Question about the Macintosh Portable

[Froggy814]

Okay, Thanks!

 

[Froggy814]

I did the two diode mods. Here are some photos in case one of you wants to do it. I went to the resistor because there was a steady 5v there.

Zener Diode Mod


External SCSI Mod

 

[Froggy814]

Also, does anyone know if I can restore the original silicone rollers on the trackball? I don't like the 12 dollar price tag on the ones on ebay.

 

[Froggy814]

BlueSCSI on Macintosh Portable

I am using no special configuration (Mac Plus) and a self made adapter (some pics in the Resources section of the forum). Virtual drive formatted using HD Toolkit and with HDT driver installed. I just did a random test, waking it up 10 times in sequence after sleep. Not a single failure, even...

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@Sideburn
Do you remember or know what pin on the portable is 5v for the floppy drive? Can you label it? Thanks!

 

[finkmac]

Also, does anyone know if I can restore the original silicone rollers on the trackball? I don't like the 12 dollar price tag on the ones on ebay.

no.
just buy some silicone earring backs in an appropriate size.

 

[David Cook]

Also, does anyone know if I can restore the original silicone rollers on the trackball? I don't like the 12 dollar price tag on the ones on ebay.

Macintosh Portable horror story

The final conclusion of my earlier post is: TRACKBALL REPAIR SUCCESS! The tubing I ordered from this AliExpress seller ("ID 0.8mm OD 4mm") arrived last night, which enabled me to finish the repair today: I tried all kinds of nippers and other tools, but in the end, what make the straightest...

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[Froggy814]

if I put a potentiometer on one of the speaker leads would I be able to turn the sound up and down in volume or would it just not work. Or is there a way in system 6.0.8?

 

[SuperSVGA]

if I put a potentiometer on one of the speaker leads would I be able to turn the sound up and down in volume or would it just not work. Or is there a way in system 6.0.8?

Do you mean in addition to the volume control in the control panel, or is that one not working?

 

[Froggy814]

I couldn't figure out where the volume controls are. Can you maybe show me where? This is technically my first mac experience so I don't know where volume controls are.

 

[SuperSVGA]

I couldn't figure out where the volume controls are. Can you maybe show me where? This is technically my first mac experience so I don't know where volume controls are.

I believe in 6.0.8 you go to the Apple menu in the top left, Control Panel, and then the volume control I think is in both the General section and the Sound section, so you can adjust it from either location.

 

[Froggy814]

Alright, I'll try that. Thank you very much.

 

[Froggy814]

Do you have any mods for the portable you would suggest? Thanks!

 

[Froggy814]

WiFi DaynaPORT

BlueSCSI v2 Documentation

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It says that I need to download their .hda to install wifi activity. How would I install the os that I want to use if they want me to use that .hda file? Wouldn't that mean that I wouldn't be able to use my .hda? I want to enable wifi activity on my portable but don't quite understand that part. Thats it. Would I be able to make my own .hda with macTCP installed then I would be able to not have to use their .hda, or is that not how it works? Thanks!