Recent content by CC_333

Blast! I was hoping to make the first ever thread :lol: Anyway, I have my MD101LL/A (late-model Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13" manufactured in 2016), and while I haven't used it for much since I got my marginally faster and larger Mid 2013 rMBP, I still have it out, and it still works. My first...

That hurts to see! c

But then how could it be truly classic? "Under Construction" banners are quintessential 90s Internet! c

True points. And it's excellent he got criticized for his comments. We need more of that! The tech CEOs need to know that we don't like what they're doing! c

Ugly Thought! That sounds WAY too much like Skynet! c

What's a GD emulator? I'm pretty sure the 4 MB ROM is necessary for it to work, so it must have been included? c

Indeed. A quick search uncovered this LEM article (take it with appropriately-sized gain of salt): https://lowendmac.com/2016/powerpc-601-cpu-upgrades-for-68040-macs-with-lc-pds/ If the article is correct (why wouldn't it be?), there apparently was an Apple Power Mac Processor Upgrade (APMPU...

I'm not sure. If not, what does a PPC upgrade for a 630 look like? I see. I thought it was something along those lines, but I couldn't remember for sure (my knowledge is a bit rusty from having been on the sidelines for the better part of a decade (2019-ish to now-ish)). c

I think there was, and all Apple did for the 6200/6300 was redesign the logic board such that it was built in. A clue to this, I believe, is that the 630 and 6200 logic boards are interchangeable and will run in each other's chassis. I'm not sure if the 6300 LB would run properly in an...

Well, given that the x200/x300 is essentially a 630 with a PPC upgrade kludged in, it makes perfect sense that some of its architectural details are... weird. c

Somewhat off topic, but fun: last I checked, preterhuman.net still had a hotline server with tons of goodies in it. c

Huh. OK. As I said in my last post, it didn't occur to me that they might use different cables, but I'm not surprised that they do. Oh, well. It's not a big deal, really. I don't use that machine much anyway. The last time I remember powering it up was at least 10 years ago, maybe longer...

The c and ce used different cables? I knew the cs, being passive matrix, used a different cable than the active matrix panels, but I didn't think the different res active matrix panels did, though I'm not surprised. Probably my best chance of acquiring both the ce panel and matching cable...

I haven't the foggiest clue what LCD panel I should look for to restore my PB5300's ce-ness. And even if I did, I somehow doubt I'd be able to afford it in this day and age (sometimes I wish the social media influencers hadn't discovered old Macs! The prices have nearly tripled in the years...

That is one beast of a card! c