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Byrd replied to the thread PicoIDE in a Mac?.Where would you put the 3.5" bay as you can't access it from the front case of the 630? I'd say this is very much a DOS specific device... -
Byrd replied to the thread Restoring a Lisa keyboard and could use a few tips.For me I'd use high quality CA gel (eg. the good stuff like Loctite super glue gel), and use a pin to dab into the internal crack, then...
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac OS 9 disk drivers vs. OS X disk journalling.Different partitions with the first being OS 9 < 8GB, more for OS X and third partition for random files/MP3s etc - worked fine here.
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac Classic Address error.When you boot off the Classic ROM OS (hold down command + option + X + O on startup), does it happen then? If suspect RAM, pull and...
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac Classic analog board has no voltage.Honestly, you've done everything that needs to be done. Is there any damage on the backside of the board - around the mains voltage...
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Byrd replied to the thread Mac Plus Freezing.Bad RAM. There really isn’t much that can go wrong/make a Mac Plus crash apart from RAM and low voltage, while there check for any dry...
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Byrd replied to the thread MacFlim v.2.0.18 release.Definitely not spam! Probably the best vintage Mac "show off" software that exists. Were you reading my mind? MacFlim was something I...
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Byrd replied to the thread 1710av fading away (any hope for saving, or retrofit?).CRT rejuvenators = most useful as a last resort for coarse pitch CRTs as used in high hour arcade monitors, would say PC monitors would...
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Byrd replied to the thread 1710av fading away (any hope for saving, or retrofit?).It it is a CRT with thousands of hours and has slowly gotten worse - the tube is dying a slow and predictable death. It may also be...
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Byrd replied to the thread 30-PIN SIMM Tester.My go to tester has been a 486 motherboard! It POSTS quickly and you can run Memtest on it
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Byrd replied to the thread Macintosh SE powered off unexpectedly, strong electrical smell.If you’re in between a fair bit of it, maybe a nicely done steak
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Byrd replied to the thread G4 Cube Speaker Driver Paint Color?.The paint matches the G4 casing - a close match to repaint would be a cool off white. In Australia a common roof colour is "Surfmist"...
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Byrd replied to the thread 128K: bad RAM repair.Got it - leg chopping time it is :D
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Byrd replied to the thread 128K: bad RAM repair.Hi, resurrecting a very old thread, but was mine from 2016! I'm replacing a 16 x 4164 RAM chips in this very 128K board, where two...