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Yes, I have the back screws for both 1xx machines.

The ones I'm missing are the bottom case screws, the first ones you take out from the bottom of the PowerBook to get inside it. I'm looking to buy more than one, I'm simply trying to make sure I get the correct size. I don't have anywhere locally I can visit to compare to the original so I...

I've got a PowerBook 140 and 165c and both are missing some of the case screws and I need replacements. I've searched these forums, the Apple Service Sources, and elsewhere but I haven't been able to find a definitive answer about the exact specs needed for replacements. One source shows T8...

30 minutes, LOL. I would love to only take that long. I upgraded the NVMe in my 2021 Lenovo Flex 5 earlier this month. Less than 10 minutes start to finish, and that's having never opened it before.

^ Totally agree about the insanity of the iBook G3 / G4 and PowerBook G4 internals. I haven't serviced all models but the ones I have are a mess. I never look forward to working on any of these. It's such a contrast once you open one up because they're so nice on the outside. I don't know...

I had a similar problem with a µSD extension. When I was trying to troubleshoot I read these SD / µSD extenders are extremely susceptible to interference. That makes sense when you think about the gauge and length of the wires in the ribbon cable. I put copper tape on both sides of the...

Nice. I'm hoping to acquire one at some point. I'd like to see your "after" pictures with it all cleaned up.

Congrats on getting one in good condition! You're right, good condition iBooks are getting harder to find. I love all of the 12" white iBooks. Their proportions and overall aesthetic just comes across as friendly and happy devices. Way back when I unintentionally became an Apple salesperson...

I like the grape iMac colors a lot more now than I used to, I think it would look good in many settings. I never disliked them or anything like that — perhaps I couldn't shake the color association with purple Kool Aid / purple-fake-grape-flavored-drink.

Wow. Is there some master list with links to all of these (resources, fabrication, purchasing, etc.)?

I'd say the IIci is definitely one of the best. It was attractively designed, expandable, and powerful enough to do a ton of stuff in its heyday. Even years later, when there were faster machines out there, the IIci was still in use by many design houses.

Not to derail this thread and the awesomeness of the IIci logicboard news, but which logicboards are done? I know of: SE SE/30 Classic (and now) IIci Are there others?

Since MacIPpi is built upon (an older) Raspberry Pi OS Desktop the pi user and those directories are the default configuration for the desktop. From what I read it appears to have been the intention for MacIPpi to have a working desktop along with the Mac specific server features.

^ I like all of those ideas.

I think it was a design goof in that it was less elegant than having all the controls on the wheel, but in real world use I haven't found it to be a problem. The 3rd gen controls are still far superior than most non-iPod music devices.

I've also got a few 500 series batteries, none of which are salvageable because the corrosion is too severe. The cases literally shattered when I tried to open them.

This panorama was taken with a QuickTake back in 1996 and assembled in Photoshop. I did a bunch of others back then but have since long lost the images.

All of my early Intel iMacs died quickly. I don't think they had adequate cooling. After the first one died I started paying close attention to the temperature sensors. They ran warmer than they should have at light use, and when there was heavy extended HD use, such as with video encoding or...

I think there are outliers, specific examples of machines that live longer than most. I have a 17" G4 iMac that is similar, it just keeps going. Later iMacs that I also bought new died relatively quickly after just a few years of daily use, but that G4 has been solid.