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Hi all, I know others have done this, but I wanted/needed to try it myself in response to a challenge to a friend (full story on my blog page at RetroMacCast) I had my old PB540c with a Rev C. PCMCIA card adapter (used to use it in my dorm when on campus, connected to a Nokia 2110e via a...

Greetings all, I negotiated to buy an original Apple Color Printer for the princely sum of US$10 from a fellow in Canada (he may be on here - if so Hi ! ). Shipping was a whole other matter. Suffice it to say the shipping out factored the sale price many fold and even then the printer only...

Greetings all, Just taking a look at the stack of LC pizza boxes I've got and I started wondering when Apple started using generic cases (ie not screened logos - seems to be linked to non-autoinject floppy drive). Now, I've got: LC - screened name LC II - screened name LC II -...

Hi all, I've started on the G4 area of my collection in ernest now. This week, I scored an iBook G4(listed as 800Mhz) sans power supply for a modest $280. I made a quick power supply converter cable to run from another apple 45W/24V supply and away we went. It appeared that the DVD drive...

Greetings all, Well I've finally completed the set of early Apple 15" LCD panels. Just received a 'dark blue' Studio Display (with the old Mac connector and ADB ports) and tested it on a PM8600 and it works beautifully. Only a couple of minor marks on the plastics that I can see. Given it was...

Greetings all, Having read about PRAM battery and capacitor leakage issues, I have just plucked up the courage to get my Mac II, IIx and IIfx machines down and check their motherboards. To my great surprise (unlike my usual bad luck), the three machines' internals look great. I didn't have a...