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With that marinating, I removed the chassis from the front of the case. Wow, this thing looks horrible! Hrm... I'll need to find a replacement Apple badge for it. You know, if it ever runs again, and obviously, it won't. This is just going to be a parts machine, right? And I'm just cleaning...

Next, I took the machine out to the garage to try to figure out how to get the logic board out. I don't have any photos of this, but I managed to get a screwdriver down to the battery and pop it out of the holder. Amazingly, it hadn't blown up. I soaked the logic board rails in some WD-40 to...

Last year, a friend of mine messaged me saying that he had "a bunch of old Apple stuff" for me. Apparently, it had all come out of his parent's basement (a factor that will come into play later). In the pile was a little Macintosh SE. More specifically, a Macintosh SE FDHD! The FDHD stands for...

Ah, yes. The special edition Minecraft grass block box is courtesy of my 7-year-old daughter, who asked for a box and returned it to me like that.

Advice taken! Hearing that "beep" was very satisfying. I realized that in my adult life, I've never used an Apple ][. When I was in grade school, a friend had one and his dad showed us some games on it. That was in the era of the 4/86 and early Pentiums, so even at the time (~1995), it seemed...

Whoops, missed it. Must be that translucent plastic! I was able to power it on, but it hung at the "Palm Computing Platform" splash screen with a blinking square in the corner. I couldn't get it to move past that, even after a hard reset... so I dropped it in the mail for @torbar's Palm...

Through the co-worker of a family member, I recently learned about an Apple II Plus that was destined for the trash. I was told that if I paid shipping costs, it was mine! I gave them my address, they gave me their PayPal, and the deal was done! They went to a pack and ship place (like the UPS...

I have a TI99 4/a that I need to get out, and see if it works! That's a machine that I know almost nothing about.

Thanks @Branchus! I can certainly see how bandwidth would be a major concern.

Hi Admins! I have a request! If a user is not logged in, they are presented with thumbnail images in forum posts, but can't access the full-size image. I share my forum posts (especially my restoration threads) with external users pretty often. Is there a downside to making images fully...

1. The best potato is the one you have. 2. I'll tell you someday, but you have to learn the secret 4-way handshake first.

Thanks for the intro, Kai! We should chat about your 3-series sometime. I have a '97 328i, and previously rebuilt a 318i.

You guys are insane, and I love it. Amazing work.

I'll do you one better! Why is Kai Robinson!?

This popped up on Facebook Market place today: a box of random electronics for $30. Hmmmmm. There could be some good stuff in there. Maybe... just maybe. I decided to go for it! Oh, wow! An Apple M0116 keyboard! Complete with ADB cable! What a great find, I never would have guessed that it...

1. Who are the Administrators and Moderators? 2. What kind of hosting are you using? 3. How is it funded? 4. Who's idea was this, anyway?!

This evening, I recapped my PowerBook 160 LCD, and the screen itself is working great again! The contrast slider works pretty well, too. What isn't working reliably is the brightness potentiometer. It seems to only go between "off" and "sorta bright". I pulled out the small board with the...