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I can tell you exactly what I did: dd if=/dev/disk2 And that resulted in an image that did not retain any of the partitions. I have since tried your suggestion of: if=/dev/disk2s1 And it worked at treat. All partitions retained. Thanks for the tip!

I second this request.

(The following is a reproduction of this article.) I was recently contacted by a friend who was trying to get an old PowerMac 7300 up and running. They were looking for a disk image they could use to burn a bootable Mac OS 9.1 installer CD. Take note of that word: “bootable”, because that’s the...

I think the party line is that the capacitor powers the PRAM for a small amount of time then the batteries are removed and replaced without losing the settings.

That model looks like it's a 3D scan rather than something that's been parametrically modelled. It looks pretty rough to me.

Do you know if there's a way I can test it to see whether it's just a fading CCFL, or if it might be something else?

@ConnahComputerSmith I really enjoyed your "Can I save a junked Mac Plus" video. Keep it up!

Since receiving Kay Koba's SPIISDv2 I've had the luxury of running Total Replay and reliving some great old memories, but when it comes to the command line, I'm stumped. I remember the standard commands like RUN, BRUN, LOAD, BLOAD, CAT, PR# and PREFIX but so much of my old knowledge has leaked...

The funny thing is I have no recollection of the drive capacity. It was so big in relation to using 5.25" floppy disks, there was simply no conceivable way of us ever filling it. I never even paid attention to how much free space was available.

I did actually have a hard drive attached to my Apple IIe which I acquired around 1988. I think it was called a "Digicard" and it had its own card that plugged into the IIe. I don't remember much more about it, other than it was HUGE!

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've checked the potentiometer, and it seems to be giving smooth resistance changes as I turn the dial.

Hi all, I've just completed my first PowerBook 100 recap, and all went well. The only issue I have is that the backlight is really dim. If I turn the brightness knob all the way to the left the backlight switches off completely, but when I turn it to the right, after it comes on it doesn't get...

Thanks for reposting, sorry we didn't get this thread up sooner.

Our apologies for the lateness, but yes it is happening! I've added a new sticky post: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/2025-powerpc-challenge.4068/

It's time for the 2025 PPC Challenge! The gang from Mac Yak have been running the PPC challenge for a few years now, and the 2025 challenge has begun! Our apologies for the lateness of this post, the Mac Yak gang have been a little preoccupied with stuff. THE GOAL The primary goal of the PowerPC...