Recent content by haydonbeagley

I power my 1400CS, PDQ and Bronze Keyboard from a 24V (5amp) Mean Well PSU which I soldered the PowerBook Connector. As when I originally got my PDQ it didn't come with a charger, I had then bought a "replacement" PSU for a way too much money which failed. So chopped the end off and use the...

Hi all, Just a quick thread to see if anyone has had any luck in finding substitute floppy drives that would work in the bay adapter/caddy for the 1400CS? As my original drive the disk clamp and other parts of the drive were rattling around inside the drive and has destroyed the heads (see...

I've got a 1400CS with this issue too the display upon first turning it on is washed out to the point where text and colours are nearly non-existant. Adjusting the contrast and brightness tends to bring it back to a somewhat viable state. Has anyone got a capactior guide or hot tips for working...

Hi all, Long time reader, newbie poster! I recently came to own a Lombard through a friend who does IT clearances and it found its way to me however it wasn't faultless. Long story short, a parts unit was acquired from eBay and the rest is history. However, one issue remained, the ODD was...

I've recently been given a PowerBook 180 with the B/W screen and my friend did the oven trick to fix its tunnel vision. Sadly, it seems that if its been on for around half an hour the corners do seem to start getting darker. Would it be worth attempting to put it through the oven again? Or just...

Long time, no post and a Happy New Year to all! Greetings from my slightly cranky PowerBook 180 the typical exploding hinges included! Thank goodness for 3D printers!

If I get anymore saved searches on eBay they are going to start charging me :ROFLMAO: car-boot season has started so never know what I can pick up there!

That's awesome! Do love a bit of 68K News! Just need to find a charging cradle/dock for the Palm so I can fire it up! As currently it's a shiny paperweight!

Hello all, Long time no post/upload - but thought I'd share some mid to late 2000s productivity! Firstly a Palm m515 PDA (bought for all of £4 - sadly I've got no idea if it works or even does anything as sadly it didn't come with cables. And secondly a BlackBerry Curve 8520! I remember...

Hello all, It seems I’m breeding PowerBook G3s at the moment. The one on the left has shot hinges. But works. Paid all of £8 on eBay for it thanks for eBay and Nectar vouchers. Rocking a 233MHz CPU and it had 32MB RAM but I quickly upgraded that to 256MB. It’s missing some plates and batteries...

If my PowerBook ejected it's PC-Card in space it would likely cause damage!

Hello all, not really a post with an issue but more of an observation of my PowerBook G3 PDQ’s ability to send PC Cards flying when ejecting them. If this was a Warp Core ejection Star Fleet Enginneering would be impressed!

Well it seems I’ve inherited a 27” Mid 2010 iMac with the infamous AMD 5xxx GPU which is failing and prevents anything like High Sierra or GPU demanding apps from running. Got the machine for free which is nice. So the big question is what GPU would be best with minimum headaches to...

Just a quick update! Moment of madness or ADHD bliss but I’ve managed to get hold of a fan that fits well inside the iMac G3 (for free too). Yes, your eyes don’t fool you the whole lot is held in by clear cable ties, electrical tape and a prayer! Let’s say Steve Jobs wouldn’t approve of me...

My eMac is part of the new capacitors needed club. It has some capacitors on the logic board that need some attention. At the moment it runs but it's only a matter of time before it gets too bad. My biggest issue is my soldering skills aren't the best so will likely have to buy the parts and...