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  1. JDW

    Macintosh Portable: "pop" noise every 10s from Speaker & Headphones

    I think I'm ready to throw in the towel on this Audio Noise problem. Not enough feedback from others to know what should be done next (if anything). I wish to once again humbly thank @SuperSVGA for providing the solution. Anyone can download that. It's an attachment in my earlier post here...
  2. JDW

    BlueSCSI v2 - DaynaPORT WiFi!

    Just wanted to mention in this thread that BlueSCSIv2 WIFI has triggered a Wake-from-Sleep freeze that doesn’t exist when WIFI is disabled. I reported that in the following thread, but not a single person commented there...
  3. JDW

    Found my Oscilloscope?

    Mine is a Saleae clone from AliExpress, which of course looks nothing like the original, but its priced within my means to buy it. :-) 16-channel, which is nice. I think I paid $50 for it a few years ago.
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    Replacing the soft square CUSHIONS under Spacebar

    @YMK I wish to thank you. Your kind suggestion of using automotive tape was the best solution in the end. What I did was determine that some soft-side velcro I already had in my possession was shorter in height than any open-cell foam I could find on Amazon, so I tried that. And it didn't...
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    Found my Oscilloscope?

    It's a bulky and very heavy CRT scope from the 90's, so I can only assume you are pondering it because of the low prices on EBAY and because you either have an affinity for CRT scopes or experience with LeCroy? Even so, due to a close relationship between the two companies, many modern SIGLENT...
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    Replacing the soft square CUSHIONS under Spacebar

    @YMK Thank you for the advice. I actually have automotive tape in my parts inventory! However... Close observation of my closeup photos show that the original cushion Apple used was open-cell, low-density foam, which is very soft and highly compressible. I believe I'm right about that...
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    Replacing the soft square CUSHIONS under Spacebar

    Below are photos of my 5126 Macintosh Portable's Keyboard with ALPS ivory switches. (Closeup photos below show more yellow than reality. They are ivory.) Note the SQAURE PADS on either side under the spacebar. The ends of that metal support bar hit the pad rather than smack the metal frame...
  8. JDW

    Hacking FinderHack: CMD-DEL for System 7.1

    Unfortunately, it's not possible...
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    Hacking FinderHack: CMD-DEL for System 7.1

    10/23/2024 UPDATE: @phipli ultimately provided the final solution: Use a scriptable Finder version 7.1.2, 7.1.3 or 7.1.4, install AppleScript 1.1, write the appropriate script, save as Application, then use Easy Keys to Assign the CMD-DEL keystroke. Perfect for System 7.1! (Start reading this...
  10. JDW

    eBay seller PSA

    @Ron's Computer Videos Thank you for the seller warning. Folks, this is what I love about Tinker Different. Freedom to inform others about important matters that have the potential to impact everyone. It never ceased to amaze me how the owner/dictator of another forum which shall not be...
  11. JDW

    Whats the most useful thing you've 3d printed?

    @phunguss Holy 3D-printed cow! Your work is amazing!
  12. JDW

    BlueSCSI on Macintosh Portable

    Well, I have confirmed the problem exists in System 7.1 too. The problem is Wake from Sleep causes a Freeze under 1 condition: WIFI was active (as per the special flashing of the BlueSCSIv2 "ACT" LED) when you put the machine to Sleep. Before I installed the DaynaPort drivers, I tested Sleep...
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    BlueSCSI v2 - DaynaPORT WiFi!

    Yes, I highly recommend it. Here's the product page: https://androda.work/product/macintosh-portable-battery-eliminator/
  14. JDW

    BlueSCSI v2 - DaynaPORT WiFi!

    I guess I am the only person now interested in this thread. That's perfectly fine. Talking to myself has yielded rewards in the past, and it shall also reward the reader as I make new discoveries such as that which I am now about to say. I found the following Github post by "benjamink"...
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    68k Source code available online for Megaroids ][?

    Macintosh Garden link to Asterax... https://macintoshgarden.org/games/asterax
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    BlueSCSI v2 - DaynaPORT WiFi!

    I was able to get it setup under System 7.5.5 on my Macintosh Portable today. Can't use Open Transport (any version) on the 68000 processor, so I used MacTCP (classic networking). Same setup as under System 6.0.8. I got Turbo Gopher v1.08b4 to work, and I can access Gopher sites like System 7...
  17. JDW

    BlueSCSI on Macintosh Portable

    Okay, no replies. That means, I need to clarify to provoke people to reply! :) When I said the ACT LED was flashing in my previous post, I meant in that special way it does when WIFI is active, not when there is disk activity. Seems pretty clear there is a wake-from-sleep bug taking place...
  18. JDW

    BlueSCSI on Macintosh Portable

    Bad news, folks. I just got BSv2 WIFI to work under System 6.0.8 on my 5126 Portable, but I am finding that whenever the ACT LED is flashing, if the machine is put to Sleep manually or goes to Sleep automatically, when I press any key to wake, the machine freezes. For details, see the ending of...
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    BlueSCSI v2 - DaynaPORT WiFi!

    As described in my earlier post, I was successful in getting BSv2 WIFI to work properly with Open Transport running under System 7.1 and higher. Today, I shall describe my experience getting BSv2 WIFI to work under System 6.0.8 running on a Macintosh Portable which has a 16MHz 68000 processor...
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    Macintosh Portable: "pop" noise every 10s from Speaker & Headphones

    I should add that even though my 5126 motherboard had been professionally recapped, the person who did the recapping asked if I minded if he used radial caps for C16 and C8, and I gave him the OK on that. Typically, radials have better specs than most axials anyway, so I didn't mind. However...