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As far as I remember a 68k bootable CD volume has to be »blessed« just like any harddisk drive, as well. Just to copy a system onto a readable CD ROM might not be sufficient. The Toast software offers an option to make a CD ROM bootable for a classic Mac (as long as appropriate system software...

If you set up an AppleTalk network connection between both Macs, you could use any adapted analogue Monitor switch without ADB capability and the software "Remote Mouse and Keys". The software makes a keyboard and mouse combo, which needs to be directly connected to only one of both Macs...

If someone likes to juggle different boot volumes by swapping flash memory cards (as mentioned above), consider to use just one card with an appropriate set of different partitions. It is possible to put a set of several boot volumes onto just one drive. You can either select the volume to boot...

The SCSI ID selector of the external drive enclosure will work only if it is wired internally to the connecting plug of the hard disk drive. This ID connecting plug is located separately from the 50 PIN SCSI connector. Else the disk drive will use the ID as set with the link plugs (jumpers)...

Agreed, I would not throw much money into a PCI slot G3 upgrade for the 7200. See it more as a suggestion, just in case you stumbled across such rarity ;) The housing of the 7200 is nearly the same as for the beige G3, so you might as well pick up an original G3 for nothing, which is a quite...

I am sorry, please be not offended, but I would recommend to keep away any kind of oil, spray, grease or plastics cleaning or conditioning agents containing silicone. Stay away from Armor All and similar products for vintage collectibles. Silicone oil has the nasty tenendency to weaken the...

Consider to pick up a G3 accelerator card from Sonnet, like the G3 Crescendo PCI for the PowerMac 7200, one lucky day. I know one 7200/90 that is totally maxed out with such accelerator card, memory, storage, graphics, faster Ethernet etc. It works like a charm and still is in use in the office...

Hi, there are two different modes to wire a HDI30 adaptor (the square plug, that goes into the PB's mainboard). One mode is to use the PowerBook in SCSI disk mode (you would call it »target disk mode« in recent computers). Obviously your adaptor cable is set up to support this mode. The other...

Will this switch avoid a need to reset the ADB on the target Mac after switching? If not, likely a sluggish mouse action will occur before a proper reset of the Mac's ADB (which might be performed by software).

Thank you HFTaylor12 for your contribution!

The EIZO L365 LCD with a resolution of 1024·768 pixels might be a good choice. It is a multi sync LCD with dual input for digital and analog input signals and also with inbuilt stereo speakers. The case style matches a Macintosh pretty well. However, you would need Mac-VGA display adapter (as...

You may consider to disable RAM tests on startup: open the Memory control panel with Cmd-Option keys depressed, and the additional option to disable Startup Memory Tests is available for your choice. The impact on startup time depends to the amount of RAM installed in your computer. I...

My reply might be slightly off topic with regard to the SE/30, but probably it can be useful as well. Elfen said: »WARNING: If you use a 1400 Powerbook, put your hand a few inches from the port, when you eject, it will go "Ka-POW!" and the CF-PCMCIA Adapter will fly out of the machine! I have...

The ADB is tough. You might easily build a switch using any multipole switch with at least 4 independent contact sets. A switch for RS232 connections would do well after some rewiring. Just install appropriate mini DIN 4 pole connectors and you are ready to go. As the ADB supports parallel...

The LaCie Pocket Drive also works like a charm with a CF or SD card to SCSI adapter inside.

Might an 128 MB RAM work along with the 16 MB RAM?

Thank you for your rapid response. Unfortunately I had no success, yet. Brightness and contrast are fine. On startup a simple black and white pattern appears (like on the known welcome screen but without any symbol or message) and with one or a few vertical stripes in solid black. Reseating of...

Dear comrades, I liberated a nice PowerBook 1400c/166 with a VIEWpowr 1400/16, recently. The battery is dead. Without battery it will boot but the screen stays blank (gray pattern, some random stripes), no mouse arrow or whatsoever visible. The unit can be restarted or shut off properly using...

Great thread, Elfen! Everyone please consider to revise our Wiki article https://wiki.68kmla.org/SCSI_harddisk_replacement_options. There are also two other articles that might benefit from your care: https://wiki.68kmla.org/Using_flash_memory and https://wiki.68kmla.org/SCSI-IDE_converter. With...

If available cheap, consider to fetch a more recent i7 with 8 GB of RAM. Double check if the screens of all 11 inch versions are the same (they might be, as size and resolution have not changed since. You might frankenstein an old screen together with the mother board of a more recent version...