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Any updates on getting the CMS card to work with a BlueSCSI? I just picked up one of those CMS SCSI cards as part of a lot of Apple II cards.

Looks like I need to crack the power supply back open to double-check my work and check for damaged components inside. There was a power resistor in heat shrink that’s my number one suspect. The switching MOSFETs are my second suspect.

It’s for the Performa 600’s (which is a IIvx without cache support) PSU. The IIvx logic board I have is one I bought separately for comparative benchmark purposes.

On my livestream last night, I attempted to recap the Delta SMP-120EB power supply that was in my Performa 600. And after initially forgetting to reconnect the mains power connector, I measured 4.97V on the +5V standby output... yay! However, my joy quickly faded when I tried to power up the...

If anyone needs the cap list: https://wiki.console5.com/wiki/Delta_SMP-120EB

Yeah, Luke had the cap list and will update their Wiki when he gets a moment. He also let me know that this particular cap kit was initially made as a small batch, as they didn't have dimensions of the capacitors and made the kit by guessing sizes from pictures, but since the initial run sold...

I recently acquired a Performa 600, and it’s in need of a recapping. It has the Delta SMP-120EB power supply, which was also used in other Mac II series models, including the IIvx. My usual go-to, Console5, is out of stock and didn’t publish a list of capacitors for this power supply. Neither...

A second-sourced chip is one authorized by the original manufacturer to be manufactured on their behalf. I’m not sure if this started with IBM when they were in the release process for the IBM PC, or if there was earlier precedent, but some computer manufacturers were concerned with selecting a...

The Faraday FE2010A is actually the chipset. Your CPU is actually that Sony-branded chip to the left of the Faraday chip in the photo. Good news: it’s actually a second-sourced NEC V20! Thought you would like to know so that when you get this fixed, if you wanted to use the XT-IDE Universal...

My name is Justin D. Morgan. host of Computerized Start™ on YouTube, and I am humbly submitting consideration to join the board of TinkerDifferent. YouTube is all about the numbers game. And while many YouTubers would be looking at their peer channels seeing that they've managed higher...

I have two Macintosh SE computers, both have Sony CR-44 power supplies. I have recapped one of these supplies with a kit from Console5. Both power supplies are exhibiting the same issue: the 12V output is measuring nearly 12.8V, which is definitely out of spec and is causing artifacts on the...

Forget fancy Photoshop trickery to pull it off, I would like to show a 512x384 image full-screen on my Macintosh SE for video thumbnail creation. What is the best way to pull this off? Rounded corners are OK, but I don't want the pesky menu bar or mouse cursor getting in the way. I'm open to...

Jay at The House of Moth has the only hardware I have that might identify what I just purchased actually is… so I can’t run TattleTech on it.

I usually like knowing what I am buying before using "Buy It Now" on eBay... but when you see an E-Machines video card pop-up on eBay what will cost you $29 shipped (OK, $29.01), and there's a good chance that card is QuickDraw accelerated, then you just buy it now and figure out what it is...

If you're ever in my office perusing my bookshelf of computer references, there is one odd title you will run across: It is "Scooter Computer & Mr. Chips: The Computer in the Candy Store" by Leslie McGuire. And while it is not my childhood copy of the book, it's there for a reason: one of my...

Which, to start us off with the content, I have done two live streams so far on my Franklin Ace clones. Computerized Start™: It's Apple ][ July; Send In The Clones! Inspecting My Franklin Ace 1000, 500! Computerized Start™ Live: Repairing the Franklin Ace 1000's Keyboard for Apple ][ July!

Kansas Fest happens in July, and what better lead-up to that event is there than a Month to celebrate the Apple ][, including it's clones and related cousins (the Apple I and the Apple ///) on social media? I can't think of a better way, either! So let's figuratively blow-up social media and...

Dude, I know you've struggled to get to this point, but finally, your 9600 can score some impressive benchmark numbers! Congrats!

I just want to be able to use a mass storage device with my Amiga 1000... so when I saw this C-Ltd. SCSI-1000 appear on eBay, I bought it now. Maybe I should have done some research first. Maybe I should have spent twice as much and just bought a Parceiro (assuming you can get them still). But...

And according to 68kMLA at https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/getting-1152x870-on-a-650-with-a-non-apple-multiple-sync-monitor.40039/: Great, the OP here only specified “early Apple NuBus video cards” here without naming them. But I suspected that some existed. Which is why I wanted to...