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    6100 killed by Apple Extended Keyboard II :-(

    I have an Arduino, ESP32, some electronic parts, resistors, breadboards, .... Is it possible to build a test circuit to test mouse and keyboard like this? That not killed my working logic board!
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    6100 killed by Apple Extended Keyboard II :-(

    Ok, update. I bought a "new" working 6100 logic board (= a working 6100 machine). The battery does not have a major impact when turned on. I have replaced the power supply of the broken machine. No boot. Unfortunately, I don't have a decent multimeter yet. So I can not test my power supply. I...
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    6100 killed by Apple Extended Keyboard II :-(

    I had some starts without keyboard to set the DIP switches of the VGA adapter. Each time the Mac started. Then I got the keyboard and mouse and plugged them in. They did not work after plugging and unplugging. So power switch off, power switch on. Only the hard disk still made noises.
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    6100 killed by Apple Extended Keyboard II :-(

    Hello, I put my Powermac 6100 back in service after many years. Switched on and the startup sound there. After some playing with a matching DIP switch VGA adapter I had a boot screen and the 6100 booted into the Finder. Then I connected my Apple Extended Keyboard II and Apple mouse. These are...
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