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Okay, fellow Macintosh Portable owners... I've got a question for you. Mine is a 5126 Backlit model. As we all know, the Portable has a 2-minute Sleep timer active by default, but in theory at least, you can tell it not to sleep. When running System 7.1, the "Portable" control panel has been...

Below are photos of my 5126 Macintosh Portable's Keyboard with ALPS ivory switches. (Closeup photos below show more yellow than reality. They are ivory.) Note the SQAURE PADS on either side under the spacebar. The ends of that metal support bar hit the pad rather than smack the metal frame...

10/23/2024 UPDATE: @phipli ultimately provided the final solution: Use a scriptable Finder version 7.1.2, 7.1.3 or 7.1.4, install AppleScript 1.1, write the appropriate script, save as Application, then use Easy Keys to Assign the CMD-DEL keystroke. Perfect for System 7.1! (Start reading this...

NOTE! The motherboard has been ultrasonic cleaned, recapped, traces repaired, and cleaned again via ultrasonic. The Apple AC Power Adapter I am using has also been cleaned, recapped, and cleaned again. PROBLEM: I'm hearing a soft pop sound from the speaker every 10 seconds when my 5126 Backlit...

Would any of you know where I can find a video card compatibility list for the Radius Rocket? More specifically, I am curious if the Radius Thunder 24/GT NuBus graphics card can be installed at the same time as a Rocket in a Mac IIci. I know the Thunder 24/GT works fine alone because I have...

Friends, fellow forum member @MICHAENTOSH passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Feb. 16th. I did not know him a long time, but grew to know him rather well in 2023 and considered him a friend. He was a very kind person and quite knowledgeable about Macs. His passing was a tremendous shock to...

Somehow I killed my Mystic merely by making some 4-wire resistance measurements in the vicinity of the XC88916DW55 chip on my LC575 motherboard. I know it's a problem on the motherboard, not the analog board. I believe the 88916DW chip is now bad because when I put my scope on it, the Q0 and...

Almost every time I access my PMs, I have a need to keywordーsearch past conversations. Alas! No Can Do! The good news is that there's a Xenforo plugin that gives us what Xenforo should do out-of-the-box: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/conversation-search.5788/ $35 is a small...

In August 2022, @Kay K.M.Mods created what I consider an OUTSTANDING upgrade for the Color Classic MYSTIC called: FLIPPY FLOPPY. I'm a big-time FloppyEMU user. It always frustrated me to my core when I reflected on how my otherwise great MYSTIC doesn't have an external floppy drive port on...

A little something to usher in the Christmas cheer. Merry Christmas, folks! ⛄🌟🎅🎄

I wish to thank David Cook for his excellent post over at the 68kMLA, as that served as my inspiration for overclocking the Daystar Turbo040 in my Mac IIci. Overclocking is done by a mere XTAL swap. (And the Hakko FR-301 desoldering gun makes the job easy, I must say.) Because David was able...

I acquired a DaynaPort E/II-T NuBus Ethernet card for my Mac IIci, and the drivers for it are found on Macintosh Garden here: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/daynaport-drivers QUESTION: I can't find the MANUAL anywhere. Do any of you have it? Pretty crazy but I can't even find it on the old...

Everything you wanted to know about custom ROM SIMMs, and so much more! This video took me 7 weeks to make. Much of that time was spent in testing, and in working with Doug Brown and the CayMac team. The end result is amazing. Don't miss the text description on YouTube because I packed it...

I am posting this in the Compact Mac sub-forum because most of us tend to use custom ROM SIMMs on the SE/30. I've been doing the prep work for a video about the ROM SIMM Programmer and ROM SIMMs currently sold today. One big issue is the thickness of the ROM SIMMs and the finicky nature of the...

I am curious what issues people need to be aware of when buying a Macintosh Portable, especially the backlit model (5126). I realize Portables won't power on without a good battery, but new batteries like this are sold on EBAY. Maybe some of you can share experiences with those. I also realize...

Folks, I discovered something new with my SE/30 & FloppyEMU last night. I reported it to Steve Chamberlin of BMOW, and he kindly wrote back with the answer. I thought it might be a situation where some of you vintage Mac hackers might get some kicks out of this. BACKGROUND As you know, the...

Now available on Archive ORG: https://archive.org/details/apple-t-shirts/mode/2up I ran across a post by the book owner on FaceBook and lamented the high cost of the out-of-print book and the fact there was no scan of it. He very kindly scanned it and put it on the Wayback Machine today...

I spotted a fascinating little gadget in a post to the Vintage Apple Macintosh Enthusiasts Facebook group in April this year. I sent a PM to one of the co-creators, Joakim Larsson , and that led us down the rabbit hole of conversations which resulted in me buying one and then doing the full...

After a bit of research and having the need to make temperature measurements over time (i.e., "data logging"), I decided to buy the 121GW multimeter, from EEVBlog. That prompted me to make a detailed video review of it, in which I compare that meter with some of the Flukes I use at the office...

I'm pleased to report there is now a fix for audio glitching when using a Carrera040 accelerator card (original or clone) in an SE/30, thanks to a revised Control Panel from @Bolle and GeekDot. I have uploaded it to the Macintosh Garden here...