David Cook's latest activity
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David Cook replied to the thread Mac II Video glitch.That's crazy. Definitely related to highlight. What system version? -
David Cook replied to the thread Mac II Video glitch.Try changing the highlight color in the Color control panel (?) to something like yellow.
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David Cook replied to the thread Mac II Video glitch.And, it is only scrambling inverted text. That's a clue. Have you tried booting with extensions disabled?
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David Cook replied to the thread Mac II Video glitch.Very interesting. It isn't the LCD. 1. Does it happen every single time in 256 mode? 2. Is the scrambled text always scrambled the...
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David Cook replied to the thread VRAM - more speed, or just more colors?.As everyone has mentioned so far, adding VRAM generally increases the maximum number of colors and resolution only. However, on...
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David Cook replied to the thread Restoration of three Macintosh II.Tip for English listeners: When I played this video embedded in the TinkerDifferent page, it did not translate the audio. If you open it...
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David Cook replied to the thread Power Macintosh 8600 SCSI and RAM Interleave notes.Good catch! Not nickpicking at all. I put my notes up online to save trouble for other people. If someone plugs something into that...
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David Cook replied to the thread IIfx Parts Machine Repair - RAM, ROM, Power on/off Fixes.Hmm. I saw a couple of posts from people claiming they made a 4MB PCB layout, but I don't actually see the layouts themselves posted...
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David Cook posted the thread Power Macintosh 8600 SCSI and RAM Interleave notes in Beige PowerPC (Old World ROM).I recently picked up an 8600/300. I ran across a couple of interesting tidbits while playing with the computer. This is the enhanced...
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David Cook replied to the thread Mac Portable 5V Line and Troubleshooting.If this is a 5120, it is a common issue that powering up sound (for the chime) introduces electrical noise into the 5V line and...
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David Cook replied to the thread Fixing a Portable M5120; Divide by Zero Error(?).Is this a 5120? If so, try adding a temporary bodge wire as shown in purple. There seems to be an electrical noise issue in many...
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David Cook replied to the thread IIfx Parts Machine Repair - RAM, ROM, Power on/off Fixes.Let me know if you run into anything I can help with. Definitely double check for incompatible memory and make sure the board isn't...
