Recent content by MikeInMass

I assume you've found this photo of the original card: http://www.oldapplestuff.com/Images/Apple2Hardware/ImageWriterII32KMemory.jpg

Here's an eBay seller in China offering chips with mask 02E31F. Do these look legit? https://www.ebay.com/itm/123517411227

MacPython 1.5.2 was released September, 1999. https://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/1999-September/001317.html numpy was created in 2005. Before numpy there was something called Numeric; that might be the closest equivalent for such an old release of Python. Are you sure the numpy...

Apologies for being clueless, but how do I go from downloading the files on GitHub to having some PCBs show up in the mail? I would like to get an old Q630 up and running. I don't mind soldering but I have no experience with CAD or ordering PCBs. Can anyone explain the process? I'd be happy to...

Hey thanks! Glad to know that the power supply is operating nominally. Thanks for the links to the CF card and adapter, too. I'll pick those up. One web page I found described reinstalling the OS on a fresh drive as a pretty long process. So I'm also glad to hear that it might be as simple as...

I want to revive my Quadra 630, which I haven't used in probably twenty years. It powers on and shows the icon of the floppy disk with a flashing question mark, so that's a start. One stupid question: how is the machine supposed to be powered off? The soft power button on the keyboard doesn't...