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David Cook replied to the thread Se/30 corrosion around cap c7.Those are all off the shelf parts. The numbers like 8914 are dates. That's the 14th week of 1989. The part numbers are: UA8: 74F253... -
David Cook posted the thread Macintosh LC with DGR Technologies Max Expansion in Macintosh LC & Performa.I was fortunate to pick up an uncommon upgrade for the pizza-box Macs: A DGR Max Expansion. This is similar to the MicroMac Power...
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David Cook replied to the thread Tecmar Mac Drive (10 MB) A serial hard drive?! (The first Macintosh external hard drive).1 to 1: GND to GND 2 unused: +5V 3 to 3: GND to GND 4 to 8: transmit+ to receive+ 5 to 9: transmit- to receive- 6 unused: +12V 7 to 7...
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David Cook replied to the thread Tecmar Mac Drive (10 MB) A serial hard drive?! (The first Macintosh external hard drive).I assume the same message even with the serial port disconnected? I mean, I suspect this message is really saying "I can't talk to the...
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David Cook replied to the thread Tecmar Mac Drive (10 MB) A serial hard drive?! (The first Macintosh external hard drive).Check the continuity on all of the serial cable pins. The MacGUI article indicates the drive clocks the serial port externally. Use a...
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David Cook replied to the thread Manifested worries about the Y2K38 and Y2K40.Yes. No problem. As commonly occurs, whenever the PRAM battery has died or is removed, the date goes to 1904. That's exactly what will...
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David Cook posted the thread HD20 Init for Mac II, IIx, IIcx, and SE/30 in Software & Operating Systems.Way back in 2008, @JDW pointed out the following article in which an unnamed init could enable a stock-ROM SE/30 to mount an HD20 hard...
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David Cook replied to the thread Quadra 700 VRAM Extension.One of my favorite things about this hobby is upgrading these old machines to their maximum potential. It's like fulfilling a promise.
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David Cook replied to the thread Color LCD Retrofit Kit for SE/30 by ZigZagJoe.That is an amazingly crisp image.
