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After opening my iMac DV, I decided to proactively replace all the caps because I wasn’t sure the plastic would survive another attempt at opening the case. I would have replaced the flyback too, if replacements were available. I did replace the decaying speakers though.

I used JB Weld Plastic Bond to try to repair my iMac G3 inner bezel. While I had lots of little pieces left over, I got the main supports put back together. However, as soon as I reattached the CRT, the other screw mounts previously not broken decided to crack. That is such a cursed part in an...

I did leave my shield in place, but the paper was also in good shape so I didn’t see the need to change things. Good to know the grounds look good without it. The PSU still has its shielding, and we don’t really care about electrical hum interfering with RF like we used to, but I’m sure all our...

Yep, that's where I bought mine... now I just need to get back to making my Duo Disk cables.

Great news! I like more storage options. I picked up several DB19 connectors a while back, along with some DB-25 cables, so I could make a couple of Duo Disk cables. Now I have another reason to get that done. I got my DB19s from IEC at...

Confirmed: life is better once you remove the mushy spill guard. Of course, this only applies to those of us with the unfortunate Atlanta Photociruits keyboard. I believe I left the thin and more resilient black cover while removing the gray and degrading spill guard.

Sounds like many of us approach this similarly: Make it a computer you would have been proud to own when new. Clean it, repair it, take life-preserving measures, and stock it with quality software and peripherals of the era. Oh, and retrobrite or paint only when necessary to avoid distracting...

Howdy, @Byte Knight. If you liked early Clancy books, you'll understand Harpoon!

Part of the interest comes from being a Cold War kid. I doubt such a game would be as popular today. It had a “what if” quality to it. I described it as chess with ships, subs, and jets, but there is nothing fanciful about it. It is accurate to the real thing. At the time I was really into it...

What an amazing restoration! Great job and thanks for letting us follow along. 🙂

I recently followed a long rabbit trail to document the history of Harpoon. Harpoon was a fairly complex naval strategy game. It was released at the right time for me. I had just finished reading the early Tom Clancy novels, and I was a high school student with time to spend on long military...

Wow! The new blue text looks great! It pairs nicely with the blue dot and makes it a piece of cake to see what is unread. I’m really blown away by this quick response. All hail the TinkerDifferent overlords. 👑

You know the speeds possible from powerline carriers technologies today? Back in the day, I thought they were fairly slow, but I’m sure things are better now.

I have a dream of pulling out the coax run inside the walls of my house and replacing it with Cat6, but there is so much insulation in the attic, it would take a while to dig down and find anything. Other than getting hardwired connections throughout the house, my goal is to run things down to...

Consider this a pesky comment that can be ignored, but I have trouble telling the difference between my read and unread threads as it's difficult at a glance to see the difference between bold and not bold titles. I don't have a better idea, so... you're welcome. :)

You're right! I looked at the games that accompanied these computers, and the flight games (such as Rebel Assault, Out of the Sun, and WWII Attacks) were for the Mac. The Flight stick Pro must have come along with the Macintosh IIsi (which came with a Daystar 601 accelerator) or the Performa...

It is a ROM3. If interested, I wrote a blog post on that IIGS awhile back. https://retroviator.com/2020/08/23/apple-iigs/

I’ve been spending time with software instead of hardware recently. I’m preparing a detailed blog post on the history of a 30+ year game franchise. Even if no one reads it, I’m having fun.

That’s the same flux I use, which I get… wait for it… from a local brick and mortar store. My town has one place left with a small selection of electronics repair items, so I like to throw a little something their way when I can. People take flux very seriously. I’ve always been pleased with...

Long live the board!! 🥳