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Hi All, I've been working on some retro benchmark software recently for DOS/Win9x machines. It was designed to test simlar load as Starcraft would cause on a machine (so Pentium era). It has grown to include some memory latency tests and I've since built a little website to track the results...

Awesome! Thank you for that.

Hi Guys, I have a Color Classic here but missing the screws to hold the case together (the back case). Does anyone know the part number/sizes so I can get some replacements? Thanks

Awesome thanks guys, sounds like a good approach. I will need to get a better soldering iron for sure.

Hi Guys, I picked up an LC 575 motherboard to upgrade my colour classic. Unfortunately while removing the caps I pulled the pad on C5. Please see the photo. Some questions. 1- How bad is it? 2- What does C5 do/control? I'm really hoping to get a LC575 board up and running as the 475/575...

Well for me unfortunately it does not live up to the hype. There is one simple reason for this. No colour screen. 99% of the games I want to play on it require a colour screen. So I'll be back to using the Colour Classic & LC475. The LC475 is currently still my favourite machine. I...

I just purchased a SE/30 in Australia. $AU316 + $50 postage. Honestly I would have paid double for it. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apple-Macintosh-SE-30-Working-Refurbished-Recapped/263299678156 It has: SCSI2SD ($100 + SD card), recap (I've done on LC/CC but takes a few hours, so $100+), new...

After step 4 I would rinse with distilled water. When I just used isopropyl alcohol it left some white staining, not that it has caused an issue.

I'm not sure specifically about the LC550, but the SCSI2SD works great in my LC475. I love it. Here is a video:  How much ram in that machine did you have before adding the extra 32mb? I __think__ an FPU will help Sim City 2000, I had the standard 68LC040 25MHz in my LC475 and after...

I had the same problem with my CC after recapping. I washed/scrubbed it fully in IPA and then flushed with distilled water, after that it powered on correctly and now works fine. You really need to flush out all the crap under the chips, I didn't need to remove any chips or do anything crazy...

Got it working! Just flushed the motherboard with this stuff: http://www.isocol.com.au/products/isopropyl-alcohol It now powers on straight away and actually works. I just finished recapping it now and still boots, although HDD is dead. So that is 2/2 success so far :D

I got it working! Tried a CRT and 4 LCDs, finally found one that works. So it looks like the adapter does work and was an issue with the LCD supporting the resolution. So I'm pretty happy, the recap worked! So very very cool. Now to find an HDD. I want to purchase one of those SCSI2SD things...

Yes no switches or anything. It is a really basic model. I'll get a picture later. I suspect this is the issue and/or the LCD. The adapter works in my G3 with the same LCD but the resolution is different. So I've ordered a new adapter, so hopefully that will get it going. The system chimes...

Interesting. My vga adapter doesn't have any dip switches. Maybe this is the issue! From what I've just read the dip less ones are okay for newer machines but not the LCs! Thanks ill see if I can get a real one :)

Thanks for the reply. The dead LC is just a plain LC (68020). I've got a vram stick in, so it should work. It is odd that the audio chime has improved since recapping but still no video. Maybe it is my LCD or adapter (works on My PowerMac G3 though). Yes I plan on recapping the LC3 soon as I...

Hi All, I've got a dead LC that I am trying to fix, but I'm not having much luck. When I purchased it, it never worked, but I've started trying to repair it. Previously it wouldn't even turn on. I replaced the 4 filter caps in the PSUs and the system would now chime but no video. The sound...

Hey All, I recently got my Beige G3 powermac up and running. It is the slowest Beige G3 with the only upgrade being 128MB of ram. I have just successfully installed Mac OS 10.2 and made a video of the process: It is surprisingly quick! Keen to upgrade the video card and memory. Any...

When I was young I loved this Maths game: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Mathstorm!