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  1. Volvo242GT

    Trying to replace a dying computer

    I'd be tempted to get a Dell Optiplex GX series machine. Something like a GXa or a GX1 or GX Pro. They're decently built and were reliable workhorses at the time. Obviously, they will need new capacitors installed, but after that job is done, I wouldn't be surprised to see it last you a few...
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    Copying legacy software from internet repositories to 68k Macs

    Download files on the Mac Pro, then use a PowerMac G3 or G4 with a SCSI (the Adaptec APD-29160N is what I use) card as the intermediary. Transfer the files to the PowerMac using OS X 10.4.11, etc, then boot that computer in OS 9. Do any conversions or extracting of archives under OS 9. Then...
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    What I've received as of late...

    Previous IIgs system has landed. Also entering the fold is a 1GHz TiBook. -J
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    Macintosh IIci video sync problems with modern LCDs

    Nice. Suspect the reason why I had SOG issues with the 1908FP on my old Centris 650 was due to the DIP switches being set wrong on the Sony MacView LX adapter I was using. Looked like this: Overly green.
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    Can't find NF thread reducer nut due to pipe thread search results pollution, GAH!!!!

    No prob. Almost looks like they're trying to do the whitworth sizing of wrenches, but with thread diameters... lol
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    Tinker Different 2024 Calendar Competition

    Would like to submit this for March, since that's when Nikon introduced the F3 camera in 1980. Production continued through 2001 for general public usage and through 2004 for the US military.
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    Can't find NF thread reducer nut due to pipe thread search results pollution, GAH!!!!

    This? https://antiquelampsupply.com/collections/lamp-parts/products/brass-cut-nozzle-1-4f-x-1-8m?_pos=16&_fid=89de29445&_ss=c
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    What I've received as of late...

    Picked up another Apple 3.5 Drive, which needed an eject motor to be fully functional. Also more recently received a M0116 keyboard, Kensington TurboMouse 3.0 ADB version, and yet another 230MB Quantum drive.
  9. Volvo242GT

    Macintosh IIci video sync problems with modern LCDs

    I use a 1908FP Ultrasharp with my G4 DA... Works well on that. Also wasn't too bad on the LCIII I owned until recently.
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    Macintosh IIci video sync problems with modern LCDs

    Hmmm, that's odd. Can you get access to a CRT monitor, like the one shown in my avatar (the M1212 14" Macintosh Color Display)? I'd try something like that and see if the VampireVideo starts working.
  11. Volvo242GT

    IIgs Expansion Card Recommendations

    Currently, mine has an AE GS-RAM Plus in the memory expansion slot, and an Apple II High Speed SCSI card in slot 7. All other slots are set to their default port settings, so not in use. For the most part, unless you're planning on using a parallel printer, either a disk ][ 5.25" drive or a...
  12. Volvo242GT

    Quadra 650 Battery Bomb Repair

    You'd need Mac Identifier to get the exact model shown. That said, under 7.6.1, both versions of Mac Identifier seem to crash the system at boot. I think 7.5 is the last version that properly identifies the Mac without neededing the extension or control panel installed.
  13. Volvo242GT

    Not only vintage Computers

    lol, nice. In my case, it made sense, since Doc Brown hit his head against the sink in the bathroom, then came up with the idea of the flux capacitor.
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    Not only vintage Computers

    When I was a kid, I thought they called it the Klutz capacitor... lol
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    Rescuing data from a Mac Portable HD on another Mac?

    I had similar issues with the Conner 40MB drive that came out of my LCIII. Centris 650 wouldn't see it. On a whim, I fired up HD SC Setup 7.3.5 and clicked the Update button to update the driver. Immediately after I did that, the drive mounted. Said drive is now in a fellow 68kMLA member's...
  16. Volvo242GT

    Web-browser based Apple OS emulation….

    I think the reason why there are so few reactions on this thread is because there has been at least one thread posted about it earlier, either here or over at 68kMLA. I do have the sites bookmarked on my MacBook...
  17. Volvo242GT

    Hello, TinkerDifferent!

    Glad to see that you've made it over here, Garrett... -John
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    Mac SE 2 FD - patterns

    Any change in display patterns if you wiggle the harness between the analog board and the logic board? My old SE would randomly display a checkerboard pattern. Found that one or two of the wires in the harness were losing connection when it'd do the checkerboard pattern. Thought it was the...
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    Not only vintage Computers

    Probably for the better...
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    Not only vintage Computers

    Looks to be a clean example. Supposedly, even the LT1 350s can get 25-30 mpg in normal driving. It might be possible to swap in a T56 when you decide to go manual.