Recent content by ClassicHasClass

Yeah, don't do that. Have it all plugged in before you power on. Also make sure you have the bus correctly terminated.

Nice restoration work!

Ah, then, I'll wait and see on that. Good to see they're getting upstreamed. Thank you :)

Got around to upgrading my DEC Pro 380 (an incompatible desktop PDP-11) with an MFM emulator and a full 1MB of memory. It runs PRO/VENIX, the only official Unix option. It's going to be a lot of fun hacking on this thing in the future. Pictures and guts in the blog entry...

Where is this MacOS driver? What patching did you need to do, just change the ID?

Every time a IIfx boots, an angel gets their wings. Or something like that.

Doom and Doom II, but you'll need a patch for later versions of Mac OS, and I don't know how laggy it would be on LocalTalk. Bolo and Marathon, natch.

Nice! Those antediluvian systems can sometimes be the most satisfying to restore.

Well, I think my 9150/80 is running into heating issues also (random quits and system errors after a few minutes of uptime). RAM repeatedly tested good. The heat grease had indeed turned into heat not-grease, but a not overly generous application of new compound only made it marginally better. I...

I'm rather fond of the 7100 since I used one to edit the university newspaper as a grad student until I talked the dean of students into buying a brand spanking new Sawtooth G4/450. I managed to get it from surplus and stuck an HPV card, a G3, max RAM and a better CD-ROM in it. Naturally I call...

Depending on the G5 model, there are also diagnostic LEDs on the logic board towards the front that could be helpful.

Only if you install the PC Card Cage, which was an option. My own 540c doesn't have one.

Seems like just making more of the PCMCIA card cages would be more useful in the long run, I should think.

What *I* need is something to keep track of all the damn cables and what I actually have in stock.

Hey, you got the case. That's the hardest part of restoring a Mac TV ...