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I've had this external Rodime external 20MB hard drive with my Mac Plus for as long as I've had my Mac Plus. I was using it once a couple of years ago, when some sickly-sweet smelling smoke came out the back. Conveniently, there is a fan on the back of the unit that allowed for the quick...

With the 2026 PowerPC challenge having already started a few weeks ago, I feel like it might be a bit to late for me to join in. However, I still want to maintain my PowerMac G4, and although not a big deal, it is quite annoying that every time I open the side door, the latch makes a horrible...

Hey! Today I just got a Kaypro PC-30 for $25 dollars, and it appears to be in good condition. Where I got it, there was another Kaypro, a Kaypro 4, but it wasn't for sale yet. I know practically nothing about Kaypro PCs, but it looked cool and was a good price, so I bought it. Once I got it...

I just picked up a Gateway CRT monitor along with a Pentium 4 Gateway tower PC for four dollars total. I also got a NAD MR13 for free with no vertical deflection that I need to repair, along with a neat IBM PS/2 keyboard that was two dollars. The Gateway PC turns on for only a split second...

One day I was cleaning up, and realized that one of the latches on the top cover of my prized Brother EP43 word processor had snapped off! At the time, I couldn't find the fragment that broke off, but it looked somewhat easy to repair. So, I did the first most logical thing that came to mind...

**Note: I yap a lot about uselessly trying to fix a Quantum ProDrive in the following paragraph, so skipping it will likely be in your best interest. This afternoon when I went to turn on my IIx, the hard drive spun up but I got nothing but the floppy icon. This was pretty normal; my IIx has a...

I recently decided to try out my iMac G3 again that I got a year ago at the VCF East, since I haven't used it for a while, and it's just been sitting on my bench. I do remember that when I used it a while back, I was able to boot off my external DVD drive to install Mac OS 10.3 from CD. This is...

I have a few PowerBooks: a 140 (that doesn't work), a 520 with a PowerPC upgrade, and a Duo 230. I accidentally damaged the ribbon cable for the floppy drive (which I will soon replace) while unjamming and lubricating the floppy drive in the 520, and the PowerBook Duo doesn't have a floppy...

Also at the VCF East (See what else I got!) I picked up a Macintosh SE FDHD for quite a good price. I could see that there was something in the expansion slot: a bracket with DB-15 port. Taking the machine apart further (mainly for lubricating the floppy drive) revealed a Novy X103 expansion...

I recently picked up a non-working Apple Multiple Scan 20 CRT Display at the VCF East! I was told by the previous owner that it had been making a clicking noise, and then let out the magic smoke. So, the first thing I did once I got it home was take it apart to inspect the damage. The fuse...