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MacAddict314
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
 Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 09:56:01
Hi! I'm MacAddict314, I'm 14, I've liberated 3 macs, and found this site. I got a Mac SE, Mac SE FDHD, and a Duo 2300c from school(s). So whats up?68k Macs Liberated: 2
Old PPC Macs: 1 Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 10:03:40
"The Sky" of course!  Glad you found us  Many of us liberators have started with a compact mac, and then moved through the ranks, but alot of us started elsewhere, wth Mac II, PPC or LC or such... Welcome to the MLA  Official 68k videographer
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MacAddict314
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 10:11:30
Thanks for the welcome. One thing that stinks is I've only got one keyboard/mouse for the three macs. Other then that, they're very cool for 15, 16, and 8 years old!68k Macs Liberated: 2
Old PPC Macs: 1 Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 10:14:44
"Not enough keyboard-itis" is a very common condition with us liberators, it's sad really but your duo has internal keyboard/mouse, so you can use the duo and an se at the same time, no? Official 68k videographer
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MacAddict314
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 10:30:32
Naw, the battery is long dead, and I don't have the AC adapter, so I have to use it docked.68k Macs Liberated: 2
Old PPC Macs: 1 Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. |
CmdrPlunge
Starting Member
USA
29 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 10:37:23
I think that ThePowerToBurn has some keyboards and mice still. Look in the Trading Post, and drop him a line.----------------------
Macs liberated: 2
Macs Owned: 3
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Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 10:50:35
quote:
Thanks for the welcome. One thing that stinks is I've only got one keyboard/mouse for the three macs.
Welcome aboard!If you can liberate some extra monitor and ADB cables from school, I may have a solution for you! You'd need to chop some of the cables in half and solder the wires to some DB-25 connectors/shells. Get an inexpensive DB-25 ABCD switchbox you'd have the first low-tech 68k KVM switchbox and the extra capacity available to hook up your next liberation. Keyboard/Video/Mouse Switchbox Adaptation I haven't bothered to try this hack yet, so no guarantees, but the general consensus here and over on 'fritter is that it should work just fine. It's based on the function of the commercial KVM I use every day. jt  .
Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball
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Edited by - Trash80toG-4 on 13 Dec 2003 11:01:53
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redrouteone
Junior Member
USA
226 Posts |
Posted - 13 Dec 2003 : 15:29:30
You can also use SVHS cables in place of ADB cables. As sometimes you can find then cheaper.--Eric
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 03:27:57
and keyboards/mice are often located at goodwill stores and such. (that is to say, a straggler or three is almost gauranteed to be there, depending on your area and 'yeah')Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 05:50:48
Welcome! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Official 68kMLA Detective
Number of 68ks Liberated: 7
Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1 |
MacAddict314
Starting Member
USA
8 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 09:52:23
quote:
goodwill
Yeah, there or school. 68k Macs Liberated: 2
Old PPC Macs: 1 Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. |
q950
Junior Member
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 20:02:34
With the duo try taking the lid off the dock and opening the cover of the Duo. On 2300c's you can use the built in KB and trackpad while docked. the monitor stays blank however.Logan Quadra 950, Workgroup Server 9150, Performa 6400, Powerbook 2300c, 4x Quadra 700's, iBook |
Trash80toG-4
NIGHT STALKER
USA
2899 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 21:18:39
quote:
With the duo try taking the lid off the dock and opening the cover of the Duo. On 2300c's you can use the built in KB and trackpad while docked. the monitor stays blank however.
It should work on all the Duos and if it's a Dock II, you can get the LCD to function while docked by removing the ROM IC from its funny little (almost) ZIF socket. You'll lose the functionality of most Dock services by doing so, but it's VERY cool to use it that way!Just be sure to get advice on how to go about it if you want to give it a try. That you won't fubar the socket or break any pins off the ROM like a certain comrade who shall remain nameless!
jt .
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Edited by - Trash80toG-4 on 14 Dec 2003 21:20:51 |
Flash
Full Member
Australia
637 Posts |
Posted - 14 Dec 2003 : 23:17:03
quote:
......break any pins off the ROM like a certain comrade who shall remain nameless!
the Albanian? - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. 68k ParaMedic |
Clinton
Full Member
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - 17 Dec 2003 : 11:57:37
welcome comerade!I'm a little late in welcome, but better late than never. I am now more of a lurker than I was, since for some reason, the times I visit here seem to be the downtimes. anyhoo, good luck, and search your local computer stores back rooms, and the goodwill for keyboards. I suffer from too few as well, but whatchagonnado? CCC Commander
Promotion: 19 Mar 2003 13:06:30
68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, an SE/30, and a MacII
Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180
Apple //s rescued: Apple //e |
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68k of the Week: kastegir's PowerBook 180.