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  1. ironborn65

    Portable 8MB upgrade

    Just sharing my most recent achievement https://ironborn65.synology.me/photo/mo/sharing/FMWU48xY7 lead battery replaced BlueSCSI implanted DIY Custom SCSI 8MB RAM card there is thread here where I described how I replaced a faulty SWIM...
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    Mac IIfx

    Hi mates, this is a good period ... I got a Mac IIfx, not bombed with no caps leakages. It's in its way, so I have only pictures at the moment. I see there is a: - Apple 820-0400-06 630-0400 Macintosh Display Card with expansion SIMMs - Nubus rev 3 Network card with RJ45, no precise...
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    Macintosh IIci

    I found a Mac IIci, no HD, with a floppy drive, video card, 8MB and PSU for a nice price. I need to recap it, the electrolytic caps have leaked but apparently it's not that bad. I'll leave the axial ones. I did not open the PSU yet, it will need a recap as well I did not have yet a IIci in my...
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    AFP from a Synology NAS

    Hi pals, I have something that can be useful to other and some questions at the end. I was struggling installing Netatalk as a docker container in my NAS 218+ when I noticed the error "port 548 already in use" .."WHAT???". I then recall an AFP flag in the "File Services". When I installed it a...
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    Centris 660, which case compatibility?

    Hi mates, which cases are compatible with the centris 660 mother board? IIsi, IIci maybe? Thanks
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    Classic AB reverse e engineering

    Hi pals, I have a Classic AB badly damaged due to the usual caps electrolytes; there are too many bodge wires to make and pads are badly lifted or even missing. I could remove al the parts, clean it thorough-fully and re solder back in everything, but it's so soaked with acid and that it will...
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    GreenSCSI

    https://www.tindie.com/products/v2retrocomputing/greenscsi/ https://github.com/dkgrizzly/greenscsi Have we all the colors of the rainbow? Anyone did some test?
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    PowerBook 190 with "burned screen"

    Hi mates, I rebooted my 190 that wast PERFEC after about 2 years ago, this is what I see now. The LCD screen works but maybe the polarised film is ruined. It was left with the transformer (OFF and disconnected) on top, weird that it's the culprit, but otherwise I can not tell what else. Is...
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    MacOS 10.4 virtualised in M1 Silicon

    Hi everyone, in order to network my 68k (+some G3s) classic macs, I want to install MacOS 10.4 in a virtualised environment: I want to avoid yet another hardware hanging around. I'd like to use my M1 Silicon for this purpose, where I can access files, NAS, images and run BasiliskII. I've tried...
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    "disk initialization failed because the disk is locked"

    hi mates, My Mac Color Classic is now repetitively reporting "disk initialization failed because the disk is locked" Notice that I have removed the floppy drive, but it behaves as if the drive is present with a locked floppy inside and I asked to initialise it. I have control for a few...
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    Reverse Engineering the Color Classic AB

    I want to try to reverse engineer the AB of the Color Classic, AFAIK there is not a schematics out there and it would be helpful for the community. I never attempted this kind of project before, but I will learn a lot and I like the idea. I have made an initial attempt starting from hi res...
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    Yet Another Color Classic with a doomed analog board

    Hi folks, before posting here seeking for help I read and checked the material I found here and elsewhere. So; I got a CC that does not boot up. The logic board is very nice and clear, but as usual I recapped it with tantalum caps. The analog board seems just fine with no evident leaking but I...
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    Classic - Mac SE HDFD: CRT swap?

    Hi mates, I have a cracked CRT of a Mac SE HDFD and a spare one from a Classic. Can I replace the Mac SE CRT with the one from the Classic? The resolution is the same but ... Are the pins of the joke compatibile/equivalent? Can I keep the coils or should I move the ones from the Se CRT to the...
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    Mac IIsi ... I fried it all :(

    I need to calm down now.... this is hard to write :( I was playing around a Mac IIsi, let's say I was "distracted "and I unplugged and replugged the floppy drive while it was on, and the screen froze. Shame on me! Now the only thing it does is the happy chime... what an irony. Same thing even...
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    Mac IIsi and SCSI termination power

    Hi mates, I have a Mac IIsi, fully recapped that is working fine except that the termination Power does not work. I have to power the blueSCSI to start it up, BTW the blueSCSI works fine in my other Macs like se/30 LC LC III. It works without external Power supply if I plug it into the external...
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    How does System Picker works?

    Can someone explain to me how System Picker does the magic? It's not just about blessing a different folder, which is still an obscure technique to me. System Picker can also affects the boot order, booting from a non SCSI ID 0 device. thanks
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    How to preserve software in file images

    When I find a Mac, I can often find data and apps in it. Sometimes I even find personal information, emails, documents, pictures (starting from the G3/G4) ... I'm used to recover the data to send it to the owner when possible, then in any case I remove the personal information. People are not...
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    Macintosh LC 475

    I immediately removed the terrible battery connector. It needs recapping, it found there is leaking already but strangely it is working, HD spins with not weird noises MacOS system 8.0.
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    G4 Mac OS 9.2.2 setting 1920x1200 resolution for Cinema Display M9178

    Hi pals. this might be an easy thing for you guys ;) I have a nice G4 Sawtooth 500MHz it's connected via a VGA connector to a monitor configured to1280 x 1024, the monitor can not support higher resolutions But video card is capable of going 1920 x 1200 and up and I have a Cinema Display M9178...
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    Macintosh Portable self made SCSI cable 34-50 pins adapter

    After the successful repair of my Portable (and here), I was able to boot from SCSI2SD connected to the external DB25, using the external +5V. I do have the original Conner HD but if I plug it in, the Mac does hot even chime, so I left it apart. Following this document...
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