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This is a bit of a carry-over from my other IIe card post. I picked up a IIe card from eBay several months back. It was listed as working. I installed it in my Mystic Color Classic, and while the card was recognized and I can boot the IIe, no matter what I tried, I could not get it to run the...

I received my MacEffects case yesterday. I'm so glad they did another run of the clear because I always loved the look but missed out on previous sales. I've had an SE/30 with a reloaded board I've been keeping around with the intention of putting it in a clear case if I ever got the...

I helped a guy in my area by recapping his LC logic board and its power supply. Well, he found his Apple IIe card for it and unfortunately it looks to be in very bad shape. Looks like that capacitor on the left has eaten away what look to be two oscillators? Just with different...

So, I was messing around with my PowerBook 190cs and I noticed in the Control Strip, it allowed me to select thousands of colors. So I selected it... Big mistake! Basically the screen when a slightly odd shade of gray. No problem, I thought, I will restart and zap the PRAM using the...

I picked up a bunch of old computers and CRTs late last year. In that haul was a SuperMac 17" CRT. I finally got around to trying to power it on and while it does power on and show a green LED on the front, I get no picture. However, when I turn it off, I do get the lines at shutdown that...

I had two of my four Mac IIc* machines have bad speakers. And the speakers in them are off, rectangular shaped speakers. I also had a bad speaker in my Mac II (which made me think for the longest time I wasn't getting a boot chime or sad Mac chimes) and found a decent replacement on Amazon. I...

I prefer my helper devices to be covered, and recently learned how easy it is to make basic things in TinkerCad. I recently ordered a set of ESProfiles (internal and external), and while the internal is perfect for my needs, I decided I wanted a case for the external one. So I made the...

So, despite my temporary pause on acquiring new machines because of the massive pile of filthy macs in my workshop, what appeared to be a Mac 128k popped up on FB marketplace and I decided to pull the trigger since the price was good. However, since I don’t think you can actually tell in...

OK, I've been working through my PowerMac 61xx machines that I picked up in my filthy haul a few weeks back. I've successfully built some replacement Y adapters for the ones with a DOS card, but I now have a bigger problem. I currently only have a single HDI-45 adapter that I had with my...

I'll post more in a bit, but I responded to a FB Marketplace post where the OP claimed "Around 100 computers, printers, scanners, and keyboards". No price, and the pictures showed some pretty dusty machines stacked on some shelving in what looked to be a shed. I looked at the posting's...

So, like I suspect many others, I picked up a Monitor /// recently (two actually, but only one had this issue) that had a tear on the mesh screen that I believe was to be a sort of anti-gear coating. When I removed the case, I realized it was just mesh attached to a plastic frame. I...

I just picked up an Apple III locally and it came with a ProFile 5MB Drive (unfortunately no Profile card in the machine), two Apple /// Monitors, and the external floppy drive. I need to replace the RIFA caps as the big ones are cracked significantly. However, I decided to start it up in...

I recently picked up a Performa 640CD while visiting my sister in Colorado. Pictures showed the Mac side booting fine, and the price was good, and it had the DOS compatible markings on the front! Was looking for a partner to go with my 6115 with a DOS card, so I picked it up, removed some of...

Since I didn't learn my lesson about my terrible design skills while trying to build a universal laptop power adapter, I recently ordered one of @Androda's Portable VGA adapters and thought, "I probably should cover this up before I damage it and short out something important". So I build a...

I just finished re-celling a few iBook G3 battery packs. While this will allow me to use them without being plugged in, and it certainly maximizes the portable nature of these machines, I had a couple thoughts: 1. I do have concerns about the safety of home built packs. I read up on it, bought...

I finally got around to trying to figure out this old Apple II clone I picked up some years back (it was one of my first vintage purchases and I had no idea what I was doing). Anyway, it was booting to gibberish on the video out and I read it was likely RAM related. So I removed all the RAM...

Just wondering how others manage your collections. I started with sticky notes on the devices with notes, then moved to a spreadsheet, then I decided I wanted to have a better way to do it, so I went about building myself a system to do it. I am not a web developer, so it's not well written...

Someone listed a G4 locally on FB Marketplace and I fortunately caught it quickly, since it had the Zip750 drive with face plate. It allowed me to complete my PowerMac G3/G3 tower collection (not every iteration, but every design) with Zip drives. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get it...

So, I had picked up a pair of G3 AIO machines recently. Unfortunately on one the right side of the case was badly scratched with terrible black marks. On the other, the left panel had damage. So I took the two good sides, retro-brighted them and took the best internal parts and made a good stock...

I recently discovered that my lack of boot chime on my Mac II was due to a bad speaker. I looked for some cheap 32 ohm speakers with a 56mm diameter, but the closest I found were these 40mm versions: uxcell 0.5 W 32 Ohm DIY Magnetic Speaker 40mm Round-Shape Replacement Loudspeaker for DVD/EVD...