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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!

Good info, thanks As of now, firmware v2024.12.03 does not work with WiFi (and may in fact crash the device when WiFi is initiated), and firmware v2024-.11.01 does work without any issues I've found yet. Hope this helps someone else!

Okay, that fixed it! I had some initial issues - trying to configure using the WiFi Desk Accessory crashed the system a couple times - but just re-enabling WiFi in the INI file works fine now. Looks like something maybe broke in the latest firmware update?

Sure, I'll try that now!

Hi @zigzagjoe and/or any other knowledgeable folks: I've been playing with my SillyTinySCSI on my Macintosh Portable this week, and after a few early hiccups (took some kind people to point out that I needed to adjust the ZuluSCSI.ini file to use the Mac Plus setting), it's working great and my...

Oof - I stayed up way too late poking around in the ZuluSCSI docs / forum, but somehow missed this bit. Thank you for pointing this out! I'll definitely try changing the INI file to include "System=MacPlus" when I get back to playing with it later. Fair point - up till now I've just been trying...

Hi all! I've used various SCS2SD devices over the years and had good success with them, including on my backlit Portable. I'm now trying to use a new "SillyTinySCSI" ZuluSCSI dongle for the first time, and I'm so close to getting it working but haven't quite gotten over the line. As of now...

This looks incredibly cool, and like a fantastic companion to the Booster I already purchased from you! I do have a couple beginner-level questions: Physically speaking, is it possible to install this Synchr030 + the Booster + a MacCon Ethernet card into an SE/30, or will I be running out of...

I have nothing of value to add here, but I'm glad that you told me to check out this thread when we met up earlier @jmacz - it's amazing what you've accomplished with this build! The crashes you're experiencing on (cold) boot must be annoying, but weirdly it reminds me of my first car, which...

He was really nice in person, but OMG he was very difficult to text with. I’d ask a simple question like “what address should I navigate to?” and he would reply with “Sure.” He also rescheduled our meetup three times *after* my wife and I had begun the ~90 minute drive to meet him, so I was...

You are not wrong - this thing gets super toasty after 20-30 minutes of use! I wonder if anyone ever made a "Kensington SystemSaver" type fan attachment for these displays? Or if something like that could be designed and 3D printed, perhaps using a fan that wouldn't introduce too much magnetic...

I've spent the past week or so attempting to coordinate with a gentleman who had listed a pair of Macintosh SE/30's on our local Facebook Marketplace. His listing included a few basic pics, with a title reading "Vintage mc computers" and a description that lacked virtually any useful details at...

Hi all, My trusty Apple IIgs RGB display is starting to show its age - it works (mostly) but the image starts flickering wildly after it warms up (literally - this display gets quite hot after a while!). I'm already planning to do a bit of solder reflowing just in case it's a cold solder...

I just spent a couple hours re-re-re-checking my work on this machine. My soldering won't win any prizes, but as best I can tell it was all done correctly - no continuity issues that I can find, polarities are correct, etc. I re-reflowed the solder joints on all the cable connectors (including...