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I have just received the two 3D printed hinge mounts to repair my 180c hinges which are both broken, but I'm unsure what glue to use to fix them in place. I have seen mention of two possibles: JB Weld and Loctite Plastic Bonder, but wondered what others have used and found to work in this...

This might be a simple question, but can I replace the logic board in a PB 540c with one out of a 520c? My 540c died (again) a few weeks ago, and it looks to me like the main board is rather corroded. But I have an almost-working 520c which has totally broken hinges that was intended to be a...

OK, stupid question time: My Classic and Classic II are both now working. The Classic II has it's original HD and boots/runs perfectly. The Classic HD failed, and I have a BlueSCSI device in there. It doesn't boot, but sometimes does, or sometimes nearly does - anyway, the behavior is...

It began, as all stories do, a long time ago. In late 1991 in fact, when I was given a PowerBook 170 by my then boss. A portable Mac, what’s not to like? Except that I didn’t much. I used it when I had to, but desktop Macs were my thing. This continued right the way up to, and beyond, 1997, when...

I seem to be collecting 100-series PowerBooks at present! I just acquired a 165 which was sold as dead, and I wanted a few spares so I bought it. When it was delivered, I was surprised to find that with my new power adapter it booted without a problem. However, the screen is definitely not...

A big yawn for many, I suspect, because there are faster, bigger PowerBooks out there with better screens, but it was a 100-series PB I wanted and have been looking for. I was given (literally) a PB 170 in 1991 when they had just come out for joining the business school staff, but these seem...

I have a Classic II which has booted in the recent past, but has sat unused for many months. When I go to boot it up, I get a checkerboard screen (large black and grey squares like a chess board), and then at the next attempt, thick black and grey vertical stripes. I can hear the fan running...

I have a PB 1400cs - I'm the original owner so me and it have been through a lot over the years! I recently booted it up, and aside from a screen that takes a while to settle down to usable contrast/brightness, it seems to be working pretty well. However, the plastics on the back of the display...