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I've come into a clean PB G4 12" that doesn't boot. On powerup, I hear the HD start, and then I get fast system fans and nothing else. No chime, no activity on the screen. Doing PMU reset doesn't change anything with either battery in or battery out. It does seem to be charging the battery...

Through some good fortune, I've recently come into three Sparcstation 2 machines - all with Weitek Powerups :-) My question though, is about the feet. On all three of them, it looks like at one point the glue softened, the feet "slid" around, and now the glue is hardened again. The feel are...

During monitoring of our email queues, we found a small number of messages that had not been delivered, primarily for registration confirmation emails. Attempting re-sends manually did not work. Looking deeper, it appears the issue was due to different destination mail hosts not accepting...

We will be having 30 minutes of downtime on this forum at 9:15 am CST on Sunday, November 13th for system maintenance. If things go sideways, we will update on the TinkerDifferent Reddit. You did know we have a Reddit, right? :)

TinkerDifferent announces new Board of Directors. The founders of TinkerDifferent have completed the election of a Board of Directors to oversee the various functions required to administer and maintain the forums, Discord, and other related areas. The current Board will serve through October...

”New” posters up in the office.

I just came into a nice Quadra 605, and the case tabs that hold on the top cover have not broken...yet! I know this is a problem with many of this generation of Mac. Has anyone had success with reinforcing these tabs before they break to avoid the inevitable? I was thinking of roughing up the...

A fun little pick up thanks to an eagle-eyed friend at a recycle center. Works perfectly, though I’ll get after the caps…

This came in as a donation today, from the original owner. It's beautiful. @This Does Not Compute shot some video I'm sure he'll put up on YT later. He says he has more good stuff to share!

First Apple: Apple ][+ First Mac: 128K Favorite Mac: SE/30, but I cheat on it with my TAM from time to time Strengths: Can remember where I put that one part Weaknesses: Things that need repairing, Mazda RX-7, Ice Cream Mod Rating: I don't know... roast me Have been messing with Apple and other...

I came into a first gen clamshell iBook recently. First thing I did was toss in an OS 9 disk and wipe and re-install the OS. For the record, I believe it was 9.04. There was no Airport card in the machine, so I plugged in an ethernet cable but got no connectivity. Looking at my switch, I don't...

I'm reviving a LaserWriter 2. I got a new "power block" (also known as HP Power module RG9-0205 - $25 on eBay) so now the printer powers up successfully. When feeding paper from the tray, the pickup roller gets it about an inch into the printer and then the paper stops. If, however, I feed paper...

Anyone else going to VCFMW this weekend? I'm planning to be there with a couple of friends. Looks like our tables will be very near the "free pile" - hope that's not dangerous - the goal is to come home with less than I bring! Apple stuff I'm going to have for sale include a Lisa with a bad...