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  1. Nixontheknight

    New LC owner questions: display, PSU

    and one more tip, frequent your local thrift stores, there are bound to be tons of displays capable of VGA that people are donating there, that's how I got the LCD monitor for mine
  2. Nixontheknight

    New LC owner questions: display, PSU

    there are VGA to HDMI adapters on Amazon, and recapping the power supply is doable, make sure to discharge all the capacitors before attempting to recap the power supply, you don't want to get zapped by charged AC capacitors while you're soldering (which can be between 170V and 340V depending on...
  3. Nixontheknight

    LC III & LC 520/550 PDS slot compatibility

    I actually overclocked mine to 33MHz. I wonder if an overclocked LC III runs a bit slower than one that's stock 33MHz
  4. Nixontheknight

    Software detection of emulator

    sheepshaver's probably similar, try using TattleTech to confirm that. as for MiniVMac, you'd have to figure out if a certain extension is running
  5. Nixontheknight

    PCIe (PCI express) graphics card in G4 cube?

    or just on the adapter itself
  6. Nixontheknight

    Bretford Mobility Cart 20 for MacBook & iPad

    oh wow, I have not seen that cart since high school, they used to store iPads in these
  7. Nixontheknight

    Classic II: hard drive is super duper dead

    I suspect a head crash. Since the drive isn't showing up on anything, open it up and see if you can see any obvious circular scratches as that would indicate a head crash, as that's the only failure mode I can think of that can make a drive delete itself from existence
  8. Nixontheknight

    McD-800 Drive repair

    just be careful and use white lithium grease to lubricate the rails the head glides on
  9. Nixontheknight

    No video on Power Macintosh 5500 / 27

    I'm not entirely sure, but it looks like there was a trace going between the two pads where the break is now, try figuring out how to make the connection back
  10. Nixontheknight

    Help! Type 11 errors after adding FPU to LC III

    maybe, try reseating the RAM
  11. Nixontheknight

    Help! Type 11 errors after adding FPU to LC III

    I'd say try adding a PRAM battery, as well as try reseating the FPU
  12. Nixontheknight

    Working internet! Upgrade OPT to 1.3 and install Farallon drivers or leave alone?

    I don't think you need drivers as long as it works fine. iCab is the most up-to-date browser you can get for System 7 and 68k macs running OS 8
  13. Nixontheknight

    What is this upgrade card? (Pic)

    As an LC III user, can confirm. I don't think there was anything else for LC PDS slots than ethernet and the iie card
  14. Nixontheknight

    Looking for someone with macOS 10.15/10.14

    use Basiliskii
  15. Nixontheknight

    QS G4 USB Overdraw Warning

    it's a USB cable with two male ends, one for power, maybe to plug into a power bank, and one for data, that should be plugged into a computer
  16. Nixontheknight

    QS G4 USB Overdraw Warning

    use a USB-Y cable until you can figure out what is causing it
  17. Nixontheknight

    Anybody want to look over my PhoneNET helper image?

    it's also on the Macintosh 128k, 512k, 512ke, and Plus
  18. Nixontheknight

    AMD (the Xilinx bit) discontinuing a lot of IC's

    it can't be done with normal transistors?
  19. Nixontheknight

    AMD (the Xilinx bit) discontinuing a lot of IC's

    I'm sure it's possible to make a level shifter without relying on the IC ones
  20. Nixontheknight

    Seeking beta testers for Mac Sync-inator VGA sync converter

    I'd be happy to test, I have an LC III and a Performa 6200, along with a handful of LCD monitors capable of interpreting VGA signals
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