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    Troubleshooting Quadra 950 ADB Port Keyboard Mouse Failure

    Today I returned to my Quadra 950 projects and discovered an odd problem. I have two of these, both were working as of a month or so ago, and today they BOTH fail to recognize the keyboard or mouse which of course makes it hard to control boot up options never mind do anything useful. Tried the...
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    Strange and different: 1987 Mac 40SC Enclosed SCSI Tape Backup

    And now for something strange and different. At least I think so, curious if others have seen this.  A 1987 Apple Mac SCSI SC40 Tape Backup fully enclosed. Please see photos. It is unlike any tape backup I've ever seen, in that there is nowhere to put in a tape! I recently purchased this on...
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    Quadra 950 Power Supply Startup Issue & Weird ON/OFF Workaround

    I have a monstrous Attila the Mac 950 Quadra tower that is a fantastic machine. Works great with one strange startup quirk: Before powering on, I have to turn off the power to the machine (using a power strip on/off button), then on again immediately prior to powering up the 950. If I do this it...
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    Mac IIci Power Supply Quirks and Issues

    I have several working IIci macs and have been trying to get one in nice shape complete with a recap to set up in my working vintage mac office. Power supplies seem quirky and sometimes mysterious, so I thought I might post some of my observations here and see if any collective wisdom or similar...
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    Mac SE/30 partial boot to HD then "Failed to Initialize Disk" error

    Hi everyone ... first post for me here. Have a bunch of early model macs most of them working but having trouble reviving my SE/30.  Recently had the logic board recapped, just got it back and was happy to see the happy mac icon after reassembly. Looks like it boots to Sys 7.X on the internal...
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