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    IIe card can't read 5.25" disks?

    Greetings Apple II friends. I am attempting to repair a IIe card I received in a lot. I recapped it and it seems to work OK, except for reading 5.25" disks. My lack of Apple II knowledge and experience is hindering my debugging ability.  I was able to get it to read a ProDOS 3.5" disk (via the...
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    575 (+IIe card) Mystery Stain, Recap Strategy and Tools

    Hey there! Please bear with me on this long topic. I acquired a 575 recently (a long sought-after machine for me), with a IIe card (my first real foray into Apple II), and it's becoming my big "learn to recap" impetus. So I am simultaneously assessing the board and thinking about how best to...
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    LC 475: my first '040

    I've been enthusing about and (off-and-on) collecting Macs since my first-ever computer (Performa 550), and have managed to never own an '040 - until now!  I was stoked to find this 475, particularly with the rarer old-style enclosure as I am quite partial to auto-inject floppy drives. This was...
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    How to safely ship a Performa 550/575?

    With their brittle aged plastic and heavy CRTs, it seems these lovely machines (very sadly) survive shipping less often than not. Has anybody had success or know the proper methods? Any wisdom to share? Double boxing for sure, but seems like that's not enough. Is getting one "professionally...
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