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Hi all! Last year I stumbled across a rough-but-intact Mac 512k. I probably would've bought it regardless ($60 for an early Compact Mac these days is a decent bargain!), but I absolutely jumped on it when I saw that it had a "MonsterMac by Levco" sticker on the front, and a SCSI ribbon cable...

As of now, the RGB monitor is probably the only component that I'm reasonably confident is working correctly, just based on the recent repair and calibration it's received. I noticed that the image on the RGB display flickered back to life for a moment when I pressed down on the IIGS...

Hi all, I’m back with a few quick updates: I successfully recapped the IIGS motherboard yesterday. It was a challenging project for me, as some of the capacitors are tiny and packed pretty close together on the board, and the old solder was super stubborn and frequently didn’t want to come out...

I'm working on a presentation for some upcoming Retro Roadshow events, and on one slide I want to quickly summarize the major components of the Apple I motherboard. Other than the big capacitors in the top-right quadrant, what am I missing currently that is noteworthy or worth calling out...

I found it in a bundle of IIgs images / apps that I migrated to my CF card a while back. If / when I get the machine running again I'm happy to export and share!

That's totally fair and valid feedback, thanks @Callan & @bibilit. I gave the PSU a closer inspection and noted a faint but distinctly fishy smell, which I suspect points to leaking caps and/or a burnt RIFA. I've ordered a new PSU from ReactiveMicro - excited to get it installed and see if the...

Hi all! My trusty Apple IIgs (ROM1) is suddenly a lot less trusty than it used to be. I've noticed that recently the image on my AppleColor RGB Monitor (the IIgs monitor) has been flickering, so I had it professionally recapped and refurbished by a legit CRT expert (Andy King of the CRT...

I had the same idea! I got GraphicConverter 4.x running on the SE/30 and played with its slideshow mode for a few minutes. I think it might work for what I'm attempting, but frustratingly some of the slideshow settings are literally off the bottom edge of the screen on a 512x342 display and I...

Hi all, I'm working on something neat (which I'll share soon!), and for it to work I need a way to display a "PICT" image full-screen, and refresh / redraw the image if/when the PICT file is replaced in the background. My ideal outcome would actually be doing this with AppleScript, since the...

I believe you're correct - I've ordered a few of these from Digi-Key, since they appear to have the same type of 'leg' as the one in the PowerBook. Hopefully I can get one installed and it fixes the issue! :) Huxley

It's nearly a year since this comment so I don't have high hopes but I'm really curious: hey @hifimac, did you ever make any progress on this? I have an SE/30 with network access sitting above my daily workstation, and I would *love* to have it just display the cover art of whatever I happen to...

Update: I’ve removed the bottom of the PowerBook and I’m taking a look around inside. The innards are remarkably clean (yay!), and it does appear to have a RAM expansion card: “Microtech International” model “MP40052 REV B” I also see the PRAM battery just under the display hinge, but it...

Curious if anyone has encountered this before? This PowerBook 170 was POST'ing just fine a few weeks ago (I think I mentioned it here previously, as its internal drive has Norton DiskLock installed), but now when I hit the power button it just makes a loud POP!! sound from the speaker and...

I just wanted to pop into this old thread and say a big loud THANK YOU to @dburr for making and sharing this awesome tool! I recently swapped out a failing SCSI2SD device for a BlueSCSI in my NeXT Computer (aka Cube) but had no way to recover the multiple partitions of apps and tools that were...

I return to you with a wonderful update: the Franken-][ lives! I’ve been out of town for a week or two for work, but before I left, I put a little detox into every chip socket on the board and you just let it sit. I plugged it all back in tonight to resume tinkering, and I was getting the same...

Hi all! A while back I picked up this gorgeous Apple II from a Craigslist seller. He'd received it from a family friend who worked for Apple back in the 80's, and I think it's an original Apple II case with a II+ Rev. 7 motherboard inside, but I'd love to be corrected if I'm wrong! The model tag...

This is great info guys - thank you! Given that the seller is being pretty unpleasant + the fragility of the system and its quirky storage requirements, I think I'll focus my attention on just getting some of the other 100-series machines I have in storage working. I appreciate the info though -...

Now you've got me curious - my backlit and recapped Portable is currently working fine, but AFAIK the power supply brick is still stock. Are you open to taking a commission on recapping mine?

Hi all, A person in my neighborhood is selling a nice-looking PowerBook 150, but it shows the dreaded blinking question mark indicating a failed hard disk. From what I understand, the PB150 uses a very early implementation of the IDE specification, and it's not as simple as just popping an...

Honestly, I'm just relieved to know that it's an actual bug and I wasn't doing something incredibly stupid / basic to break this 😂 Thanks again for talking me through it!