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  1. Trash80toG4

    BlueSCSI Laptop to external WiFi Antenna?

    My reply to Q630 question at MLA: IDC 50M connector crimped onto the SCSI section of the harness underneath the CD adapter bar would be my suggestion. Unless you listen to radio with the tuner box, that cubic might be about perfect for a laptop SD solution? Out of town ATM, so I can't check...
  2. Trash80toG4

    BlueSCSI Laptop to external WiFi Antenna?

    @luRaichu Found this project for me. https://www.tarball.ca/posts/adding-an-external-antenna-to-the-picomem-pi-pico-w/
  3. Trash80toG4

    BlueSCSI Laptop to external WiFi Antenna?

    Found an even better solution, perfect PICOw mod for external or 'Book lid internal antennas: Seems like an easy enough mod that's better/more flexible by installing a cut cable's leads directly to board contacts leading to the antenna connector on the other end rather than installing a...
  4. Trash80toG4

    BlueSCSI Laptop to external WiFi Antenna?

    Found an off the shelf solution: https://shop.funand.tech/products/raspberry-pi-zero-2w-with-external-wifi-antenna-connector-u-fl It's massive overkill to treat the SCSI to SD conversion as a HAT on a full blown Linux Computer, but the added CPU cost isn't prohibitive. Now thinking in terms of...
  5. Trash80toG4

    BlueSCSI Laptop to external WiFi Antenna?

    Wondering if a hookup or workaround for running an external antenna lead outside the RFI shielding of a Mac is a possibility? Running the lead to a wire type antenna in a PowerBook lid might be ideal? RFI shielding of a Duo's HDD bay can be tucked underneath, but dunno about other 'Books? Also...
  6. Trash80toG4

    Discord Weekly Summary

    Love this feature, most appreciated as I have a severe allergic reaction to anything the smacks of social networking.;)
  7. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Got some advice over at the MLA about fan specs, got the controllers and knocked together a "Front Panel" prototype from aluminum step flashing: Planning to try the PWM fans in there first just cuz. If they don't work out Quiet Noctuas seem the ticket. Front panel (machine's mounted...
  8. Trash80toG4

    2026 PowerPC Challenge: the user's Unofficial thread

    From what I've observed, the challenge is a January event focusing on PPC Macs. Marchintosh is also a monthlong focus on anything Mac related. Projects are cool all year long, but those two months seem to be community sharing events as opposed to individual topics.
  9. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Metal work is most all done, it's on to Plexi fabrication next. 2.5" UltraSCSI drive will be mounted to hinged lid along with the Whisper Card on the large lid. Nothing mounted to the PCI Card Cage lid. Will be fabbing 5mm Panels running down the sides, to support the clear covers. This remains...
  10. Trash80toG4

    Using Vintage Macs for Productivity and Document Drafting

    Never wanted one or any X (only) infested Mac, but I'm out of G4 series backup machines . . . sigh.
  11. Trash80toG4

    Using Vintage Macs for Productivity and Document Drafting

    Heh! Also reported as having tendencies to scavenge and hoard shiny objects. ;) Back on topic: I do all my graphics work on rent free, bought and licensed Adobe Illustrator versions in OS9 on G4s. Once the MDD/FW400 is finally set up, I'm out of backup machines. They have all been upgrades...
  12. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Found three sticks of 64MB EDO MEMORY RAM ECC UNBUFF 60NS DIMM 168-pin 3.3v in the HackHutch with the speaker and such. I think I got it to max out this machine or did I buy it for something else maybe? Anybody know offhand? I've got a couple of stripped out towers with double the memory...
  13. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Well, no plan of battle survives contact with the enemy . . . so it goes . . . I LOVE this case, all machine screws, no rivets or spot welds connecting anything! But it does come up short of the acreage across which I'd splayed the components out in the pic above. Bobtailed butt sitting...
  14. Trash80toG4

    Happy 50th Anniversary Apple

    Cool project. Looks like I have eight years to build my frogdesign inspired 50th Anniversary Mac!
  15. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Nope, stuff stinks to high heaven. Sign shop always smelled of turps, doesn't bother me at all. Apprenticed back in the hand lettering day, before vinyl cutting. It scraped clean, not hardly sticky, just bothersome residue.
  16. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Taxes done in 1:08, so then spent three hours rearranging every shelf on the rack save the top one. Now I may need to raise a bit. That'll make room for the rackmount DVD player I put together. Took it out to make room, who knew? :rolleyes: Got the rack for $15 cash from one of the workers at...
  17. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Thanks much! Visual thinking noggin' works in 3D. love bar puzzles! I can use all the encouragement/suggestion posts I can get in my topics. If you like this puzzle, take a look at the old MLA thread for more pics of the minimum footprint 3U version. Had it working nicely with the stock G3 PSU...
  18. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Made some progress on layout, trimmed plexi plate to fit atop the bottom cover plate of the 4U Netrat 1125 for visualization until the 2U Case arrives. It's fans will be at the back, pulling air in from the filtered 2U Netra T2000 front panel. Board is set back from the front for cable...
  19. Trash80toG4

    2UBG3: Beige G3 2U-Rackmount Build Obsession Revived!

    Retrieving a 9 year old project from the pile-o-procrastion on the top shelf of the rack doesn't constitute the necro nonsense Resurgence in obsessive/compulsive leanings here could be mania inducing, gotta watch that. This was brought on by tangential happenings in this year's Marchintosh...
  20. Trash80toG4

    PCI Riser Design Rework of GitHub PCIe Riser - Howto?

    Pretty sure you don't need these .PDFs do your schematic, but rough as they are, following the traces across the page works for me! They're vertical here, but the .PDF files are in portrait mode with traces going left to right from edgecard contacts Now with the connectors off, it's all put...