? :unsure: Don't worry, haven't forgotten - just Mac-time-poor atm! Neat design - well done!!
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    Installing Lisa Tools

    There are some links here - https://lisaem.sunder.net/books.html. But not all of them are still working. You'll want to grab the link and search in archive.org. For example : Lisa Office System (3.0) - https://lisaem.sunder.net/cgi-bin/bookview2.cgi?zoom=-1?page=0?book=13
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    PowerBook 180/180c daughtercard compatibility with motherboard

    Hmm... I wonder where that came from? :unsure: 😁 FWIW, here's a shot of the motherboard from that 180c : Not sure what to conclude tho.
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    macintosh portable non backlit video cable

    Drop me a DM, I may be able to help.
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    MicroMac ThunderCache Pro find

    Ouch! :mad: You mentioned you've replaced the oscillator - maybe try a 40Mhz one? Might be cheaper than finding a faster CPU - and would be useful to know if that makes any difference?
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    MicroMac ThunderCache Pro find

    Yes, that's my understanding. I couldn't remember what exactly was on mine, so pulled it out for a pic : As you can see, I too have a 50Mhz FPU, but only a 40Mhz CPU! :cautious: As for stability, I haven't run it in anger, but I do wonder if heat would be an issue since the CPU / FPU would...
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    MicroMac ThunderCache Pro find

    FWIW, I have a similar one [SIMM sockets are on the same side as the CPU/FPU] that had damage to the "gold labels" on the CPU and FPU - so I pulled them off. Guess what - neither were 50Mhz parts. Shame on you MicroMac! :confused:
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    How to copy LOS disk images from Floppy Emu to physical disk

    Welcome to the community. This has been discussed recently: https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/making-disks-for-the-lisa-400k-drive.46647/ ...and you might find this useful as well: https://lisalist2.com/index.php?topic=121.0
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    Announcing and interest check: Integrated AirTalk for PowerBook 100 series

    FWIW, there's a real live one on eBay atm -- https://www.ebay.com/itm/196240041576
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