Recent content by Yoda

I also think that sometimes we regard people who offer services and assistance in places like this as a public resource when actually, they're real people with lives and commitments of their own. Sometimes the best of people appear disappointing, when they may be extremely busy, or ill, or just...

It's a bit od that he didn't respond. He did work for me on three Classic boards, and was very responsive and informative, including delayig my payment until I'd checked the repairs were good. I wouldn't have hesitated recommending him based on that.

Long time getting around to it, but an update regarding the 180: This was fixed (today) by transplanting the interconnect board from a PB160, which was non-functional anyway. The 180 is finally back up and running happily - aside from the almost inevitable tunnel vision, but even that doesn't...

I'm currently awaiting a Z88, bought on eBay from a UK seller for $89 before the new 'tariff' was declared, but not shipped until afterwards. It is transiting the eBay global shipping service, but so far no additional fees have been notified, though I rather expect them. It's due for delivery in...

I never used an Amiga, but have been a Mac user since 1986. For me, the Mac's great strength came around that time and into the 90s with Desktop Publishing, which put the power to communicate even the most complex publications of just about every type into the hands of anyone who wanted to use...

My G4 iMac has an AirPort extreme card and MacOS 10.4 (Tiger), and the Airport card does not require any additional software or drivers since it's natively recognised by MacOS. That said, it is certainly possible that your iMac could have had a MacOS install that was for a different system, or...

I can't see it being likely that a professional restorer would be affordable to most, but it is certainly not all that uncommon to find an enthusiast selling off a restored (or repaired) system for more moderate prices. As much as I wanted a 'good' Classic or Classic II, which had been...

It's rather fashionable to poke fun at the Classic and Classic II for the 'cheapness' of build and poor performance by the time they were put on sale, but I must say my Classic II is one of the all-time favourites in my collection, and it's very satisfying to see another one rescued from an...

One other point: @eric is the expert on these things. Read what he says and the FAQs/toubleshooting guides he points to and take each word and step quite literally. Nothing more or less. Don't interpret or assume that if something is said it must mean something else. If you hit a point you can't...

I think the main problem is that all these technologies are quite 'fragile', not least because these old systems are generally very cantankerous these days, and small issues with components or corrosion on circuit boards can cause inconsistent behaviours or outright failures, yet not have any...

My Classic required an ultrasonic clean - there was cap goo and signs of corrosion in several areas which an IPA wash didn't seem to sufficiently remove. After the recap, it then booted perfectly. The Classic should give you a floppy/question mark icon if there's no hard drive, but with this...

This is.... well, just astonishing!!! Great job!

I must admit that I don't use my eMate all that much any longer, but it was one of my must-haves when I started what is a fairly loose collection of vintage systems. It's quite unique amongst laptops due to the Newton OS, and remarkably well thought out. Mine came from a school system, and was...

Even out of the box, an eMate will (would) boot up to the core Newton OS interface. I seem to recall a brief new user setup for time/location/name etc, but the actual software is in ROM so it'll come up even with RAM wiped. So no, you don't need to back up what may already be saved, unless...

Just let me know your mailing address and I'll go in search of a padded envelope. No rush, they're not going anywhere else. Sadly, the rest of my 190 is not in that good a condition! Looking at your last photo of the 'dead folder', it reminds me of a 5300cs I have which always first boots to...