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One advantage of a 12V DC fan + associated power supply is that, provided you use a universal PSU, you’ll have an international design. With an AC fan, you’ll have to source the correct fan that will run on your country’s main power. (speaking from 220V/50Hz land)

I don’t know why I bothered with those latching keys: as soon as I had reassembled the computer, the two keys next to the reset button stopped functioning correctly !

I’m french. I know french language. Viola is a verb in the past tense. Meaning raped. As in « il viola sa petite amie » : « he raped is girlfriend » Is that clear ? Sorry about the rant, but this particular mistake seems common, I’ve seen it a few times on English boards. I don’t understand...

FYI, it’s spelled voila, and it’s really important not to confuse those two french words, who have different pronunciation and completely different meaning (one being tragic). Thanks.

Yeah I was thinking of the Blue & White, and I don’t know why I was sure that was the first G3 Power Mac !

Maybe it was for copy-protection dongles? Weren’t expensive software protected by ADB keys back in the day? I seem to remember it was the reason the Power Mac G3 retained 1 ADB port.

FALSE ALERT !!! The Apple //c is perfectly fine. I was using an "old" LCD TV (Philips 20PF4121) and this model don’t seem to like the //c funky video signals, especially here in SECAM land! Checked with the Apple 9" monitor, and a big CRT TV: no wobbliness whatsoever. Quite the relief!

I’ve got an Apple //c whose video output (from the RCA jack) wobbles horizontally back and forth rapidly and continuously, with a slight pause less than half a second every second and a half. And there’s regularly a glitch across the screen, as if the signal was cut very briefly. What might be...

I had to fix the latching keys too, it’s quite a delicate task! The switches seems really fragile, I was worried I might break them: I’ve found that it’s better to push the metal cover just enough to be able to slide a small flat screwdriver between the top plate of the metal cover and the...