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Via xpostfacto, I’ve had OSX (X.2?) running on an 8600/300 with the 604ev, and it wasn‘t what you’d call snappy. Some of that may have been due to the graphics limitations, as the 8600’s PCI slots are compromised somehow, plus the cards I had available wouldn‘t have been especially high end at...

I am glad to hear that it is still doing its duty! The ps wasn’t recapped, but it was thoroughly cleaned out. I used a handheld shower and hot, hot water. Lots of brown water emerged. Gallons. Fish died in the Thames. It had to done, though, as the fellow I got it from was a chain smoker, had...

Yes, I had a Macintosh II that had been upgraded to a IIfx, but the machine still had what I took to be the original power supply in there. Certainly that fan did not slow down on idle. Oh no. It was lift-off all the way. Another of our lot on here bought it from me and loves the machine, but I...

Do the dual 604e processors fit (and run BeOS)? These would be more common than the Daystar Quad.

I am pretty sure I had to set my HDD as slave, because the replacement DVD-RW was master and couldn’t be changed — or something like that. It was a long time ago, but anyway, it was a pain and the pain is etched on my memory because the darned thing had to be disassembled again to be put right...

I seem to recall (from replacing a DVD in mine years ago) that the Cube is uncommonly fussy about the Master/Slave configuration of its drives. You might want to check that all is well there.

Yep.

I once tried a G4 AGP Graphics logic board in a IIci case, just for fit, and thought it could be made to work. Didn’t take it any further.

Microsoft Word 6? Ho ho ho.

Can’t you just flash the card using the standard Radiusware utility? here: https://vintageapple.org/macdrivers/video/knighttech/index.html

This is probably asking too much, but a way of measuring throughput would sure be handy…. Beyond this, AppleTalk to IP and vice versa, Zones, LocalTalk to EtherTalk bridging [presumably wired to wireless bridging isn’t needed, is it?], and software mapping of the network (see shareware app...

Speaking personally, I would say that the main quality of life improvement for a machine like a Classic would be to avoid straying into anything internet related on it, since the results there will inevitably be poor. Bad ≠ good. The thing about a Classic is that it was really a 1980s machine...

Obviously, we’ve got to assume that any 1990-ish monitor needs recapped at this point. So I’d say that if there is no burn-in, it is worth the small expense and the not-so-small effort required to attempt a speculative repair. Given no burn-in, my working assumption would be that the thing...

Blades that have deformed over time can be retensioned with heat and rapid cooling in their new orientation. The blade just needs to press more firmly against the drum. Obviously, this won‘t solve problems resulting from degraded components, but it can undo (some of) the effects of time.

Off topic, but would anyone a) know a source for the ACTIVE matrix panel used in the PB180, and b) whether it would work without further hacks in a PB160? I sold my 180 some years back and have come to regret doing so — but I still have a functional 160. It’s hard to get excited about the...

As for it not working, I’d be surprised if it worked with Open Transport. Weren’t you putting/ trying to put 7.6 on your SE/30?

You mean it’s silent when idle? Wow. Wish the later LaserWriters were designed that way!

Actually that is a real find. Can you possibly post a pic of the contents of the box?

Some difference is normal. 11ºC is a bit much, in my view, but as full load and 63ºC is good, so that damage is not imminent, I would run it for a while and see how you get on. I have done a number of G5s and can confirm that the heat sink grease is hard to get right on these. I’d give it a...

Dual processors are a bit different. Heat is an issue, for sure, in the close confines of a pci desktop. I don’t know that there are other incompatibilities beyond those mentioned, though. I had a dual 180mhz card 604e running in a 7500 once, for testing purposes (with open top and a fan), and...