Recent content by Yoda

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...

@phunguss That's definitely a cs - the black and white 190 had a different profile on the screen back panel. It's a machine that has been through the extended repair program (the 'AA' on the serial number label) so it likely has had the power jack resoldered and/or reinforced, but that's worth...

I had Aaron installed on my PowerBook 1400, running Mac OS 7.6.1 (I think). All it did/does is alter the visual aspects of the UI to include shading effects which gives the appearance of depth to icons and windows. Quite a popular extension at the time if I recall, since stock Mac OS was rather...

In addition to that, when considering creating a business, remember that where you are matters a lot in terms of what the rules are. Every country, and even each state in the US, have different rules on what is required to start and run a business, so you're going to need to research what the...

I'm not sure this helps at all, and I have seen a comment on Reddit that says the two panels are the same, but there are also Apple references to different part numbers: PowerBook 170 display - part number 661-0711 Mac Portable LCD Non-BackLit display - 661-0473 Mac Portable LCD BackLit display...

The silver thing is a fuse (the board has a marking for 'F1'). A simple continuity check with a multimeter ought to tell you if it has blown. I had an ADB failure on an SE resulting from hot swapping a keyboard. It had shorted the circuit and blown that fuse.

Going full circle, back to the original 'BlueSCSI v2 on PB170' topic, I recently bought another (current production) v2 BlueSCSI for the 170, and have used it to replace the original hard drive. I used the 7.1 image assembled by @Ron's Computer Videos from the outline drawn up by @eric and I...

@Daniel Hansen that is really helpful, thanks!!! I don't have any hope of making new interconnects - I'm rather limited in what I am physically able to do - but I do have a couple of 'parts' PBs which might be suitable donors! New interconnects would be a better bet if they are available...

I have a 165c and 180, both with bad interconnect cables (the short, grey ribbon connecting bottom and top near the rear). They both have vertical lines/deformations on screen, and the 180 also has some non-responsive keys and doesn't chime. Both systems have displayed what I think are typical...