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Kady Mae
Junior Member
USA
261 Posts |
 Posted - 17 Aug 2002 : 12:21:28
Yeee ha!I've liberated my first 68k mac! Found an LCIII for $10 ($5 because it was 50% off day) at a thrift shop. Have not yet had a chance to take the little pizza box home and fire her up. 68K's liberated: 0
68Ks adopted to loving homes: 2
PowerMacs adopted: 1 |
catsdorule
Senior Member
Canada
1627 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2002 : 13:39:49
Sweet what is it like?!?  -Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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Rexzilla
Junior Member
132 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2002 : 17:57:53
The LCIII is one of the more usable "Pizza Boxes". I had several of these and gave them to friends. It is amazing how fast they seem with 7.1 on them. There were also Apple IIe cards for these to run ye ole Apple stuff.
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 17 Aug 2002 : 21:37:51
hiya, rex! welcome back, where have you been?jt  ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
Kady Mae
Junior Member
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 09:59:06
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Sweet what is it like?!?-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
Sniff :( I plugged it in and nothing happened. I think it may be dead. I carefully slid open the case and sprayed the dustblaster, but it was pretty clean inside. I have no idea how to tell if it's been stripped or not. Now, here comes my stupid question ... The keyboard and monitor I hooked up belonged to my 7600. Would this cause a problem? 68K's liberated: 0
68Ks adopted to loving homes: 2
PowerMacs adopted: 1 |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 10:18:21
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Sweet what is it like?!?-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
Sniff :( I plugged it in and nothing happened. I think it may be dead. I carefully slid open the case and sprayed the dustblaster, but it was pretty clean inside. I have no idea how to tell if it's been stripped or not. Now, here comes my stupid question ... The keyboard and monitor I hooked up belonged to my 7600. Would this cause a problem?
did you flip on the power switch in the back?every once in a while my microquadra gets very stubborn about booting up when i hit the power key without flipping the switch!  jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
G4from128k
Full Member
USA
873 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 12:28:39
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did you flip on the power switch in the back?
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did you flip on the power switch in the back?
You should have no problems with a the keyboard and monitor from the 7600 (as long as the monitor supports the lower resolutions of the LCIII). Even if the monitor is the wrong resolution, you should be some sort of start-up sound and hear the harddisk spin-up.( Hey jt, I assume that your "back-button-double-posting" means that you have to flip the power switch twice? Either that, or no wonder you are nearing 2000 posts.) Kady Mae, I do hope that your LCIII joins the living, you got a good price on a great little pizza box. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist
by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way
Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 14:13:10
quote:
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did you flip on the power switch in the back?
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did you flip on the power switch in the back?
You should have no problems with a the keyboard and monitor from the 7600 (as long as the monitor supports the lower resolutions of the LCIII). Even if the monitor is the wrong resolution, you should be some sort of start-up sound and hear the harddisk spin-up.(Hey jt, I assume that your "back-button-double-posting" means that you have to flip the power switch twice? Either that, or no wonder you are nearing 2000 posts.)
oops! the forums are responding VERY slowly again!  that was my second second back-button-booboo today! except it was really the "did i actually press that freakin' post button syndrome!?!!!" this time around. btw: i have considerably more than 2k posts . . . but we don't talk about that! jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 14:53:03
Aaah...the LCIII, my first Mac. Congrats on your new liberation. I hope you have fun with your first 68k. As far as it being dead is concerned, are you sure that there is a good PRAM battery in there? If there's not, the Mac will play dead. However, there's a trick to force it to start up without a PRAM batt. Switch it on, then off, then back on again. If that doesn't get it to boot, come back and we'll give you some more information. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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Kady Mae
Junior Member
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 16:10:30
Just got done talking to Space Boy (hard at work on one of the few macs in the building) and he also suggested that I try the PRAM battery.I'll head off to the local battery store this evening. 68K's liberated: 0
68Ks adopted to loving homes: 2
PowerMacs adopted: 1 |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 18:08:42
Cool. Be sure the one you buy is a 3.6v half-AA lithium batt. You should be able to pick one up at Ratty Shark or some place like that.  -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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catsdorule
Senior Member
Canada
1627 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 18:40:09
quote:
Cool. Be sure the one you buy is a 3.6v half-AA lithium batt. You should be able to pick one up at Ratty Shark or some place like that. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
-Danny Canadian Sniper Squadron 2 stars.
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 18:47:41
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Cool. Be sure the one you buy is a 3.6v half-AA lithium batt. You should be able to pick one up at Ratty Shark or some place like that.
oops! forgot the dialup disclaimer, there are images in this post, but they probably aren't TOO bad on dialup, they're small.speaking of PRAM Batts, check these possibilities out in my PRAM Batt Pack Hack thread on fritter. gotta figure out some kind of charging system for them tho . . . jt ™.
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF Edited by - Trash80toG-4 on 19 Aug 2002 18:51:06 |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 19 Aug 2002 : 20:36:47
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oops! forgot the dialup disclaimer, there are images in this post, but they probably aren't TOO bad on dialup, they're small.speaking of PRAM Batts, check these possibilities out in my PRAM Batt Pack Hack thread on fritter. gotta figure out some kind of charging system for them tho . . .
Hmm you've just reminded me of something.... A few months ago, one of my friends picked up a 6100 DOS. The PRAM batt was flat, and when i told him about the type of battery needed, he told me that it would be better if he was to simply rip the plug off a 3.6v power adapter and solder the wires to the respective battery terminals. I, on the other hand though, wouldn't want to botch up a Mac mobo like that unless i had no choice. Really, its your call. -------------------------- Pizzabox LCs RULE!!!!!!! Warrior maclover5
68k Macintosh Liberation Army
Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
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LCIII liberated!
68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.