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  1. rikerjoe

    What is the thickness of RAM SIMMs (30 pins)

    I just measured some 4 MB 30-pin SIMMS with calipers and got between 1.11 and 1.24 mm, for what it is worth.
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    2008 iMac 24” Restoration Journey

    I have one of these, an iMac8,1 (24-inch Early 2008) with an Intel Core 2 Duo running at 2.8 GHz that was our family’s daily driver until each member moved up to individual MacBook Airs. Its latest official macOS is El Cap, but recently I used one of DosDude’s patchers to put Catalina on it...
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    BlueSCSI - Open, Low Cost, DIY SCSI to SD device

    Today I assembled my first DB-25 version of the 1.1 BlueSCSI. Went together like a charm, and after troubleshooting my inadequate soldering job on the microSD socket pins, it worked perfectly. Thanks @eric for the new design - it's perfect for the "sneaker net" between my Mac mini and my...
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    SE/30 Horizontal lines due to an oversight

    After my first handful of surface mounted chips didn't work after initial replacement, I developed the habit to brute-force check every pair of neighboring pins for those hard-to-spot bridges. When I get a continuity beep, I double-check the schematics in case the neighboring pins are actually...
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    Reverse engineering the LC II Logicboard

    Beautiful board!
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    Getting a Macintosh SE Online

    Ha, yes. I‘ve had a RaSCSI kit for over a month now, waiting for a Raspberry Pi for it at a more reasonable price than what I see currently.
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    BlueSCSI - Open, Low Cost, DIY SCSI to SD device

    I purchased a version 1.0 Blue SCSI kit from Tom Barber, and he was kind enough to send me the 1.1 kit. Two thumbs up to @eric for the redesign. It went together like a charm and worked the first time. The layout is perfect!
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    Advice re: What to do with MacBook2,1 (Late 2006)--Worth Repairing?

    I ended up using OS X Patcher to install El Cap on the MacBook 2,1. I was unable to get MacPostFactor to work. I’m curious if anyone else has tried MacPostFactor recently, but at least OS X Patcher worked for me today.
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    TI-99/4A

    I taught myself BASIC on a TI 99/4A while I was in high school, good memories!
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    BlueSCSI - Open, Low Cost, DIY SCSI to SD device

    Not just you, I had the same problem. I switched to SheepShaver which can mount .hda files directly but cannot use the older Mac OS versions such as 6.0.8 and 7.1. I’ll try the .img renaming trick in Basilisk tonight.
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    Advice re: What to do with MacBook2,1 (Late 2006)--Worth Repairing?

    I recently restored a Black MacBook 2,1 simply for the nostalgic factor, not to get any returns on the investment. Back in the day, I had a White MacBook 1,1 that I used as a daily driver for six years and although I really liked the Black MacBook I didn't get one at the time. The Black...
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    🛠️ Some Macintosh Quadra and Centris Service Manuals

    Centris 650/Quadra 650 service manual, which came in handy during my recent Centris 650 restoration project.
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    Replacement Memory for Compact Mac?

    For what it is worth, I've used modules from Memory Masters on eBay for several SE/30s, a Color Classic, a Mystic upgraded Color Classic, and a Centris 650. All have worked just fine and I have no complaints.
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    Please help - I think I just blew my SCSI chip on my SE/30

    Here are the redrawn SE/30 schematics.