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    iBook G3 is the teardown from Hell - stripped screw

    Success! Got it up and running! Thanks for the advice on this one everyone. I thought the hardest part would be drilling the screw which was actually pretty easy once I decided to go for it. The actual hardest part was organizing the 100 different size screws and keeping track of where they go...
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    Breaking a Classic II One Step at a Time (Help!)

    This is why I (with no shame) have sent my boards for recap out to experts. Well worth the $$ and no hassle to me and there is still plenty I can do (swapped CRT's, SSD config and setup, retrobrite, etc...) to make the restore mine. Very impressed you fixed this!
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    ENDED *Christmas Photo Contest!*

    Classic II - RasSCSI - 10mb Ram Message using SuperPaint with snowflakes from the program Snow along with my red LED setup in the Mac Museum in the background.
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    iBook G3 is the teardown from Hell - stripped screw

    I won this round, now to get on with the SSD replacement. Only 50 more various screws to take out.
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    @CanadianComputerCollector Merry Xmas! [ATTACH]

    @CanadianComputerCollector Merry Xmas!
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    Cool stocking stuffer idea for the Classic Mac Lover

    I just picked up a few of these and I think they usually for $19.99 so it's a deal at $13.99. Great little cradle for your Apple Watch. Happy holidays to all Tinker Differenters! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYNE2BM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Please help - I think I just blew my SCSI chip on my SE/30

    One thing I've noticed with the RasSCSI is that when you connect the 25 pin connecter to your Mac there is definitely voltage that is sent through the SCSI bus which I assume is normal. I noticed that my SCSI2SD LED blinks whenever I've connected it.
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    New BlueSCSI PDS Card slot bracket for Macintosh SE and SE/30

    I have the one that @This Does Not Compute created. Works great and is an easy way to use the slot and still get access to reprogram the USB and swap out the SD card. I got mine printed translucent and put a standard LED mounted to show disk activity which you can see clearly through it. Really...
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    MAC SE FDHD Floppy Cover with activity LED

    Thanks a bunch @fehervaria much appreciated my friend!
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    LCD modded Compact Mac in CowboyBebop

    Yeah I saw it. I like how you can see into the computer through the obviously removed disc drive. Very cool!
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    Have you notices the prices of Apple IIs lately?

    I got started right as the pandemic kicked off purchasing an Apple IIe green CRT and base off eBay for from 2 different sellers for about $100. Like most of us I suddenly had more time than I knew what to do with. Over time using Craigslist and FB marketplace I got a 17" iMac G4 800mhz for $40...
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    iBook G3 is the teardown from Hell - stripped screw

    I am trying to replace a dead hard drive in iBook G3 with a mSATA and PCI-e converter. I knew what I was getting into from the iFixit guide but there is a screw in the middle bottom cover that I just CANNOT get out of the damn thing. I have tried different types of T wrenches (supposedly it's a...
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    MAC SE FDHD Floppy Cover with activity LED

    Yep, that is the piece I need. Maybe @PotatoFi can measure the one in his masterfully restored underwater SE someday and put them on his Etsy store.
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    MAC SE FDHD Floppy Cover with activity LED

    I assume it somehow protects the floppy drive while it's being transported? I have 2 of them, seems like something that should be able to be 3D printed.
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    MAC SE FDHD Floppy Cover with activity LED

    I have a MAC SE that was upgraded with an internal hard drive after it was purchased in the late 80s. It had 2 800k drives that had yellow plastic slug discs pictured here to keep them from being used I'd guess. I installed a SCSi2SD and mounted it on a 3D printed bracket (thank you @This Does...
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    Restoration: Macintosh SE with Water Damage

    Amazing work. Makes me want to take another stab at my SE board that wasn't even close to as bad as where you started with this one!