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    Mac IIci Battery Bomb workaround - continuity points for new battery holder?

    This may be an easy one for you. I got a barn find battery bombed Mac IIci (Thank you @AppaloosaMac for the Mac Barn Adventure!) and I am pretty certain that it was stored for years vertically on its side, enabling the battery acid to pool on the side of the case and eat into the power supply...
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    Two 2MB 30 pin SIMMs - uncool or cool?

    So, my childhood Mac LC had 2MB SIMMs and I finally upgraded it to the max memory config from 6MB to 10MB. (Upgraded the VRAM while I was at it) - just great. But given the rarity of 2MB SIMMs (for example instead of the popular 1 or 4MB sizes), should I trade to someone who might actually care...
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    Powerbook G3 & Clamshell iBook Power Supply (AC Adapter) replacement suggestion

    Hi there - Maybe you're seeing this because you got a Powerbook or Clamshell iBook without power supply. After verifying that it's possible to DIY build a power supply with a 3.5mm plug and a 330k resistor, I decided to seek out a moderately priced solution that wouldn't power down if I...
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    Mac SE or SE/30 Speaker Diameter Size? (Probably Classic and Plus too?)

    Searched all over the forums and can't seem to find where the actual speaker diameter for the Mac SE case is.  I don't have any calipers or my Mac SE on me, so, I'm having to ask the community (and hopefully help whoever might ask the same question in the future). Is it 60mm? 55mm? I have no...
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    16MB SIMMs in Mac Classic II?

    Gang, Everyone likes to talk about how the SE/30 can go to 128MB of RAM and is a wonderful flexible machine with the Mac ROMinator II, etc. But has anyone tried putting those 16MB SIMMs into the two-slot Classic II logic board? Pushing it to 34MB of RAM would be cool. If it's a ROM...
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    Crazy Thoughts/Minor Hack: SWIM Chip Form Factor change - PLCC to DIP adapter! (?)

    See that adapter? Think about it as a little bit of inspiration. So, the SWIM chip as we all know is an upgrade to earlier Macintosh SE machines that were equipped with 800k drives and was once an upgrade option for users who want to read and write 1.44MB floppy drives. I'm now an owner of a...
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    Battery Explosion Victim - too far gone? (SE/30 Logic Board)

    I took a risk on a non-bootable SE/30 in the hopes it was just a dead hard drive. Well, the hard drive works. And it came with an Ethernet card. The Sony power supply seems to be working fine, and I would imagine the screen is probably OK too.   But sadly, the logic board does not due to a...
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    Restoring files from dormant HFS volumes (Bring out yer dead!)

    Hey there gang. Some time back I was able to take several of my old Macs for a spin and they started up fine still (a couple needed a bit of stiction-push).  However, I had 'prepared' them by deleting a lot of personal data and applications for a useful next life.  That life never happened...
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    Please update the wiki SSL certificate - it is expired!

    So, not sure if anyone actually controls the 68kmla infrastructure around here, but the Certificate just expired on the wiki.  It might make sense to go with the free LetsEncrypt SSL cert and automate the renewal if that helps? Subject: wiki.68kmla.org                                          ...
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