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    Help with Radius Thunder IV GX 1600

    Does the old "stacking RAM chips" trick work with video RAM? Something we used to do in the 1980s with Apple IIs and arcades. Could he just buy 1 VRAM chip, then stack it on the other chips one by one until the problem goes away?
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    Transformers for homemade LocalTalk/PhoneNet dongles

    I attempted to contribute to this discussion by spending about an hour trying to make a snarky AI generated image of an AppleTalk adapter as a Transformer toy, but I guess there aren't enough images for it to scrape. :(
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    Looking for drivers for Interware Vimage - file "VIMAGEPCCARD11.sit"

    I found the archive on the Google Drive, but Stuffit says it's not a valid archive. Looking at the notes, it was downloaded off of Archive.org. Unfortunately Archive.org is blocked by our content filter at work, so I can't look. I think your best bet is to go to Archive.org and look up...
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    Superdisk drive: Initialization is not possible

    I might take my external one apart just to see if it works with a generic ATAPI-to-USB adapter. That might be a cheap solution. Edit: Also might let you keep it internally mounted if you get a USB card that has internal USB ports on it. 🤔
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    Best solutions for mounting an internal BlueSCSI V2 in an SE/30?

    A few years ago I had designed a side-mountable bracket when I was refurbishing about a hundred SEs and SE/30s (not an exaggeration.) It attached to the side of the drive cage so an SE could still have dual floppy drives + a SCSI2SD. It placed the SCSI2SD to the right of the CRT neck, about a...
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    What I've received as of late...

    IIgs was also the only Apple computer that actually had a demo scene. I always wondered how the IIgs would have evolved had the Macintosh never hit the market. It was really impressive for its time, but not as impressive as the Amiga. A IIgs with a bitmap GUI would be interesting.
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    Superdisk drive: Initialization is not possible

    @-Micky Yeah, I don't think they ever released IDE drivers. They never intended for it to work outside of the IDE-to-USB adapter & enclosure. Which is a shame. If you stumble upon a SCSI one, it'll behave in a similar way. You could try initializing the disk using something like FWB Hard...
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    Recapping Floppy Drives?

    @cooltr6 In the grand scale of things that need recapping (motherboards, arcade CRTs, etc.), these floppy drives are as easy as it gets.
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    Best games/apps to showcase B&W mac?

    Ultima III & TaskMaker are two more B&W games that'd be great.
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    Recapping Floppy Drives?

    I've recapped two troublesome floppy drives, but it didn't lead to any improvement. At most I would consider it preventative maintenance. I can absolutely confirm that those tiny caps are leaking.
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    Recovering Floppy Disks (Not the data)

    @Phipli I don't know. I'm guessing it's just an electromagnet that you plug into a wall. It also overheats in about 1 minute, and you have to wait 20-30 minutes before using it again. You can probably erase 2 or 3 disks at a time, doing maybe 6 to 9 disks before you have to take a break to...
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    Recovering Floppy Disks (Not the data)

    I've also successfully recovered unformattable disks using a Bulk Tape Eraser.
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    Superdisk drive: Initialization is not possible

    I'm not entirely sure. I know it'll work when connected via USB. Did you try installing the Imation SuperDisk software anyway? I know it's primarily for USB, but it also bundles other software.
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    So, magnets work

    I was literally half way into typing out an ICP joke when I noticed you already beat me to it. I was going to write, "Insane Clown Possy disapproves of your methods."
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    Need help IDing cards.

    @crazyben Did you get the breakout cable to go with it?
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