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A few years back, I recapped my Portable, replaced the burnt-out main fuse, made a new battery, replaced the HDD (with the kind help of fellow Portlander mcdermd), and got it going. Last year it was dead but I hooked it up to a PowerBook 100's "Low-Power AC Adapter" and once the battery was...

I got a massive ImageWriter LQ off craigslist awhile back. Never hooked it up until now. I attached it to an old LC III running 7.1 with ClarisDraw. All I can say is... Awesome! See linked video!

Found an 8600/250 with Newer Tech G4/400 card and 4 Seagate Barracuda HDs (two 4gb and two 8gb ones) plus 192mb RAM (meh). Also with zip and CD burner. Cool part is that it also came with an X-Rite DTP92 monitor calibrator and accompanying software, as well as a ColorMouse with ColorBlind...

Picked up a PowerBook 100 and 170, plus a Jaz drive, Apple Video input card for Performa, LC, etc. and Apple Presentation Kit (last 2 items in original boxes). Ahh, craigslist. I had to drive four hours, so counting gas it was $100ish. But man, you don't find those 170's and 100's in working...

In the next post, I'll post photos of my progress with the recapping itself, since I'd like to know what the experts think I could improve upon in terms of my soldering. Original condition prior to repairs, but after battery replacement: would only boot from a floppy or external drive would...