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    Treating Oxidation on M0110 Keyboard

    I opened up an old keyboard I had laying around for awhile to give it a deep clean.  I noticed that there is quite a bit of surface oxidation on the metal backplate which I originally had thought was just dirt and grime. Any suggestions on how I should attack this?
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    Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines Versions

    Does anyone know if there are substantial differences between the 1992 version of this book and earlier versions? I am interested in learning more about the Apple guidelines for B&W Macs,and I’m not sure if the 1992 edition included all the information in the previous editions of this book...
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    Mac SE monochrome composite output card?

    I have to admit I know very little about Mac SE and SE/30 video cards except that some of the SE/30 that allow grayscale are super collectible. Ideally, I would like monochrome extended display on an external monitor with a Macintosh SE, but I would settle for mirrored video if it was...
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    Aldus Pagemaker vs QuarkXpress for Compact Macs

    I know this was a heated war at the time, and QuarkXpress took the demanding lead by the mid 90s. I'd like to know which would be the best to choose for a SE/30. Also, what about for a hard drive less 4MB Macintosh Plus/Macintosh SE?  Assume either a dual 800k or triple Super Drive setup.
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    Minimum Compact Mac Value?

    I know a LOT of these can be had for free or next to nothing, but I've also seen the opposite with people asking top dollar for a piss yellow untested Mac Plus with no accessories. I realize this is somewhat subjective, but what is kind of the baseline value of an intact compact mac (meaning...
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    Macintosh Plus Logic Board with Brainstorm Accelerator

    Hello, I’m new around here and new to Compact Macintoshes.   I’m not sure if anyone is interested, but here’s a pic of my Macintosh Plus logic board with a 16Mhz Brainstorm accelerator.  I like this setup because it will allow me to run a beige floppy-only setup, but have some decent...
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