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  1. Boctor

    SE Analog Board - Picture changing width/brightness, possible loose joints?

    Since I bought it a few years ago, the analog board on my Macintosh SE SuperDrive has suffered an odd problem, where the picture often changes scale/brightness. It happens occasionally when the machine is running normally. The picture becomes brighter, slightly wider, and about 1/3 of the screen...
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    Macintosh Classic II ("Performa 200") Will not spin up HDD until floppy is inserted

    Earlier today, I visited a seller to pick up an old SE, wanting to salvage the CRT & analog board for my SE/30, which has a relatively burnt-in tube and a loose joint hiding somewhere. The seller told me he had recapped all of the compact Macs in his workshop, and they were all in good or...
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    SE/30 shows Simasi-like pattern when a PDS card is installed

    About a year ago, I cleaned an SE/30 motherboard and recapped it with tantalum capacitors. It has been working normally since then, except for one of the axial capacitors, which was not properly soldered. I got bus errors and sad macs recently, but solved them all by re-soldering the bad joints...
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    Best Ethernet expansion card for SE/30?

    Hello, I have recently and successfully recapped my SE/30, and I'm interested in connecting it to my network to transfer files to it via FTP. However, I am relatively new to expansion cards for Compact Macs. What are some decent/common standard (RJ45) ethernet cards compatible with the SE/30...
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