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A universal power supply sounds like a bad idea. I can imagine the voltage switch getting bumped accidentally, instantly frying your PowerBooks internal power supply. As an alternative, there is an Amazon link on page 1 of this thread for a 16V DC power supply that is still available inexpensively.

You can’t create a Mac 800K disk with a USB floppy drive - the drive is not hardware compatible.

FYI OWC sells the 512 MB module for your iBook G3 for $12.99 new at https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/133SO512328L/

I bought some automotive grade thru hole capacitors recently. The specification sheet for many of these capacitors shows a working life of 1000 to 10000 hours at 105C. Automotive grade is extended temperature range compared to consume electronics and typically rated at 85C. My point is most...

i’ve worked in the PCB Fabrication for years. There are probably half a dozen manufacturers making green solder mask, but they are all not the same shade of green. Unless Apple specified the exact mask to use (which is unusual), the PCB manufacturer is allowed to use whatever they want as long...

Falcon 4 for Windows 7-10 is now on sale on Steam for $5.59 https://store.steampowered.com/app/429530/Falcon_40/

I think Mac OS 1-9 is a lot easier on memory and hard drives. If the OS loads successfully, then you’re probably Ok. OSX is constantly swapping between RAM and the hard drive - so if you have unstable memory or hard drive, then you’ll see problems a lot sooner.

Cache memory is either soldered to the logic board or on a separate CPU card. You can confirm the cache card is not working by running a benchmark program on it, such as MacBench 5 and comparing your benchmark speed with posted results for your model. I would expect The program to crash or...

The old website threemacs.com was a good source of info on file sharing - it’s archived at http://www.atpm.com/network/files/file_sharing.htm

CD discs work great. FireWire is very fast. USB is slow, as this computer has USB 1 ports. You may need to use an older, smaller USB thumb drive ie. 1 GB. Ethernet also works. OSX 10.4.11 runs great on the iBook.

Why? it was common wisdom back in the day to not install Norton Utile ties or it would negatively affect system performance.

Maybe you could get a few free samples?

FYI here’s a link to a U.S. based Zebra strip manufacturer that makes strips for displays https://www.zaxisconnector.com/markets/screens-and-displays/

The Kensington System Saver was a popular cooling option for the Mac that didn’t require cutting holes in the case.

You really want a SCSI CDROM to install OS and install software. There was one offered for free on this forum back in April. Maybe someone here has one.

FYI Quake 3 runs very fast on a Raspberry Pi 3 - it’s an optional install on RetroPi

FYI TP Link also sells the metal case TL-SG108 8 port Gigabit switch for $4 more than the plastic case version. I don’t recall any hardware problems networking an old Mac with it’s 10 Mb port, though I had to use an older G4 PM that still supported Appleshare

In your picture, the pin on the top left corner does NOT look like it’s in the socket. I wonder if the same pin is not in your programmer.

FYI on Amazon you can buy a TP-Link TL-SG105, 5 Port Gigabit switch for $15.99. Just attach the switch to your router.

Expecting a Mac made in the 90’s to just power up and work normally sounds foolish. At best, the Mac won’t power up and at worst, the Mac will die in a cloud of smoke. Just my opinion.