Search results

  1. JDW

    Mystic Overclock - A Spicy O'clock Adventure

    Hi @Drake , The SIMM in the upper left in your photo shows a good amount of capacitance on it, but it also has a transistor too. Not sure if capacitance on the RAM SIMMs really matters or not for stability at super high clock speeds, but since OS-CON capacitors are the ticket to the highest...
  2. JDW

    Mystic Overclock - A Spicy O'clock Adventure

    I've been testing all day with Spicy O'Clock set to 49.43MHz (Clockometer value). Again, I have the VGA (640x480) Mod installed. Before the VGA Mod, the highest stable speed I could get was about 49.29MHz (serial ports not functional though). After many hours of testing at 49.43MHz using...
  3. JDW

    Mystic Overclock - A Spicy O'clock Adventure

    Thank you for posting your findings. The CPU I’ve been testing was purchased from UT Source and claims to be a 40 MHz rated 68040, but the markings came off very easily so I believe those markings are fake. Even so, when I’m about to say applies to that particular CPU, which runs at about 60°C...
  4. JDW

    Identifying and confirming fake 68040 CPUs (especially the L88M mask)

    I'm happy to play topic guard only to ensure freedom reigns. Obviously, it would be down right silly to start talking about vacations in Hawaii in this thread, but a little Wild West style deviation on a given topic is good for the brain. Even so, I look forward to all the information you can...
  5. JDW

    Identifying and confirming fake 68040 CPUs (especially the L88M mask)

    @Mr. Fahrenheit Thank you for posting all of that for public eyes to see! I will try to make reference to this thread in my overclocking video so your excellent information garners the attention it deserves, in addition to putting a link in the text description too. For those wanting more...
  6. JDW

    VGA mod for the Macintosh Color Classic (640x480)

    I am truly touched by all of the kind advice. I was especially moved by what you wrote, @Kai Robinson. That is both amazing and shocking. What you went through was absolutely awful. For someone to visit an employee in the hospital immediately after a heart attack, only to hand them a laptop...
  7. JDW

    VGA mod for the Macintosh Color Classic (640x480)

    いつも親切な言葉を頂いていますので、誠に有り難う御座います。下記はとても長い英語の返事なので、すみませんね、Kay! Very true... I did not get enough sleep in January. That video took me the entire month of January to finish. On more recent days, I slept only 4 hours each night. Last night, after chatting with you, I went home, ate dinner, and...
  8. JDW

    VGA mod for the Macintosh Color Classic (640x480)

    I pin comments made by myself and others. Most recently, for example, one person noticed a small ribbon cable I had removed but neglected to mention in my mid-2015 15" MBP speaker replacement video. He was not careful and observant when he followed my video and apparently broke that tiny...
  9. JDW

    VGA mod for the Macintosh Color Classic (640x480)

    There's actually one more possibility which I describe exclusively in the text description under my video on Youtube. Specifically, you can cut down an LC575's Analog Board to fit inside the CC. See @Kay K.M.Mods blog entry about that. Tyler Smith also did this article about it too. And since...
  10. JDW

    VGA mod for the Macintosh Color Classic (640x480)

    Thank you for your kind words, @Stephen. I can only add that if anyone has a stock Color Classic you want to mod to 640x480, then you must chose Method #1 or #2 as described in my video. I implemented Method #3 because it works with my LC575 Mystic motherboard and results in the least strain...
  11. JDW

    VGA mod for the Macintosh Color Classic (640x480)

    Fellow Color Classic Mystic lovers, wouldn't you like to play Marathon, Dark Forces, have more workspace in Photoshop, and access all those amazing CD-ROMs that otherwise won't run on your 512x384 screen? In this new video, I review 3 hardware methods to achieve a higher 640x480 pixel...
  12. JDW

    Compact Mac Video Adapter

    If you ever have the desire to contact the buyer, please invite him to this thread. It's truly a rare item, and having some real-world testing on a projector would be pretty amazing.
  13. JDW

    Compact Mac Video Adapter

    My goodness you got an amazing kit. How much did it cost? If you have a projector, I'd absolutely LOVE to see how it looks when projected onto a wall!
  14. JDW

    For all the Color Classic FANS out there...

    You will be surprised how much you can squeeze! On my Mystic, it's shocking. Again, I've never read anyone report the speeds I've achieved, and the limiting factor is VRAM, despite the fact I'm using 60ns, which from what I understand, is the fastest available. If there was a set of 50ns...
  15. JDW

    Member Bio - Joe Williams (rikerjoe)

    @rikerjoe After reading your post about being a genuine rocket scientist working for NASA (who worked with Macs too!), I must say that we absolutely need a YouTube channel from you detailing the finer details of your job. That really is an impressive line of work you are in, especially when it...
  16. JDW

    120GB SSDs in G4 Cube

    Thanks for the links. The EBAY seller doesn't ship to Japan, and I've not tried to buy from NewEgg before so I don't know if they ship to Japan either. But despite the adapters looking the same, the IC used is really key. If the chips are different, then performance or compatibility could be...
  17. JDW

    120GB SSDs in G4 Cube

    What video card, and how did you flash it to be compatible with the Cube? How do you have the SATA SSD mounted inside the Cube such that it doesn't rattle around when you move the Cube or flip it upside down to pull out the core?
  18. JDW

    120GB SSDs in G4 Cube

    I'd love to see more photos of your complete setup all connected, as well as a link to that EBAY listing! Also, what's performance like?
  19. JDW

    For all the Color Classic FANS out there...

    My video on Spicy overclocking will follow my next video on the 640x480 mod.
  20. JDW

    2008 iMac 24” Restoration Journey

    2008 to 2011 iMacs have graphics card issues. I know this because many 2008 owners of both the smaller and larger type contact me in the comments section under my YouTube Bake videos and let me know they had a problem but the bake cured it for them.