Recent content by FrancescoDS

Hard disk back to life (still noisy as hell), now running 7.0.1. I had to modify the floppy bracket because the floppy I got from another Mac was not flush with the slot in the front panel. By the way, this SE was fitted with a very unusual Kensington screen protection (well, eye-protection...

I have a SE FDHD that I would like to restore and I've already read the following topics: https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/58262-macintosh-se-restoration/&tab=comments#comment-623621 https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/48616-se30-revival-progress/...

You are right, the IIsi was probably dismissed by the faculty after getting newer equipment. I know that a modern panel would look awesome but I prefer to have a period-correct system. The icing on the cake would be getting a real Portrait Video Card....

That's right, 13W3 connector, here you find more info:

Yes it did. If only I could find a Portrait Video Card.... I already have the original cable and the adapter card... :-(

It's working! I realized I made a mistake in mapping my cable *right before* applying the joethezombie's pin-out so maybe even jt's pin-out might work. Thank you so much guys for your help, I'll try to solder a proper connector during the holidays. By the way, the IIsi you see in the...

I have just tried that pin-out and the monitor stays black. Just to make sure I got things correctly: - I connected the three "pink" wires on the 13W3 together and then connected them to a single wire that goes to pin 11 on the DA-15 - I connected the two "blue" wires on the 13W3 together and...

Thanks you so much jt, I'll try to build the cable as soon as possible. That pin-out makes very little sense according to the schematic I've found but I guess we'll have time to figure that out.

I finally got the cable! The data I have so far are: - Apple 13W3 - Apple DA-15 - Sense codes for the Portrait Display My questions are: - is Comp/Hor/Ver *return* on the 13W3 equivalent to Comp/Hor/Ver *ground* on the DA-15? - I guess I have to ground pin 4 to let the OS know there...

As you might have already guessed, that was a 13W3 to VGA cable, that's why a few cables are missing. I'll try with a proper 13W3 to 13W3 cable, I have one somewhere...

Surprise surprise! After tearing apart the SUN cable here's what I found out: - the three coaxial cables are properly connected to the three coaxial connectors (A1->Red, A2->Green, A3->Blue) - shell is connected to ground - pins 1,3,4,5 are connected to cables Yellow, Orange, Brown...

Thanks for your help jt and take your time, I am not in a hurry but just curious to see if the whole thing works. Interesting story about the C-130 and I love the film grain in the first picture!

I got the connector today! Night Stalker, please let me know about your cable pin-out so that I can replicate that on my cable. Hope I won't fry the CRT, it's very difficult to get a working one...

Very helpful, I'll give it a try tonight, thanks!

That could be very helpful for diagnosing an old Mac, can you provide the pin-out you used?