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It's been a while since I made any new 'conquests' – and in fact I have downsized my collection somewhat by getting rid of the iMac G3 and the Powerbook 1400c – but I picked up a mint-condition Acorn PocketBook II this week for the princely sum of £10 on Ebay. This is a re-badged Psion Series...

Cheers for the tips. As the misaligned picture isn't a critical problem, I'll add it to my 'to fix someday' list :)

Done all that – I've run dozens of floppies through it, and no jitters whatsoever at any stage. I haven't done a serious check for dodgy solder joints yet but it's on my maintenance list. At least it looks like there are no immediate obvious problems. I'm mainly relieved that the 'delay' in...

Cheers for the replies – it's a relief as it's a lovely little Mac. I often prefer it to my LC475 as the monochrome CRT is so crisp. And System 6 serves me fine for the light word processing I do. Chuck a Floppy Emu in there and sharing files with my modern setup is easy. No screen jitters when...

My Classic has been sitting under my desk for a few months, but the other day I set it up to do some writing on it. When starting up, I noticed that there is a period of several seconds after the 'bong' in which the screen only displays diagonal lines – then there is a quiet click, then the...

It's definitely the GPU. I had two machines with this fault back when they were new.

An update: I've used contact cleaner on the switch, checked the solder joints, and even dismantled the switch to inspect the contacts. It's still intermittently missing keystrokes. Troubling!

I recently acquired a poorly original Macintosh Classic. It had a somewhat gunked motherboard, and since my soldering skills are rudimentary I sent it off to Uniserver for him to work his magic. I also sent him the motherboard and power supply from my trusty LC475. I thought it was a good...

I'm going to add my praise for Uniserver's 10K drives. I've had one running in my LC475 without a hitch for a year now, and it makes a phenomenal difference to the system as a whole. It's faster than the old SCSI drives and the capacity is, of course, enormous. I actually have two of these...

It's worth getting in touch with Uniserver. He's based in the States but his rates for repairing motherboards are very reasonable. He is currently taking care of my LC475 and Classic boards.

Already cleaned the crap out of this keyboard. It's squeaky clean.

Thanks. Is WD-40 likely to work? I don't have any contact cleaner to hand.

I have recently acquired a model M0116 keyboard (the compact mechanical version from the late '80s). It's in great condition overall, and I've just spent a couple of hours cleaning all the plastics.  However, one of the keys is unreliable and I find myself missing that letter from time to time...

It's worth investing in industrial Compact Flash units. They're far more reliable.

Fair enough - don't have access to one at the moment, but if I get one I'll let you know! Totally unscientific, but I've just popped the lid and had a look at the hard disk after ~2 hours of operation. It feels warm but I wouldn't describe it as hot - certainly no warmer than the CPU. I think...

Will do when I get home (I'm away this weekend). Do you know if there's a utility that can measure hard drive temperature?

Keyboards are such a personal thing that, once you start paying attention to what kind of keyboard you actually like, everyone will inevitably find their favourite style. For me it's all about mechanical keyboard due to the crisper tactile feedback. My main PC keyboard is the Filco Majestouch 2...

I must admit, this topic has me hugely confused! I'm thinking about getting an LCD monitor for my LC475, both to take advantage of higher resolutions and against the inevitable day when my CRT packs in. The gist of this thread (from what I can make out) is that many LCD monitors don't work...

I actually like the layout and the compact size of the standard keyboard that came with the LC475, but I prefer the tactile feedback of the Extended (which I'm now using). It is a bit of a beast though!

Only a minor conquest, but I'm pleased with it as I am a fan of mechanical keyboards and have fond memories of typing on the Extended II when I was at school. I found this one on Ebay for £8. It's sold 'as is' and untested, but for the price I thought it was worth a shot. Awaiting delivery at...