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  1. akator70

    PowerBook 1xx Case Screw Replacements

    I've got a PowerBook 140 and 165c and both are missing some of the case screws and I need replacements. I've searched these forums, the Apple Service Sources, and elsewhere but I haven't been able to find a definitive answer about the exact specs needed for replacements. One source shows T8...
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    68K PowerBook conversion

    With so many PowerBooks becoming useless due to screen issues, has anyone tried to use the otherwise working boards by "converting" the system into a small Mac desktop? It seems the only major hurdles would be adapting the PowerBook display cable to VGA or HDMI, then finding a monitor that...
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    PowerBook 1xx Upgrade Questions

    I've done a bit of searching, and while my Google-fu is usually pretty good I haven't been able to come up with any answers to these questions. Are the PowerBooks in the 100 series limited to a max of 8 or 14MB because of a hardware limitation? I ask this because many Macs were limited to the...
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    Mac OS 9

    I've got Mac OS 9.2.2 running on a G4 Mini at 1920x1080 with Ethernet and it's generally good. I'm surprised by how much older software from 6-8 runs fine on it, far more than I remember before I switched to OS X. However, there's still quite a few freezes and "pauses" while the system seems...
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