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Thanks. I ordered a couple of the one product that seemed the most likely to fit. Will report back here when I get to try it!

My fairly recently acquired Macintosh II had 8 functional 30-pin RAM sockets of the SIMM kind when I first got it, and it ran happily with 1 x 8 MB sticks for a few months. However, the other day it started suddenly death chiming on startup, and removing the B Bank sticks is the only way to...

It's always a fine line to walk: providing enough context to enable people to get started, while not duplicating upstream documentation. In fairness, the README on github did already have a link to the documenation at the very bottom. Anyhow, I added an Installation section to my README that...

@benfranske Have you read through the Netatalk 2.2 documentation that covers installation already? It should cover the basics. I wrote some supplemental steps in the RaSCSI wiki for setting up Netatalk to run on a Raspberry Pi, which can serve as general-purpose instructions as well. The latter...

Agreed, TCP/IP might to too much to ask of a 68000 Mac. To go back to the original topic, I would second the suggestion of using a RaSCSI. Once Raspberry Pi prices have come down to reasonable levels, it is the most versatile and cost effective way to get a compact Mac online, IMHO. My own SE is...

Another option for your consideration is to run the Timelord time server that is included with Netatalk on a Linux/*BSD system, and then use the Tardis extension on your Mac to sync the system time on bootup. This bypasses entirely the need to bother with the control panel's date picker. As an...

AFP works over TCP/IP as well, with the right versions of the network stack and AppleShare client. I've gotten it to work with 7.1 and later. However, your SE's 68000 CPU may be a limiting factor here, since Open Transport, for one, requires a later instruction set (030 I think).

@Byte Knight That is a great question! My executive summary would be something like: Macproxy is more compatible with the modern web and better at retaining and displaying valuable content, but the tradeoff is that you will often see a bunch of ugly looking headers and footers (e.g. exploded...

@fehervaria Yes, my primary environment is Raspbian Bullseye, so I can vouch for this particular version of the OS. So far, every version of Raspbian I have tested comes with the appletalk kernel module out of the box. If your distro doesn't come with the appletalk module, you can easily...

TL;DR; There is a new fork called Netatalk 2.x that integrates all the community patches since the 2.2.6 release, which works out of the box on modern distros. Grab the latest stable release from GitHub. While researching Netatalk integration with RaSCSI it struck me just how painful it was to...

Bumping this thread to mention that I cut another three releases in December that improves compatibility with the modern web, and introduces a few advanced command line options to further customize the proxy. The most important change is that it no longer mangles the layout of www.frogfind.com...

How heavy was the cap leakage (and battery leakage) on the logic board? I would start looking for broken traces or heavily corroded IC legs. The lack of a startup chime could mean that the audio circuitry itself is damaged, which is quite common effect of cap juice corrosion. Or it could mean...

It finally arrived from Korea! If you have small hands like me, I can warmly recommend the above. The analog stick and action buttons are all very responsive, and have a great tactile feel to them. While it's not evident from photos, it has a thick felt-like bottom for a relatively comfortable...

Thanks! I guess I could go your route and mount it on the drive bay; OR, make the leads even longer and put it on top of the space for a Bar Code between the sound chip and the PSU connector. I kind of like the idea of having the battery holder integrated onto the logic board.

I've come up with a solution that I think is pretty neat. Sharing here so that it may help others. Looking at the schematics, I had the theory that pulling the 3V from between the two batteries in the off-the-shelf 2x CR2032 battery holder would have the same effect as the original battery...

I happen to have one of these holders, and I'm not sure yours are different but mine actually has space for two CR2032s in serial = 6V. So it got me thinking: Can one of these holders replace both original 1/2 AAs? So tracking down the original Mac II schematics, at a glance the two batteries...

Thanks for the offer! Let me first see what state the computer is in before diving into trying out an experimental board. :)

As someone waiting for their first ever Mac II to be delivered, I would definitely be in the market for one of these battery boards if someone starts making them! In the meantime, I've ordered two regular 1/2 AA holders from retrofixes.com -- this product has worked great in my SE so far, and...

I've ordered one of these homebrew units. Will report back once it gets delivered from Korea.

You're welcome! Good RAM deserves to be used, not sitting in a box of spare parts in my closet.