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I actually tried this out recently after hearing about it elsewhere. After discovering that use of the desktop app requires (1) using the mobile app first to unlock the "pro" tier; (2) a purchase fee for the unlimited items functionality, AND (3) a *paid subscription* for the desktop app, that...

It's some form foil-backed fiberglass insulation, up against a concrete wall. The studio area is on the lowest floor of the house so it's always nice and cool down there, which I enjoy.

For the first time in my 10+ years of tinkering, collecting, and working generally with vintage Macs, I finally have a proper workbench space. Woohoo! In the past I've resorted to doing cleaning, tinkering, and/or repairs (sometimes involving soldering, polishing, and other messy activities)...

The original product page for the MoniSwitch ADC Pro indicates that the USB port is for connecting a USB keyboard/mouse if you're using a DVI-based display with it instead of an ADC display. The switch gets all its power from the ADC bus, as does the non-Pro model. I really like that about it...

Very cool, sounds like the same concept as the "Pro" ADC model by Dr. Bott. Having DVI inputs instead of ADC would make it much easier to use with a mix of Macs and PCs. Yes, my understanding is that the 17" CRT uses only analog signaling over ADC; I haven't tried to use one of these switches...

A neat side note, according to the original product page on Dr. Bott's website (Internet Archive link) this was actually used by Steve Jobs to demo OS X at various Macworld keynotes. Would certainly be useful in case like that where you're switching between computers on the fly.

Just sharing some images of this neat little device I acquired recently, the Dr. Bott MoniSwitch ADC, which is a KVM switch that allows you to hook up two ADC-based Macs to a single display and switch between them at the press of a button. It also allows you to share any peripherals attached to...

That's good to know, and it's consistent with my experience as well. I've used those 230S's in a number of my own machines and they have worked pretty much every time, for machines of G3-G4 era anyways. Anyways, will definitely second the recommendation of the green-board adapter and 230S for...

Agreed that drives larger than 128 GB are just asking for trouble. And SATA adapters are the way to go based on my own experience. A CF-IDE adapter should also work. I was able to get a 64GB mSATA SSD working in my Lombard recently; links to the products I used are available at that link if...

I've been watching this thread with some curiosity, as I'd also love to have a more customizable/query-able solution for collection management. But I've been using Excel for this for many years and it's generally worked well enough when paired with my Photos library and my website. And is...

Sharing a very nice recent find - this Power Mac G4 MDD. It is one of the early 2003 "FireWire 800" models, specifically the dual-processor 1.25 GHz machine. I purchased it from the original owner who had two of them in his design office. He took exceptionally good care of it; basically looks...

Very nice! That'll work indeed. I ended up sticking a 128GB mSATA SSD with one of the red StarTech PATA adapters into mine and that seems to be working well. Cheers to happy MDDs!

Yes, it was very strange! If I hadn't found that fourth one I probably would have assumed a much more serious hardware issue. The models of drives that didn't work are: - Seagate U Series 5 model ST320413A (20 GB) - pull from iMac G3 - WD Caviar WD1200JB-00CRA1 (120 GB) - pull from another G4...

Thanks! Yeah, this probably would have been a good next step had all the drives ended up failing as I do have the original AHT disk. Cheers

Interesting, yeah these HDDs are/were all era appropriate (pulled from various G3 and G4-based systems over the years). But anyways, I happened across a fourth drive that I had laying around ... figured "why not" and hooked it up ... and lo and behold, was able to get Leopard installed and...