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Wow, the key lime looks nice :)

Someone posted in my town Google group that they had a "blue iMac laptop" that they were going to throw away unless anyone wanted it. When I saw the message, I immediately responded that I did. It ended up being a 366 MHz indigo, and although it was a little bit dirty, it cleaned up to near mint...

I found this article with CAD files to 3d-print a AA battery tray for the MessagePad 2000. I was wondering if anyone had successfully tried this, as I don't have any battery for my Newton and I'd like to be able to use it as a PDA. 3D printing the piece would be much easier than trying to find a...

I got this back at the beginning of 2015, but I thought I'd share it here now. I bought a 99 cent 400 MHz PowerBook G4 off eBay that was billed as not working. The pictures weren't very good, but it looked like the hinges weren't cracked, so I bought it hoping that the issue was a dead pram...

I would stay away from Chinese knock-offs completely--they are not worth the risk to you, your computer, or the rest of your property, even if they claim to be UL-certified or equivalent. The UL certification is easy to fake, and knockoff companies often have no qualms about faking it...

I figured it out. Installing Lubuntu screwed with the OS 9 disk driver, and I had to update it using Disk Setup on the install disk. Thanks for the help though.

I have a Titanium PowerBook G4 that won't boot into Mac OS 9. Classic works fine, but I can't actually boot into it. When I choose the OS 9 system folder in the Startup Disks preference pane in Tiger and reboot, I get the folder with the question mark. To get back to Tiger, I have to use the...

Yeah, I have a 2008 plastic MacBook with a 2.2 ghz Core 2 Duo, and with 4 GB of RAM and an SSD. I dual-booted Lion and Windows 10, and both ran extremely well. It could even do 720p YouTube streaming, which looked fine on the 1280 x 800 screen. I only got a new laptop when the battery started...

If the Duo has a terminal app like ZTerm on it and an internal modem, and you have another computer with a mode, you can use these instructions: https://support.apple.com/kb/TA21796?locale=en_US I've used it with my Duo 230. I might have had to change the bit rate to work with the Duo; its...

But are the screens compatible across all the low res models

External output works perfectly! So, the next step is, how do I tell if the LVDS cable is bad, or if the entire screen is bad? Then, once I find out what I need to get, where is the best place to get the part? Are the low-res screens interchangeable? Also, how much would the repair be? The...

This is what it looks like

Oh really? When I get access to a monitor I'll try one

No, it's not backlight related. The screen stays lit, but is filled with lines and other artifacts.

Hi. I have a 1.67 GHz PowerBook G4 (the low res one) and the screen keeps flickering. I think the graphics card is shot. Can I fix it without replacing the logic board? Can I reflow it?

I have a question about charging my PowerBook. My the connector for the charger for my Titanium PowerBook G4 is very flakey. To charge my PowerBook, I have to twist it into the right orientation and apply slight pressure to one side (very slight, not enough to damage the computer). I don't...

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I always liked the TiBooks better than the G3s and the later AlBooks. They're just so pretty (Even if they have a million design flaws...)!

So I got it mostly apart... Unfortunately, I can't unplug the display switch cable from the motherboard. I'm thinking that I'll have to cut it and re-solder it when I finish. Luckily, the cap damage doesn't seem bad at all, in fact I can't see any leakage. I'll still replace them, but seeing...

I noticed the hard drive is SCSI. Is it possible to get a SCSI - CF card adapter? (or do I have to go SCSI - IDE - CF)

Also, what should I pay for a microdock and floppy drive? I have the full dock, but it is kind of a space hog.