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  1. pb3623

    My SE/30: w/ Turbo 040, ROM-inator, Ethernet and 8.1

    I'd be happy to try if anyone wants to trade me one :)  The only PowerCache I have is a non-P33 model - which I've read here should work in the SE/30 but it's a PDS card. I don't see why it wouldn't work... that's what I have to do to the PPC 601 cards to run A/UX on my IIci, 700 and 950...
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    My SE/30: w/ Turbo 040, ROM-inator, Ethernet and 8.1

    Because it's probably the best machine to run it, I enjoy working with a CLI and Lord knows I have enough 7.6.1/8.1 machines (though I think my 950 has an 8.5 folder). I'm sure my wife and friends outside of this hobby of ours could ask precisely why one would want to play with 30-yr old...
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    My SE/30: w/ Turbo 040, ROM-inator, Ethernet and 8.1

    That's all I use my 950 for. You haven't lived until you've gotten an A/UX box talking to an SGI and a NeXT with a full TCP/IP and OpenSSL stack.
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    My SE/30: w/ Turbo 040, ROM-inator, Ethernet and 8.1

    Yeah, that’s the same failure “chime” (minus the blips) that the other PPC 601 cards for Quadra PDS have, which include the nice brass flourish on boot that I think was taken from the 5200. 
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    My SE/30: w/ Turbo 040, ROM-inator, Ethernet and 8.1

    Plus the ability to run A/UX, since DayStar apparently never got around to adding compatibility for the 040. 
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    My SE/30: w/ Turbo 040, ROM-inator, Ethernet and 8.1

    Ha! It has been a while, for sure... I still have the Turbo 601 but I'm not the one to figure this out... it's way out of my league but I'd certainly consider lending it out if someone wants to take a crack at it. 
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    PowerBook 550c SCSI2SD internal with SCSI2SD external

    AR - I just got a 550c with 167 MHz PPC and LOVE IT! I also put a SCSI2SD in it over the weekend. Internally, it works great. One of the things I saw on Low End Mac, after a ton of troubleshooting is that neither the PB 100- nor 500-series supply termination power to external SCSI (in our case...
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    PowerBook 520c keyboard

    Thanks, @JDW - I knew you would be able to weigh in I asked about 一 because my 145B keyboard has it screened onto the 1 key - but I understand sensibilities change over time and someone obviously decided, as you say, that the JIS layout was just too cluttered. As to why? Well, the 550c was...
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    PowerBook 520c keyboard

    I misspoke - I meant for my 540c. So donor 520c gives up the LCD to the 540c that has a bad lower half (ribbon cable maybe?) and Japanese keyboard to the 550c. 
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    PowerBook 520c keyboard

    That's true. I wanted the option for a JIS keyboard instead of US. Since my last post, I found exactly what I needed for the time being - a 520c on eBay with a missing trackpad and not in the best of conditions, BUT a kana/Kanji*** keyboard and replacement LCD to donate to the 550c. I don't...
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    PowerBook 520c keyboard

    @CC_333 What about outside of the 500 series? I have a 550c coming from Japan but, strangely, it has a standard US keyboard.  If the 550c itself is rare, I imagine a black 550c Romaji/Kanji keyboard is even rarer but would, say, a 190/3400 keyboard work in it?
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    WebOne browser proxy

    IIRC, the WRP project was worked into the MacIPgw project (the Debian image and VM) and I think I got the proxy properly configured and working... once. I may need to revisit it if the WRP part got an upgrade.
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    Wiki/Pages article ideas

    How about  ROM-inator ROM images for writing to SIMMs with various configurations and sizes (e.g., w/ Turbo 040 driver, w/ RAM check disabled, ROM disk, regular vs. MEGA SIMM) STL files for 3D-printed case/chassis parts, bezels, etc. (i.e., true parts and not a Mac Plus Apple Watch...
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    Adding Wi-Fi to my Mac SE/30

    I'm not back in town until next week. I'll attach a pic. Aside from the 'stub' that the card plugs into, everything else is inside the case - but yeah, maybe a spring-loaded slot next to the brightness knob or programmer switch.
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    SE/30 Logic Board with broken SCSI and ADB for mouse movement

    I have the same issue with one of my Q700s - I still haven't found the issue. I thought it was a PRAM issue where it was corrupted (and went through all sorts of acrobatics to get Sticky Keys installed so I could navigate through TechTool and fully zap PRAM)... clearly it's not impossible and...
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    Adding Wi-Fi to my Mac SE/30

    I use this microSD extender and actually thought it would be neat to thread it through the security lock slot (which you have to do from the outside) to minimize slack or pinch points. Just make sure you remember to disconnect it from the SCSI2SD before you rip the bucket off...
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    Need help with TAM cooling fan!

    Well, I did find out that, somehow, my DMM's 250 mA fuse had blown (it's opaque so I couldn't visually tell - I assume it's a ceramic - but there's no continuity). So I need to replace that. Should I be able to measure low current like this (less than 1A) using the 10A socket? As long as the...
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    Need help with TAM cooling fan!

    Good morning! I will verify the condition of the DMM fuse when I get back to town. My DMM is nowhere near the quality of a Fluke. It does have 300mA/voltage and 10A sockets. I assume the 10A dial setting is for the range and not required for operating w/ the probe set to 10A. But I've been...
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    Need help with TAM cooling fan!

    Haven't forgotten about this request. I'm happy to do that as soon as I get back in town from Spring Break holiday... probably Wednesday.  Maybe it's my DMM, but putting it in series (3P to 5P, 5N to 4P, 4N to 3N) with the fan measured 0 amps, which I know is invalid and suggests the circuit is...
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    G4 Cube DVDRW drive

    I've been boiling the belts in the two Cube drives I have, just to buy some time before they either break or stretch back out. Pictures would be appreciated. I bought what I thought was a Cube DVD-RW drive but the listing was wrong and it's a slot loader for a 2011 iMac. Would like to attempt a...
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