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Hey, is there any 68k / System 7 compatible software that displays calibration patterns for CRTs? Trying to touch up the convergence on my M1296

Hi, wondering if anyone has successfully overclocked their LC II? I’ve tried swapping out the oscillators, changing the 25.175 one makes no difference, changing the 31.3344 speeds up everything including messing with the sound (higher pitch) and video refresh. Any way to just speed up just...

Hey, I’ve got a Mass Microsystems Quickimage nubus card in my IIci. I can’t find the driver anywhere, does anyone have a disk they can upload? Reference info Thanks!

Hey all, I've got a recapped Powerbook 100. It works well but some games give an "Unimplemented Trap" type error. Specifically so far these 2 games don't work: Sim Farm Crystal Quest I also tried on my backlit Portable and I get the same errors. So I assume it is not a hardware issue...

Hi, I just recapped a Mac Portable M5120 logic board. It has no sound to the internal speaker, the external jack works however. I found C9 (+) was not connect to pin 11 of the Sound Left Chip. C10 (+) was connected OK to Sound Right. I also found that the speaker (+) does connect to 2 leads...

Hi, I have a 5126 with a broken display ribbon cable.  Is it possible to fit the more common 5120 non-backlit display?  The connector on the logic board is similar but not the same.  Are pinout diagram available for this connector? Otherwise, if someone has a spare backlit ribbon cable I’m...

Hi, I have a 1400c that powered on using the reset switch in back when I first got it. Since then it will not power on at all. I tried pulling the battery and AC adapter and holding the reset switch for 1 minute. I tried cutting the connection for the PRAM battery and letting it sit...

Hi guys, I have a Macintosh II that I can't get to power via the button on the back or via the keyboard.  I have already replaced both batteries and the capacitors on the logic board.  The system does start up just fine using the white wire from PS-3V battery-ground trick. This is the version...

Hi, I have a 500mhz iBook Dual G3 that powers to a blank gray screen.  It does chime.  Tried PRAM and PMU resets no help.  Removed airport card and ram simm and still doesn't boot.  I can eject the CDROM OK. Logic board dead or any other options? Thanks!

Is there a modification that can be made so the option for keyboard illumination can be always "on" and adjustable with the keyboard keys? Thanks!

Hello, I just bought the Sonnet Encore 1ghz ZIF processor upgrade for my Beige G3. When I got it I realized I was missing the power cable adapter which will run a power connector directly to the CPU, which is not normally present. I asked the seller and they do not have it(see attached) The 8...

I was looking at a IIx on craigslist, and I couldn't figure out what the Nubus card in the front is. See attached picture. I know the one in the back is the toby card, and the middle is a radius full page display card, but whats that first one? Thanks!

I have a nice powerbook 180, I would going to try to do the resedit hack and install OS 8.1. However, whenever I plug a SCSI CDROM into the computer it won't boot, just hangs. When I unplug it boots just fine. Tried messing with SCSI ID numbers on the back of the CDROM but no go. I have an...

Got my IIcx board back with 8 new SIMM slots, now socketed CPU, and new caps. Awesome! Shout out to mcdermd for doing a kickass job! ;) I have the Daystar Powercache adapter for the IIcx that plugs into the CPU socket, as soon as I find a Powercache I'm going to try out this rarity. Side...

I was cleaning out one of my Quadra 950's and 2 of these fell out. I have no idea where they came from. Thoughts? :-/

Has there been any success at all installing OS 9 on an aluminum powerbook? I heard the ROM is coded to not boot 9.2.1.

So I'm completely new to radius rockets. I have a IIci with the turbo601. Can the rocket be used in conjuction with the turbo601, to run one 68k system(rocket) while booted with the 601? Thanks!

I have a IIsi that doesn't boot. I put the hard drive in an external closure and connected it to my color classic, and the color classic displays the floppy ? at boot up and won't even boot off its own drive, or bombs if I try to turn on the drive after the CC boots off its own HD. I'd like to...

I accidently bent a pin removing my sonnet allegro 33mhz card for my se/30. I tried to bend it back and it broke off...am I screwed? What can I do? Pin #1 is broken. Thanks :-/

Had some extra time this weekend to get going on a project I have been meaning to do. Awhile ago I bought a 9" IBM monochrome VGA monitor with hopes of putting it in my old SE/30 case. (the original had a massive battery explosion) Today I was able to mount the screen and electronics and test...