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1997 attempt to convert Mac users to the dark side
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finkmac
finkmac
i've had that happen to me on way too many pc laptops... i've completely written them off at this point.

other than thinkpads and vaios. they haven't hurt me yet :D
3lectr1cPPC
3lectr1cPPC
I would write them off if I knew better...but I don't. And I like the fun of it all :)
ThinkPads are generally better but there's plenty of them that do the same thing... 365XD and similar come to mind.
That WinBook XL is actually a pretty sweet PC from its day, hinge problems aside. It's quite well suited for DOS games and overall the hinge issue is really its only major flaw.
3lectr1cPPC
3lectr1cPPC
That's only if you can find one that isn't a bottom of the barrel config with a passive matrix screen, which most are. Mine isn't thankfully and is pretty much identical to the one compared to the 3400c.
So I own a IIsi now. Power supply is unsurprisingly dead, and I am also interested in overclocking. How far could one get with clock chipping on a IIsi? Anyone ever got to 30MHz before?
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JC8080
JC8080
I think I've seen posts of people going up to 27.5mhz and starting to have problems. Mine is overclocked to 25mhz with no problems. I have never read of people having problems at 25mhz, though I'm sure it has happened. Generally the stock 20mhz CPUs don't have a problem at 25mhz.
Phipli
Phipli
It might not be the CPU that is struggling at 27.5 and above, it is more likely the software timings for hardware. If you speed up an early Mac that is not designed for it, you break timings for critical hardware.
alectrona2988
alectrona2988
I'm going for 25; I just ordered a 50mhz oscillator.
Hi - getting a Platinum is very near the top of my list. Some kind of trade could definitely be done, did you want an Atari 400? I have a Mac-Con pass-through PDS ethernet card for SE30. Sony VAIOs, PCG21212W (small, cute, white) and PCG-8M1P (Pentium 4, huge). Ans money of course!
Could I use a PowerBook with the internal modem as a regular phone on the analog phone system? Probably not...?
Daniël
Daniël
That'd depend on the PowerBook model, I'd think. Voice calling on Macs was a thing (introduced with the GeoPort modems for the Quadra 840AV and 660AV), but I don't know if later PPC PowerBook modems have the necessary support for the voice calling software used there, or if Apple or other third parties had newer voice calling software available.
luRaichu
luRaichu
What about the PowerBook 180?
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halkyardo
I don't think any of the 100-series modems supported voice, no - they have an audio output to the speaker for line monitoring, but no audio input capability.
The result of putting the face plate in the Sun for two days, no hydrogen peroxide, just the Sun.

Left: beforehand
Right: afterwards

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amsterdam. Just got back from there with a new Macintosh SE. The back case was spray painted black
Leaking prototypes :ninja:

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I migrated my recapped SE/30 over to my Red @maceffects case. Also, added an internal blueSCSI and Beelzabulb (thanks @Kay Koba) with a nice card access thanks to SmilingSavage ’s beautiful expansion bracket. This things a ruby of a gem!

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The SymbFile still works! Hooray for spinning discs that haven't broken yet.

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Snial
Snial
Ugh, of course! I should have noticed the menubar clock and the big giveaway that it wasn't a Mac 128K, the Multifinder System Folder icon! Does it have an original Mac 128K keyboard, i.e. without the numeric keypad (nor cursor keys!!!) though?
CircuitBored
CircuitBored
What on earth could you possibly need 20MB of disk space for?
Snial
Snial
Obviously, 30 minutes of 11kHz, 8-bit PCM audio of course :-D ! That's nearly a whole album!
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