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    Schematics for Power Mac 7600?

    interesting. I may have the SGRAM chips on some old ATI board for PC, I could piggyback them on- would that possibly damage the board?
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    Good OSes for your 68k Mac

    Phipli I was not aware of this, and actually is very, very interesting.
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    AMD (the Xilinx bit) discontinuing a lot of IC's

    Wouldn’t count on that, some hoarder website may purchase them all and then trickle resell them at like 50x the cost, like many other semi before.
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    In-System-Programmable ROM SIMM

    I want one!
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    G4 Cube Internal Speaker Functionality Dilema

    I’d love to try this out…
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    G4 Cube Internal Speaker Functionality Dilema

    Very interested, as I also would love to have a simple “bong” and system sounds without having to connect the HK loudspeakers - which I do not own
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    Checkmate Retro LCD Monitor

    @jmacz , doing the same for Trinitron tubes LCD replacement is much, much easier! And the effect is fantastic, until the mac is turned on it looks 100% original. did this on a Color Classic, however it can be done with any Trinitron based Mac or monitor….
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    CRTs and the future of compact Mac preservation

    A Flyback transformer can be part of a tuned circuit, so even extremely similar models cannot be exchanged (see the FBT of the 575 and the one of the CC analog boards - they differ by one last digit!) and there are as many types and kinds as there are transistors. Doubtful that a “generic“...
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    Question about Performa 6360 power issue

    Actually, I had followed the instructions in this thread: Sfx to quadra 630/6200 and I added the relevant 3v rails for a 6500 board.
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    CRTs and the future of compact Mac preservation

    That is SO far out of my capacity it’s not funny unfortunately…. I’d love to be able to do something like that. However it does not sound cheap either.
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    CRTs and the future of compact Mac preservation

    Yeep, that is it - plus, you’d be tied to a specific panel, and if the source for that panel dries up, youre back to square one. That is why I decided to simply offer a dsub video out connector on the ab
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    CRTs and the future of compact Mac preservation

    That is not something you can do at analog board level, as the driver board is still separate - what I am doing is simply routing the video signal to a VGA connector that feeds a lcd monitor. I’m cheap: I have a source of 8.2” 800x600 lcd monitors that integrate the driver board and panel for...
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    CRTs and the future of compact Mac preservation

    @Phipli , I believe that there was an attempt to make a minimum order from one of the last couple or three chinese transformer factories that still make FBTs for the SE 30 part, the minimum order then was around 100 pieces at 120 $ each, factoring in shipping, import taxes etc; at 1000 pieces...
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    CRTs and the future of compact Mac preservation

    In my case, I am trying to build a replacement AB to supply the power and function as an interface between the LB and an LCD for the Color Classic. I have a fully functional front panel that would work with a Mystic lb and another that is already perfectly working in a sort-of Takky build. For...
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    LC575 PowerPC motherboard upgrade options?

    I have the output board that goes to the GIMO slot however the video quality is horrible, all washed out with hard contrast and weak colors….
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