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  1. 3lectr1c

    Arch Linux on a Black MacBook2,1

    It's even worse than 10.11, no patcher supports GPU acceleration for anything above Mountain Lion (10.8). That's what I've got running on my early 2008 BlackBook.
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    Apple CD 300 External Ejects Caddy on Insert

    Photos of the board will help us see if anything is obviously off.
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    Bizarre issue with NTSC C64 - running too fast?!?

    and they said you couldn't overclock a c64...
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    WinBook 486SLC laptop quit posting...

    Gotta find it first, shouldn’t be too difficult, it uses AMI. My first suspect is the power board. My IBM PS/Note had similar behavior where it would power on but not POST which was caused by the bad cap. Maybe the caps on that board are out of spec, will likely replace those to start.
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    WinBook 486SLC laptop quit posting...

    What paths? What would I suspect? Not Posting is an issue that could be caused by anything There is zero corrosion on the board whatsoever. The main battery was not present and did not leak, and the CMOS battery didn’t damage anything either.
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    WinBook 486SLC laptop quit posting...

    Just arrived from eBay, seems pretty uncommon. Worked perfect when I got it, booted up into Windows 3.1 and besides both shift keys seeming to not work, it was running great. Then I opened it up to remove the CMOS battery, which as I suspected was indeed a Varta pack that had begun to leak down...
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    is it possible to work online on PowerPc G4 iBook without freezing?

    Strange thing is that it happens on multiple systems. Makes me think it's something with your router config.
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    is it possible to work online on PowerPc G4 iBook without freezing?

    The general system freezes when online? Or the browser? Internet on a PPC is going to be slow. Usable if you're patient, but slow. If you're entire system freezes on both the eMac and the iBook then I'd honestly have no idea what's up besides a possible incompatibility with your router. Check...
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    [High Score Challenge 02] new batch: Mouse Stampede 2.0, Crystal Quest 2.2, Crab Attack II

    Ah shoot this deadline just snuck up on me didn’t it. Sorry but I have nothing good to contribute, was really bad at crystal quest and mouse stampede I got over 100k but that’s it.
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    A free PowerBook 3400c?!

    Well this is officially the find of the year so far. 240MHz PowerBook 3400c, for FREE!!! It was a bit beat up, bad keyboard, wonky hinges, missing a drive module and the HDD Cable (and HDD) but shockingly the PRAM battery hadn’t wrecked the logic board and it works! I have another one in...
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    #MARCHintosh 2023 Starts March 1st!

    I should have at least one mac related video to fit the theme this year. Will be sure to get it out in march!
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Main issue I see if that you’d go through the hours of work to do it and then sell at most a dozen of them. You’ve got a small subset of people with a 5300ce, then a smaller subset who’ve had their hinges snap, then the smaller subset of those that have had a torn cable. Not like the eMate where...
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Yeah, I figured it would be too complex. Maybe if it was a common model, but the 5300ce probably sold as many units in the US as the 550c did in Japan. They only show up on eBay every couple of months as well.
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Considering apple only sold around 3 5300ce PowerBooks, I doubt it would be worth his time ;) Brought it up last year in this thread but I never got a responce: https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/looking-for-flex-cables-to-recreate.928/
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Also, pretty proud of this. I managed to grab the model number of the Samsung-made panel for the 3400c (also used a sharp) from a brief second in Action Retro's TAM video where he swapped it into his TAM (they use the same LCDs). Had to crank the resolution all the way to 4K and zoom way in, but...
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Indeed.
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Also, just updated the LCD index page on my site. Now has LCD model numbers for the 150 Casio panel, 190cs/5300cs Sharp panel, 1400c panel, and other info. https://macdat.net/extras/powerbooklcdindex.html If you know any LCD model numbers that I'm missing, let me know.
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Sharp 5300c panel will have its own cable too, I can say with complete certainty the the connector on the display side is in a different location than on the Toshiba panels.
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    I tried using the 5300c Toshiba cable with my SVGA 5300ce display previously after seeing they were both Toshiba panels (was expecting a sharp and even ordered caps for it... that's why I had it open) but it just produced garbage. Definitely different pinouts, though the connectors are the same...
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    Tunnel vision on PB170

    Here's an image of my two cables. 5300ce cable is broken unfortunately :(