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DO NOT WANT :( I'd beat that guy up not because he ruined an SE/30 but because his modding is just shite. Talk about sloppy :\

Foddler, hmmm that just sounds wrong, even pervy. You disgusting System Foddler, you! [;)] ]'> Cleaning out the System Folder was is and always will be an utter ball-ache, it's yet another reason i hate OS 7-9. I'll admit though I have had to do it on rare occasion in OS X, mostly sweeping...

I've had constant problems with SEIV cards in 840av and IIci machines locking up at random during disk access. I've had 2 cards, I passed the first one (honestly) to someone else because I thought it was defective. I got hold of a second one and it does the same. The upshot of that is I use a...

I have looked into this after everyone in IRC assured me I didn't understand what you were trying to do. The Quadra 8000 logic board uses a 2-plug PSU with cables, the same as the 840av (I checked the part numbers). The plugs are on the very top edge of the board as it is installed in the Q800...

I'd have said so, dialy things for speed are not anything I've seen on XLR8 or Sonnet ZIFs... He does sell 3rd party upgrade parts, the G3/500 I bought was a Sonnet labelled unit. To report, the G4/400 didn't work on my XLR8 ZIF carrier. It powers on but I get no chime. Now it *might* be an...

I totally agree that *any* poorly done mod is just that - a bad hack. I've done a few dodgy hacks in the past and I'm not particularly proud of any of them. Well done mods are masterpieces, regardless of the way they are done or the materials they are done with.

I think getting that precious about a pile of old computer junk is just sad. If it was a rare and priceless machine, then yes, but a Mac II hardly even approaches that quarter, and frankly anyone who has the creativity to do something like that deserves praise not punishment. Imagine how you'd...

The reason that X popped up is because it's a capital X rendered in Apple Garamond, which was the main font Apple used for marketing, packaging, manuals etc. from System 7 to late 2005(ish). See: http://www.fontriver.com/i/maps/apple_garamond_map.png The original OS X 'X' is just an Aqua glass...

I got some stuff from ELBOX Computer (Amiga hardware add-on makers) in Poland once and it was tied with string and had a lead seal stamped over the join in the middle. It was rather quaint in it's 'old skool' kinda way [:)] ]'>

My Amiga 4000 060 has ethernet and USB. Give the guy a break :p In all honesty it would be a vastly greater saving of money, effort and screwing around to buy him a G4 Mac. They cost next to nothing these days and he wouldn't need anything fancy, just a G4/450 with 10.3. It's odd you should...

The AmigaONE XE-G4s were a complete waste of a good G4 CPU. They should have kept the cost down and stuck with G3/800s.

In even shorter form: No. (Unless you have money to burn).

I've happily used a 40GB Seagate ATA/33 disk in a 630 before. It's a bit of a waste if you run anything earlier than OS 8.1 on it mind you. The key issue is *partitions* are limited to 2GB in early OS versions, I think they went up to 4GB at 7.6 or 7.6 (can't remember which) and at 8.1/HFS+...

My new Microsoft Intellimout Explorer USB (v4.0) has a silent scroll wheel. No clicks or anything and it's so smooth you can actually like give it a sharp pull with your finger and it scrolls down the page really fast. It also does side scrolling way better then the Mighty Mouse with the tilt...

I use exclusively Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer mice (the big silver ones) as I have hugely long fingers. I have used trackballs in the past, but I'm with DAna, they cause my wrist and thumb to lock because I have long thumbs also and the movement is actually quite uncomfortable. Only other...

Many people can't see past some of Dvorak's stirring and ranting, he's actually a very well grounded and sensible person with a very non-sensational outlook on everything technological or otherwise. I should also add that while he is a paid journo, a lot of the stirring he does is purely for his...

I've hot-plugged ADB keyboards and mice after boot (mostly when the wire fell out or I forgot to plug them in) on numerous occasions and had them work fine. I know you aren't supposed to, but sometimes... well I can't be bothered to do anything else. [;)] ]'> I use Belkin PS/2 adapters on...

I grabbed a 500MHz G3 at the same time in the end, I figured if the G4 doesn't work I'll slap a faster G3 in the 8550 :D

You'd still not totally eliminate the chance of a jump as the switch sat between 2 contacts I don't think. The I've had nasty arcing noises out of video switches when the switch jammed between 2 poles before now - a bit unnerving. Remember ADB has a voltage running down 2 wires... For video...

That's your lookout, sir, I run OS X (note: not necessarily the OS X you are thinking of :p ) on anything I can because I don't like OS 9. I've even run Tiger on a 8550 WGS with a G3/366 in and it went well enough for me to not run away screaming. Incidentally I bought the last G4 he had listed...