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JDW replied to the thread Backlit Portable 5126 — Is your backlight this dim?.Very sorry to hear that. I do hope your RAM card is OK. I've heard that CCFL backlight tubes can flicker when dying, so hopefully it's... -
JDW posted the thread Mac Portable Screen Visibility without Backlight: 5126 vs. 5120 in Macintosh Portable.I would appreciate feedback from 5120 Mac Portable owners who have a machine that works and who have experiencing adjusting the contrast...
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JDW replied to the thread NiMH PRAM battery conversion.Wow! Fantastic! Tiny but so useful. This is great. I should mention one usage caveat that will affect some SE/30 motherboard owners...
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JDW replied to the thread sit - Create StuffIt archives on Unix systems.Giving people power and options is always nice, but after reading your recent replies, would that “encoding” feature only confuse users...
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JDW replied to the thread sit - Create StuffIt archives on Unix systems.Giving people power and options is always nice, but after reading your recent replies, would that feature only confuse people into...
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Hi, folks. I know the Portable's backlight is rated at a meager 53 nits, but if any of you own a 5126 Backlit Portable, could you...
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JDW replied to the thread sit - Create StuffIt archives on Unix systems.There was some debate here about the need to encode Stuffit 1.5.1 *.sit files (for uploading to Macintosh Garden, etc.) using BinHex or...
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JDW replied to the thread SE/30 noise in video - where do I look next?.For a single project one-off, Console5 is cheap. It's hard to beat it. But yes, buying several recap jobs' worth of parts at once from...
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JDW replied to the thread SE/30 noise in video - where do I look next?.In regards to good quality LCR meters, unless you're going to pay more than $1,000 for a benchtop meter, the absolute cream of the crop...
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JDW replied to the thread SE/30 noise in video - where do I look next?.I have nothing against Console5. Nothing. I respect the seller for the service he provides to so many. But I'm one of those really...