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    SE/30 freezes on floppy initialization (every time)

    Recently got an SE/30 and restored it to good working order. It was rockin the simasi, so I recaped it, and that fixed that. The floppy drive wasn't working so I performed the full cleaning/lubing and that's back to tip top shape. Then I installed a fresh OS 7.1. All is good... Except when I...
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    $80 for SE / Superdrive (FDHD) – was it a good deal?

    ooops. I did it again. Still pretty new at this, but $80 shipped seemed like a decent deal based on what I see these things sell for on eBay at least. Seems like it just needs an OS install and a little retrobright. Was I a total sucker? http://www.ebay.com/itm/252795466325
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    Red vs Green HD indicator light on SE

    I have an SE (my second compact - enjoying this new hobby) with an 800k drive and a 20mb HD. The machine boots up fine from the HD, but activity indicator light is red instead of green. Every compact I've used in the past has a green indicator light. My question is simple, is the indicator...
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    SE/30 recap – functional with checkered pattern

    I've recently gotten my hands on an old SE/30 that was stored quite well for the last few decades. I booted the machine up 2 years ago, and at the time it worked like a charm. When I went to start it up recently it displayed a typical Simasima (Horizontal lines, no boot) symptoms. I've done the...
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