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Just did a quick check and it reads at 5.18 volts on pin 6 of the floppy port - maybe slightly high, but within spec? I did also notice that the display turns on/off if the analog board is moved even a tiny amount, so I'm definitely going to re-flow the solder joins on the main cable connectors...

That's an excellent point, thank you! I took the motherboard out and gave it a nice cleaning today, and also re-seated the RAM sticks after wiping their contacts with 99% alcohol. I've also done a visual inspection of the motherboard and analog board, and I'm not seeing any obvious issues - no...

Great suggestions and info, guys - much appreciated! I cracked the machine open yesterday and gave it a quick blow-out with my handheld air compressor - a fair bit of dust and hairballs flew away. Now that it's opened up, I'll spend some time this evening visually inspecting everything for...

Hi all! An acquaintance of my wife reached out this weekend to say that they were at a yard sale and had spotted "an old Mac for $20 - do you want it?" Obviously we said YES, and it turned out to be a lovely Mac Plus, complete with keyboard, mouse, and an ImageWriter II. Not bad! The Mac...

I'm just dropping by to confirm that this worked beautifully for me, and my NewtHack is registered! I would very much like to pay the original developer if he's interested in such a thing - @intric8, please let us know if he gets back to you. I don't want to hound the guy or throw money at him...

I have nothing of value to add here, other than saying that I love your idea and I would absolutely do the same thing, if someone can suggest a good option for displaying something interesting that isn't static on screen... Huxley

Hahah true, I can hold down the arrow button, but... it... changes... very... slowly... Also, HOW DID YOU GET TO THE OPTIONS IN YOU SCREENSHOT?! The only way I know to set the date/year is via these steps that start in the Clock app: Now I legit feel like I'm losing my mind :ROFLMAO...

Every now and then I pop some fresh batteries into my trusty Newton 2100, and have some fun with it. However, there's one dumb that that always bugs me: when it comes back from a long period of no power, the date resets back to 1998, and the only way I've been able to set the year to 2024 is by...

Thanks! In all honesty I wasn't even really planning to haggle (I would've happily paid the $60 asking price even without the Monster Mac upgrade), but the clerk at the counter casually commented that it had been there for a couple weeks and hadn't sold, "probably because it's damaged on the...

Great question! I'm not entirely sure - I powered it up briefly at the store and it did flash a Happy Mac, but the rest of the boot sequence was a bizarre image of just a bunch of crazy black-and-white scribbles. It did get to a desktop after ~30 seconds of the weird 'art,' at which point I...

They might not be quite as plentiful as in years past, but great deals do still exist! I found this semi-rough but functional Mac 512k at a local junk shop today - it was priced at $60 but they accepted a $50 offer. Although it did not come with a keyboard and mouse, it DID come with something...

Ooooh - yes, mine came like this and I've never had the caps. I've definitely daydreamed about finding a way to get replacements 3D printed. I have no personal knowledge or experience with 3D printing / modeling, but if you're willing to use yours as a model and you have some new ones made up, I...

Ooooh - another BeBox owner?! Here's mine, also a dual-66MHz model. Mine is running well with all-original hardware, although the BlinkenLights have never worked in the (nearly) 20 years that I've owned this machine - they bounce a couple times during POST, but never bounce during actual usage...

A local friend messaged me a couple days ago to point out a post on a local community app I'd never heard of (think NextDoor, but hopefully less awful). The poster was offering to give away some vaguely-defined Mac stuff - old magazines, CD-ROM's, books, etc., along with some Berkeley Mac User...

That is super cool - congrats! A school library where I used to work had one of these on a mostly-unused desk in the back of the staff area, and it bums me out that I never made an attempt to claim it. Glad that this one found a loving home! Huxley

Thank you! I'm still buzzing about it a full day later :LOL: Yeah, that place ("Urban Ore") is fascinating - a huge dusty warehouse, filled with... everything. Their inventory seems to turn over pretty frequently, but on any random day you can find old pianos, an entire bathroom, four...

My wife and I were out running some errands yesterday and on a whim we stopped into an awesome local secondhand / junk store. We had a nice time poking around and looking at tons of interesting items, and then I spotted something that made my brain twitch: a Mac-like device, but shorter and...

Thanks for helping make this happen! That's a really interesting idea / point. I guess I just assumed that the hinge would've shipped with some kind of industrial lubricant in there, but maybe not? I'm really curious if anyone knows one way or another... Huxley

Hi all! I just completed a "brain transplant" - I relocated the innards of my Macintosh Portable from the original badly-cracked bottom case to a replacement case (thanks again @ScutBoy!). The operation was a success and my Portable is looking and working beautifully now. However, the hinge...

Hey @RetroTheryboy - could you share any model details of that awesome NCR point-of-sale monitor you rigged up for use with your Apple IIc? It's so cool and such a nice pairing, I'd love to start hunting for one of my own... Huxley