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  1. rsolberg

    Issues with Toshiba xm-3301b

    If the drive's in an external enclosure, does it behave the same way if it's not connected to the Mac? Does the Mac have the requisite extension installed to read the CD-ROM and its filesystem?
  2. rsolberg

    G4 Cube turning on and off randomly

    I agree the spontaneous powerering on, shutting down, and attempt to sleep is probably related to the power button sensitivity issue. The message about not a being able to sleep is something else I think. If the system still won't sleep, or you experience other power-related issues, I think...
  3. rsolberg

    Quadra 605 40 MHz upgrade

    Glad to hear you made it out the other side of Irma. Hats off to you for your public service. In this age of pervasive infrastructure-based communication, the public doesn't always realise the importance of point-to-point communication and HAM operators until an event or disaster disrupts or...
  4. rsolberg

    OrangePC 660 installation attempt

    It might be a typo, but I thought it was worth noting that board needs DIMMs, not SIMMs. Common 3.3v 168-pin PC100 (or PC133) SDRAM is what you'll need. Make sure it's explicitly PC100 or 133 since EDO and FPM RAM also came in a similar looking but mechanically incompatible 168-pin DIMM, and...
  5. rsolberg

    1920x1200@24bit on G4 under OS9: available options?

    Another good bet is the Radeon 9200 Mac Edition AGP. It's well supported in 9.2.2 and definitely supports 1920x1200 output over DVI or VGA: https://web.archive.org/web/20070221042506/http://ati.amd.com:80/products/radeon9200/radeon9200me/specs.html As for using AGP 8x cards in earlier slots...
  6. rsolberg

    mSATA to ATA bus Macintosh (and also PCI Macintosh)

    The fact it's benchmarking higher than the Samsung 840 EVO is quite surprising to me.
  7. rsolberg

    jt's Random Questions Thread

    Trash, I opened up my G3 desktop to snap a few pictures of the Whisper card and found this horror: (It was promptly removed) Here's the Whisper personality card: This board doesn't seem to have any provision for a phone jack connector adjacent to the knockout. It doesn't appear...
  8. rsolberg

    peafour's finds

    I'm pretty certain you'll find an aftermarket SCSI card attached to that connector. The card will probably be clipped onto the pins of the 68000 CPU, or it might be connected with soldered leads.
  9. rsolberg

    PowerBook 520c with 603e Upgrade Questions

    The PowerBook 500 series with PPC upgrade card was an officially supported configuration by Apple, so all support required should be built into Mac OS 8.1 already. If you had the 183MHz Newer Tech card with 128KB cache, then you'd probably need the NuPower Cache software, but otherwise, I think...
  10. rsolberg

    Source for IWM Chips?

    Perhaps "handful" is a better quantitative adjective. Five 74-series ICs, two PROMs, a NE556 timer, and a sprinkling of passive components.
  11. rsolberg

    Source for IWM Chips?

    I thought of the Woz angle too, but he wasn't directly involved in the design of the IWM- Wendell Sander was. Woz's original disk controller design used a whole bunch of discrete logic and requires a number of components on the card. Wendell's IWM integrates all of the logic of the card into a...
  12. rsolberg

    Color Classic/Mystic intricacy and troubleshooting

    Editing the System file with ResEdit is relatively easy if you have another Mac that can boot into System 7-9. If you don't, I'll take a look in my archive. I made a System 7.5.5 boot floppy containing ResEdit and the mask file for the Gestalt IDs. I also edited the System file on Disk 1 of...
  13. rsolberg

    iBook G4 Problem Diagnosis

    Have you performed a PMU (power management unit) reset yet? Here's Apple's instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT1431
  14. rsolberg

    Source for IWM Chips?

    Just in case you haven't come across it already in research, this document may be of interest: https://www.brutaldeluxe.fr/documentation/iwm/apple2_IWM_Spec_Rev19_1982.pdf
  15. rsolberg

    Scratches and scuffs aluminium PB

    Anodized coatings are actually very brittle and will also crack if the substrate is bent or dinged hard enough. The palm rest on my pre-unibody MacBook Pro is quite worn after ten plus years. I've considered trying to remove the anodized finish and polish the aluminum underneath, then clear...
  16. rsolberg

    Evie's Conquests

    Only the plate from the tray needs removing.
  17. rsolberg

    Evie's Conquests

    Yes, PC drives work fine. You'll want to use a drive of equal or lesser depth compared to the original. Usually in Tiger and later, there are no issues with burning support with 3rd party drives. In Panther and earlier, a patch is required to burn discs from the Finder and iLife with some...
  18. rsolberg

    5.1 PCI Sound Card for Beige G3?

    How about a FireWire PCI card and a FireWire audio interface?
  19. rsolberg

    CPU Thermal paste for old machines

    I've been using Artic Silver Ceramique for a few years with good results. I follow the directions on Artic Silver's web site- they suggest different application methods for different model CPUs based on the heat spreader. (or lack thereof). I usually "tint" both surfaces as suggested to help...
  20. rsolberg

    MO400 display

    If you don't have luck more locally, it looks like this US seller ships to Europe: http://www.ebay.com/itm/311903842272
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