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    VCF Midwest September, 10-11 2022

    I will be there, and can bring you a CRT and an Imagewriter.
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    Is it possible that you have any Garrett's Workshop 8MB boards for sale? Thank you! Ron

    Is it possible that you have any Garrett's Workshop 8MB boards for sale? Thank you! Ron
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    #MARCHintosh2022 Wrap Up Livestream!

    Join us on Saturday, April 16th at 8E/7C/6M/5P as we wrap up #MARCHintosh2022! What went right? What went wrong? What were some of your favorite things you saw? What would you like to see next year? Make your voice heard!
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    Replacing the polarizer on a PowerBook 150

    Y'all remember my delaminated PowerBook 150 screen, right? Well have I got a story for you... I ended up ordering a new polarizer from China (as suggested in this video: It took a bit to get here, but finally arrived last week. Poor Poor PB150... it looks like someone ran their nails...
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    Interest in a System 6/7 version of Attack of the Petscii robots?

    I always assumed it would either be released exclusively for flash carts, or they'd go the Aliexpress "486 in 1!!" manufacturing route.
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    PowerBook 100 screen recap

    Startup chime, yes! HD activity sounds, yes! Cleaned the pots for B&C. yes!
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    PowerBook 100 screen recap

    The display appears to "light up" but nothing is ever displayed.
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    PowerBook 100 screen recap

    Recapped my display, and it seemingly did not resolve the issue :(
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    On your recent Power Macintosh cache article, I had a couple of links I wanted to share with...

    On your recent Power Macintosh cache article, I had a couple of links I wanted to share with you. The MicroMac upgrade page for 1st generation Power Macintosh cache upgrades is still active: https://www.micromac.com/products/l2ca256k-6100.html I have literally looked everywhere trying to find...
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    Just a PSA...

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    Macintosh SE Won't Boot System 7

    Is it possible that LIDO also has issues with the 800k SE? In any case, I will test this tonight.
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    Macintosh SE Won't Boot System 7

    Where did you source the image? I can test it on my 800K SE (using my BlueSCSI).
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    SE-VGA

    Very cool project... nice alternative to RGB2HDMI!
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    PowerBook 100 screen recap

    I was reading this great article about recapping a PowerBook 100, and was curious if anyone else here had performed a similar repair... and what was the physical size of the tant caps you ended up using on the LCD? Thank you...
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    So folks are (lightly) baking their LCDs to get rid of tunnel vision?
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    PowerBook power adapter compatibility?

    What do you think about this model as a "catch-all" for 100 series PowerBooks (that aren't the 100)...
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    PowerBook power adapter compatibility?

    Is there a list somewhere that shows which power adapters are appropriate for each model of PowerBook?
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    Portable power adapter compatibility?

    I seem to remember back in the day that the Macintosh Portable’s power supply could be used only the Portable… but the PowerBook 100’s power supply (slightly higher amperage) could be used with the Portable. Is this true? Do you risk damaging anything?