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Funny you bring it up--I was just reading that issue last week. The 600 was indeed very positively reviewed, so much that it was viewed as a superior option to the IIci (still on the market despite being several years old at the time). What MacWorld failed to mention was the crippled data bus...

I've used a public domain utility called Backdrop. 

I second the Maxtor drive reliability. Definitely spot-on about Quantums being easy to fix...I'm 3 for 3 with them so far. All have been the LPS model, often found in the LC. Very simple drive to work on. The ELS doesn't seem too difficult either; I do have a 160MB one of those I need to get...

I've had pretty good luck with the Conner 40MBs that were common in Classics. I've actually acquired junk Classics (leaked batteries, busted boards, badly burned-in screens, etc) for those drives.  Quantums seem to be hit or miss. Capacity seems to have something to do with it, as I've lost...

Is that by chance the SE that you needed the Apple logo from me for? I still remember sending that one!

You'll definitely want to replace the caps in the LC's power supply too.

The easiest thing to do is to find a Plus with a working flyback and transfer it over. If you want new, they CAN be found, but are a bit tricky to locate. I did have luck finding one for a different CRT from a small outfit in Ireland. There are some Apple ones on eBay, including some that fit...

Chances are good the analog boards are the real culprits. Soldier and caps can go bad on those. Try swapping in an analog from another SE that is known to work.

Have you tried a head cleaner by any chance? I had a floppy drive in an LC do this after putting an old, gummy floppy in it. The cleaning disk did the trick. They're still around, $10 or so most places.

That monitor always made a noise. I remember it distinctly from the one we had outside our first grade classroom. If someone had left it on and the hallway was quiet, you could hear it if you were close enough.

Just did some experimenting... First, I stopped by the storage unit earlier today and picked up another LC--one which I last had on in November and had no problems with. It also has new caps, so it's in top shape. When I got home, I plugged the monitor, as well as the same power cord and ADB...

I haven't gotten a chance to work on anything, but I do have two questions here: 1. Could this explain why the LED bulb in the lamp on the same circuit flickers a bit? 2. Is it harmful to the CRT itself to be used with interference? (I still have an old CRT television in storage and it...

All good ideas--thanks!! Let's see...I first noticed this around the time I put a new lamp on the same power strip. I did try it on another outlet and things seemed better, just not by much. I am currently in an apartment complex so I can't rewire things, but I could take the LC to someone...

Weird 12" monitor issue (the LC kind). When I move my mouse or press a key, I see some interference. The cables aren't touching each other. I also notice some scan lines when the screen is completely white or mostly white (i.e. a new Word document). I'm guessing this is the result of too much...

Based on experience with tons of these...for both keyboards and mice.. KEYBOARDS 1. The short connector is far more common for keyboard cables. It was generally used with the short keyboards (IIGS, Apple Keyboard, Apple Keyboard II). 2. I have seen the long connector used mostly with the...

First, this is NOT the Macintosh Color Display. This is the shadow mask 12" RGB, commonly referred to as an LC Topper. Second, this problem seems to be more prevalent in the Revision B boards based on personal knowledge, but odds are also good the monitor suffered a lot of abuse before it was...

CC, I agree with your assessment on 2000-2001 seeming a lot like "nineteen ninety ten" and "nineteen ninety eleven", and this of course extends beyond computers and technology in general. 2001 seems much more like 1998 than 2004 despite there being a three year difference between both years...

Sounds good, keep me posted!! I don't have the Legacy Recovery CD so I can't vouch for it, although I'd guess it would only have the system software and not the ClarisWorks, etc. I do have the System 7.0 CD and the only software other than system utilities on it is HyperCard 2.0.

I'm attempting to restore my Performa 200 to its original state. These computers never came with system restore disks; original owners needed to use Apple Backup to create them. (This was surprisingly common on cheap PCs at the time too; I own an IBM PS/1 which also has a backup program and came...

Best thing to do for a failed flyback is to find a machine that got eaten alive by battery goop and pull the analog board/flyback from it. Not only do you get the flyback, you get a power supply, an analog board, some drives, and a speaker. There may even be other components on the board if the...