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    Nvidia geforce 4 ti4600 repair

    This is the clearest photo of my Ti 4600 that I had to hand. Hopefully it's of some small use. I can at least confirm that there should indeed be another TSOP-5 at U817. If needed, I can take some better quality macro photos. The image above was taken in 2015 on a contemporary smartphone.
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    PowerMac G4!

    I was just riffing on a rather obscure joke from Apple's early '00s keynotes. Pretty much every time Steve mentioned that something was made of polycarbonate he would mention bullet proof vests. I think the first time he does it is when unveiling the B&W G3 and the last time he does it is at the...
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    PowerMac G4!

    Jobs would roll in his grave. It's not acrylic, it's polycarbonate. It's the same stuff that bullet proof vests are made of 😝
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    Introducing (and interest check) CircuitTalk: LocalTalk for PowerMac G4

    "Does not ship to United Kingdom" :(
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    Radius Pivot DB-15 to DB-9 pinout?

    Drat, I guess I still have some more tinkering to do then! I'm looking forward to getting back to this thing in the Easter break (and sending you my pinout to see if it works).
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    Radius Pivot DB-15 to DB-9 pinout?

    The monitors are actually quite sensibly designed inside but there are a ridiculous amount of screws to be removed just to get access to the PCBs. Out of curiosity: when you power up your monitor with nothing connected, does the tube charge up and the power LED come on or does it just sit...
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    What on earth could you possibly need 20MB of disk space for?

    What on earth could you possibly need 20MB of disk space for?
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    It is a rather pretty bit of silicon, I must say!

    It is a rather pretty bit of silicon, I must say!
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    @Phipli It's a 68030!

    @Phipli It's a 68030!
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    CPU photos, eh? [ATTACH]

    CPU photos, eh?
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    Radius Pivot DB-15 to DB-9 pinout?

    I think I have sussed out a majority of the pinout by analysing the pivot card and the monitor itself. Unfortunately my monitor isn't in a functional state so I haven't been able to confirm anything. Annoyingly the notepad I have the pinout written in is currently a hundred miles away so I can't...
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    Introducing (and interest check) CircuitTalk: LocalTalk for PowerMac G4

    I've had a surprise surge of interest in these kits over the past month so I think that I should post an update. I wrote a horribly long and overly detailed explanation of why this project has moved so slowly but it was totally over the top so I've decided to just boil it down to a more...
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    PowerBook 3500 video repair

    The 3500 uses a much faster video controller than the 3400 so I would be surprised if they used the same VRAM. I can't say for sure, though. The 3400 and 3500 are essentially the same architecture constructed with different specification components so there's not as much interchangeability as...
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    Those pivoting compact stands are one of the most enviable accessories, IMO. Very nice!

    Those pivoting compact stands are one of the most enviable accessories, IMO. Very nice!
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    @joshc It's grown on me a lot, I just wish it wasn't ever so slightly wider than a Q650 so I...

    @joshc It's grown on me a lot, I just wish it wasn't ever so slightly wider than a Q650 so I could stack them more neatly.
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    Behold: The Umapple Power Macintapdra C16350ci [ATTACH] Fear it.

    Behold: The Umapple Power Macintapdra C16350ci Fear it.
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    Well done! That SE/30 looks like it's in nice shape - a light cleaning will really make it shine.

    Well done! That SE/30 looks like it's in nice shape - a light cleaning will really make it shine.
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    PowerCenter 150 CPU Upgrade - Dual Processor?

    As I understand it, only Power Center cards will work in the Power Center 150. So no multi-processing, sorry. Multiprocessor cards tend to be limited to whichever system they were designed for. Umax, Daystar, and PowerComputing all came up with their own bespoke MP hardware but they shared the...
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    I have that same HP 'scope. Aren't they lovely? That green phosphor is intoxicating.

    I have that same HP 'scope. Aren't they lovely? That green phosphor is intoxicating.
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