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    Undocumented System Error

    Bottom line up front: Does anyone know what a negative 2000 series error in OS 9 is supposed to indicate? -- I just ran into an odd symptom while troubleshooting what I'm pretty sure is a bad SATA cable in my G4 (I shouldn't have expected a short-tipped straight cable to survive a 90º bend for...
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    Looking for Information About the Apple High Performance Processor Card Model 1100

    Hi folks, Courtesy of a Trading Post thread, I've just learned of the existence of this processor card for PCI PowerMacs. A quick search online shows they're reasonably common and inexpensive, but I'd never encountered one and information seems nearly nonexistent. Every Apple processor card...
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    Rubber Bumpers for 2400c

    I'd like to replace the deteriorated rubber bumpers covering the screws on the inside of my 2400c's display housing. Does anyone know where to obtain suitable replacement parts?
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    Wallstreet / PDQ Internal Modem Slot Pinout

    Greetings! Does anyone have any information on the internal modem connector on the Wallstreet, PDQ, and early iMacs? It seems fairly clear that it has pins for 5v DC and UART(probably? Rockwell datasheets aren't easy to come by), but I can't find much else on the topic that can't be...
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    Power Adapters

    I've just had my last intact 65w G4-era AC adapter lose one of its cable-winding wings to a slight bit of jostling in my bag, joining several others I've had with the same issue. It seems that Apple is obsessed with making their power adapters worse with every new revision. The big grey...
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    VGA to DA-15 (Not the other way around) Adapter

    Say, hypothetically, that I'd stumbled upon a shrinkwrapped ATI Radeon Mac Edition in a local shop that'd been collecting dust for many, many years. Hypothetically, I got a whiff of that pre-RoHS 'New electronics' smell I've not experienced in a decade or so, but that's hypothetically neither...
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    Cleaning Teardrop Mice

    I've got a couple of teardrop ADB mice that I've cleaned inside and out with alcohol, and they're lovely in most regards. That said, I can't seem to find a way to remove this ever-so-slight brown/black discolouration in the textured upper body. I've scrubbed with water. I've scrubbed with...
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