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  1. finkmac

    iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 20" - ideal version of OS X?

    You should downgrade to Leopard
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    needs more graphics

    needs more graphics
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    Quadra 650 Schematics ...

    huh @3lectr1cPPC you're missing that one eh
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    Macintosh SE roms

    probably not. a ROM programmer is a key part of any vintage mac toolbox... just like that long torx bit, your soldering iron, and your multimeter. I'd suggest buying a decent xgecu programmer and some blank ROMs and programming them yourself. alternatively, someone here might be willing program...
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    Mathey MSATA-02MAC SATA Card

    Turn It On Again, One More Time? Deja Vu for sure. Got this card a few months back. Mathey MSATA-02MAC. SiI3512-based PCI SATA Controller with MacOS compatibility. specs here: You'll note that the preview image on the mathey website is… rather different. I have no idea. The yellow...
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    make gifs at gifsoup

    make gifs at gifsoup
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    [ATTACH]

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    i dont have a heat gun

    i dont have a heat gun
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    Apple Extended Keyboard II not working - All 3 LEDs on

    absolutely messed up. nice work diagnosing it.
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    Mac IIci with a working Quantum HD

    you also get powertalk. very important.
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    Tips for desoldering corroded chips

    yes, but also not always. simasimac pattern is simply the video circuit displaying the initial values of the video memory ICs. if no data is getting to them, that's what you'll see. verify the traces of the Ux8 multiplexers. they're particularly vulnerable to corrosion from capacitor C7. in...
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    Macintosh 68060 Redux

    it's been done already ;) f
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    2400c doesn’t boot/freezes at welcome screen

    1. try a different IDE device. i.e. try with a known-good spinning IDE disk 2. swap parts with another one of your units until you can narrow it down to a particular board. 3. pray to your favourite deity
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    Quadra 700: memory controller capabilities and possible mods?

    yeah the techstep is only for pre-040 machines... probably because apple moved towards "logic board fault? replace the whole thing" around that time.
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    Problems with Quadra 610 ; Dead Board and Unusual PSU

    30 awg kynar wire
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    iPod 1st gen 5GB - Windows format, can't see in Mac OS 9/iTunes

    no and no. generally.
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    PowerBook 3400C Battery Rebuild

    page 105
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    would be nice if it reused the stock keycaps

    would be nice if it reused the stock keycaps
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    Unable to find HD SE/30

    probably dead disks
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    iPod 1st gen 5GB - Windows format, can't see in Mac OS 9/iTunes

    it's also false. firewire sync works fine if you use an industrial CF and rebuild the partitions before attempting a restore.
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