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A MacBook G4 is an excellent machine for this purpose because you can still browse the internet and download programs for your Classic Mac, using the TenFourFox or InterWebPPC web browsers and write them to floppy disk.

If you have an older Mac that runs OSX 10.4.x, then you can write 1.4 MB disks with your Imation SuperDisk.

Apple Keyboard II M0487. There is an Escape key next to the space bar - not a spot I would expect.

How do you Force Quit in System 7.6.1? My Apple keyboard has no Escape key, just a big power key at the top of the keyboard.

FYI G4 PowerMacs and iMacs and newer, used the eject key at the right corner of the keyboard to open and close the CD/DVD drive tray. I don’t know if the G3 PowerMac used the same method.

For PowerPC 603/603e/604 machines, software compatibility is better with OS8.6.

The site was down yesterday morning but was up yesterday afternoon and evening. It’s down again this morning.

Someone made a video of a 5 1/4 inch 88 MB Syquest drive with the metal cover of the drive removed The 5 1/4 inch 44 MB Syquest drive sounds the same.

I don’t think you can lump all PowerPC Macs in the same category. Some G3 and G4 Macs are still working fine.

Oh well, hope you can get the computer fixed because it’s a rare model that was only sold in Japan.

The ZuluSCSI RP2040 and the ZuluSCSI Compact RP2040 have a spot where you can solder a Piezo for simulated HD sounds

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Syquest 44 MB removable hard drives are pretty inexpensive and have a long life reputation, as long as the carts are not mishandled or stored at extreme temps.

Try pressing and holding the c key on boot up, to force booting from the CD

Some Macs of that era will not boot properly without the 3.6V PRAM battery installed. Also you may try resetting the PRAM by holding down the Command Option P R keys just after switching on the power. Hold the keys down until you hear the bong sound and repeat.

The BlueSCSI appears to be working properly. Do you have another external SCSI drive you can temporarily attach to the computer, to confirm the SCSI port is operating?

The Radius 81/110 specs are nearly identical, but it has a full metal case.

I’d guess Microsoft never tested that version of Office on a Mac IIfx running OS8.1. Maybe you should revert to an official MacOS release for more reliable results.

According to Apple, the last supported OS for the MacIIfx was 7.6.1

On boards with surface mount components on two sides, the components must be placed and soldered one side at a time. Typically the less complex side is placed and soldered first (bottom side in this case), then the board is flipped over and the more complex side is placed and soldered (top...