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Well, I‘m a little late to the party but I‘m trying to do all my work related writing needs (concepts, epics & user stories, functional requirements, and work package definitions for AI projects we do) on a Powerbook 160 that I cobbled together from various organ donors for one month (starting 3...

Reopened. The culprit is not After Dark. Rather, when I have MacWrite Pro (1.5v1) running, the poor machine never falls asleep. Is that only my install (System 7.1 with update 3.0) or is this a known issue between MacWrite and early powerbooks (and systems)? I can't find any relevant info on the...

Excellent, many thanks!

No, that panel allows the user to define keys with which to use the mouse cursor. Thanks!

Hello, I run System 7.1 on my Powerbook 160. On the (recapped) screen, the mouse cursor - specifically the I-beam when text is edited - is hard to see after I've moved it. I remember from 30 years ago that there used to be utilities for making the I-Beam bold (2 or 3 px wide). Would anyone have...

Solved. The culprint seems to be After Dark which keeps the machine awake. When I set AD to engage after 9 min, while the computer is set to fall asleep after 8 min, it does fall asleep. Strange.

OK. Thanks!

Now I’ve swapped screens and I have a nice PB 160 with a beautiful recapped screen and a (at 800 mAh very weak) working NiCd battery. Based on your experience, is it safe to use NiMH? The NiCd pack does get warm (not hot, I’d say 25°C) when the PSU is in. Oh, and since I‘ve also switched the...

Hi, I'm running a Powerbook 160 off its PSU. It's set to sleep after 8 or so minutes. The screen dims, the hard drive turns off... all good... but my little friend does want to go to sleep. Hm. What am I doing wrong? System 7.1 with update 3.0. Thanks!

Hello, I have a Powerbook 160 on which it is very difficult to set the contrast properly. The range where the contrast slider actually changes the contrast is very narrow - when I move the slider to the centre position, I can move it maybe 3 mm at most to the left or right before the picture...

I charged the replacement battery pack in an external Apple charger. At some point, the charger status lights actually turned from yellow to green. The pack was what in Germany we call "handwarm" at that stage. I put in it in the Powerbook and at least so far, nothing has started to burn...

Yes, thanks, a bent pin was a problem on the original daugher card. I‘d straightened it. However, to try the new screen, I‘ve changed it for another PB 160‘s daughter card (the poor machine is turning into a Frankenmac). So far, all good. I‘m now wondering whether I can re-fit the original...

After having experimented with several mother- and daughterboards and screens, I believe the culprit is the 160's motherboard, not the interconnect board. The mobo killls screens. I now have another 160's screen (with a single dead pixel, unfortunately) running - that one is not so good, it...

I reseated the cable, but the problem persists :-( I’ll try switching out the cables next - but I guess it is the interconnect board after all. Thanks!

Oooh kay. Sounds like my week-end will be busy. Thank you very, very much!

Thank you! I'll try reseating the cable on the display side of things. (I have now repeatedly re-seated it in the interconnect board.) The (flat ribbon) cable of the floppy drive hadn't been properly connected on this computer when I got it, and the floppy would not reliably work - until I...

I'll try it if I get my Powerbook 160's screen fixed.

I have a cable from an old (very, very broken) Powerbook 145. It looks just like the one on my Powerbook 160. I can't see any damage on it. However, I'm struggling with my 160 (see my post here: https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/pb-160-sound-keeps-failing.45927/) and I might need it. If...

Thanks! I've just posted a photo.

Hi, this is the broken screen. Note that the problem occurs in the upper half of the screen. When I switch the interconnect board to another one that I have, the problem becomes worse and the white vertical lines lines occur in both the upper and the lower half of the screen. Help please!