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    What capacitors for 1.44MB floppy recap?

    I have a few 1.44MB floppy drives (all from SE/30s) that I would like to recap. I noticed the video from @JDW about this subject, but in the linked cart one of the capacitors is discontinued. I'm unsure what to replace it with that has a similar footprint/values/etc - anyone have an updated...
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    Mac SE/30 Peeker Diagnostic Kit

    I stumbled across this item for sale that looked interesting - can't find any mention of it in the usual forums or facebook groups: https://jcm-1.com/product/macse30-peeker-v4-5/ Both of my SE/30s work, but I kinda want one just to be mesmerized by the blinkenlights! I like the ground...
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    How to mount DSK images on real hardware? System 7.0.1

    Hello! How do you mount DSK images on real hardware? I transfer them via BlueSCSI Transfer Utility onto my mac. I am running System 7.0.1 on an SE/30. I never used a classic mac back in the day so this is all new to me. The BlueSCSI Bootstrap disk image has some utilities in the Stuff ->...
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    Harmful to run SE/30 temporarily without recapping?

    I have an SE/30 whose logic board is in decent shape - considering its age. The Original battery was still intact (and now in the trash) so just some electrolyte corrosion. My question, is it really harmful to run it without replacing capacitors? Capacitor C5 had come off completely. Why...
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    Should I install 64MB or 65MB in my SE/30?

    I acquired an SE/30 with only 1MB of RAM - four Apple branded 256KB SIMMs in bank A. I purchased four 16MB SIMMs from OWC. I have a Garrett’s Workshop GW4402B replacement ROM SIMM for 32-bit clean support. My question is, do I: Leave the 1MB in Bank A, install 64MB in Bank B, for a total...