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As far as I remember you can use pretty much any SCSI CD ROM or CD writer drive in a Performa 630. Depending to the device and the system software version you might need to add additional driver software or slightly tweak the system software to enable operability with a non apple branded CD...

:) As members of the 68kMLA we are in the business of resurrection, aren't we? Edit: I just stumbled upon changes in the visibility of posts in this thread and replied to a post I had already replied to, before. I apologize for repeating myself. Cheers!

The EIZO Flexscan L365 is a good choice to pair with most old Macs. The native resolution is 1024x768 (or even 1280x1024 in the larger siblings L465/L565) and it also syncs all usual Mac resolutions below. The appearance is well suited to sit next to a Mac (black and platinum versions...

As an alternative to Gefen's DVI converter plus Apple's DVI to ADC adapter there are similar components from other suppliers available. For a digital ADC display, after the obligatory (male) DB15 to (female) VGA adaptor one could digitize the analog diplay output signal with a device like...

The whole forum is about resurrection, isn't it? :) Once more I am happy to notice what a universe of knowledge is here, waiting for new uses. Cheers

For this given Problem to share peripherals between two ADB equipped Macs, consider to include use of the software Remote Mouse and Keys. In short, you can share the Keyboard and Mouse input from one Mac via AppleTalk network connection with a second Mac. To trigger this software KM switch you...

If you are into HyperCard programming, consider to obtain a copy of HyperTalk 2.2: The Book, by Dan Winkler, Scot Kamins, Jeanne DeVoto, Random House 1994, ISBN 0-679-79171-X, 736 pages. Of course, you will need to fetch a used book. Also check Jeanne's House o' HyperCard and other resources...

The Apple Adjustable Keyboard could be a nice option, just with a mouse, without the separate numerical keyad.. The main drawback for me is the lack of a dedicated key switch mechanism for the caps lock key. I am tempted to try and hack an ALPS caps lock key from the AEKII into the Adjustable...

Please consider to check both the male and female connectors as well as the cable for faulty contacts. I found the power connector on the motherboard  and also the male 7.5V plug to be a permanent source of malfunction until reworked.

It can be nicely upgraded with a Sonnet G3 card, a proper PCI graphics card and plenty of RAM :-) However, I would consider this option only with the ingredients available for free.

Since around 1990, my favourite text processor is a DTP software system called »RagTime«. Version 3.2 became freely available as of September 5th, 1998, and is a perfect match for most 68k Macs, with full support for many goodies implemented in System 7.1. Nowadays you will find RagTime 3.2...

Consider to install and use the ATI driver software for the Radeon Mac Edition. I think there was also a shareware called »Joshuas Hack« (or similar) to enable proper DVD playback on the beige G3 (given, there is a DVD ROM/Combo/burner drive installed). I used to use a beige G3 with expanded...

The PowerMac 7200 is a PCI machine, isn't it?

Is the VRAM properly seated? It is possible to start a LC 475 with no VRAM installed, resulting in black 1-pixel graphics output. You get a black pixel in a screenshot that was created in such a setup. One possible use is a headless machine that is used as a print server or file server...

As far as I remember any 040 cache memory cards were of limited use because of lacking software compatibility. As mentioned before, a special control panel is used to enable or disable the cache usage, mainly to allow enabling it for compatible software and disabling to avoid crashes while using...

Hello, macdoogie, If you have a Color Classic RGB Power LED/ Button board for sale, I would like to buy one (fully assembled), please. I am located in Germany and I could pay in advance via PayPal. Just tell me the total for the board and shipping, and a PayPal address. Snail mail would be...

You would not even need to carve the cylindrical shape; just glue it in place ;-) (This might give us a hint to what inspired the designer in the first place.)

In the days of System 7 someone wrote a little piece of software called "veraeusser" to do exactly the trick you are asking for: Deactivate the internal display in a PowerBook while driving an external display. Unfortunately I can not locate a copy of this. Probably a fellow comrade will provide...

Many rubber feet cause discolouration of the surface they stand on (like a table with wooden/plastic/laquered surface). You can easily make custom feet from wine cork (natural corc, neither plastics nor composite corc made from ground corc leftover). Just cut it to the desired size and attach it...

Most likely the schematics behind this are simple, as Apple would not have used a different controller to enable this function. Is there a pinout available? Probably one could wire a PB1xx the same way and use it with the driver mentioned above.