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I recently acquired a PowerBook 180c and found it's trackball didn't produce any vertical arrow pointer movement, so I cleaned the ball, rollers, and the red-eye gizmos, but that didn't do any good. When I use my finger on each roller, the arrow pointer moves just fine horizontally and...

You know, I hate it when someone creates a deceptive video with AI, trying to trick the viewer into thinking it's real. I've also seen a lot of "AI slop" that is thrown together too quickly and without needed edits by the human "creator". But I came across the following video the other day...

Folks, I thought we could use the LC520 motherboard inside an LC575 computer body, but apparently not. My LC520 board is now dead! Some of you may recall my LC520 recapping video, and my 84V VGA Mod video. As you could see, I had a working LC520 board even prior to the recap, and it worked...

I have 1 Analog Board that came with the Mac SE @Kai Robinson very graciously sent to me in the past (from the UK), and I also have 3 other Analog Boards that I use with my SE/30 machines. All Analog Boards have been recapped, trace-repaired, and have the same Noctua 60mm fan installed. The SE...

While not a "community member" in terms of being into the retro scene, Stewart Cheifet contributed to our hobby in a very significant way. Cheifet is familiar to anyone who has ever watched the Computer Chronicles: The series aired on PBS (in the USA) from 1984 to 2002, and 460 episodes were...

So far, I've not been successful in running Dark Castle or Beyond Dark Castle on my M5126 Backlit Macintosh Portable. I've tried disk images on my FloppyEMU to no avail. I've tried (and failed)running it from my internal BlueSCSI, even versions of Dark Castle that otherwise work under System...

Nearly everything you wanted to know about the very first mobile Mac from Apple, and more. This video shows the history of the Portable, detailed assembly process, along with discussion of repairs and upgrades. A link to my accompanying spreadsheet filled with specs and info is found in the...

I would appreciate feedback from 5120 Mac Portable owners who have a machine that works and who have experiencing adjusting the contrast of their LCD. I have a 5126 Backlit Portable, but when I turn off the Backlight, the LCD is really hard to see even under good lighting conditions, as shown...

Hi, folks. I know the Portable's backlight is rated at a meager 53 nits, but if any of you own a 5126 Backlit Portable, could you please tell me if your backlight is as dim as mine? I filmed the short video below under standard room lighting with a rather strong LED room light, and then an...

Two questions for my fellow Portable owners, including @techknight … Question 1: What is the step-by-step procedure to clean and lube stiff hinges? Question 2: My Portable’s screen was always hard to open, requiring me to press very hard on the right side of the handle to open it. Tonight I...

PowerBook 100 & 170 owners, could you please measure the displayable PIXEL AREA of your LCD from the bottom left to the top right? (Not the visible LCD area, but the displayed pixel area.) To accomplish that, launch Photoshop 1, full the screen with black and make it full screen. Feel free...

QUESTION for owners of both a 5120 & 5126: Do you find the 5120's display to be brighter and easier to see in good lighting compared to the 5126 with backlight OFF? (I only have a 5126 and therefore have no way to compare the two models.)

I received a question from a YouTube viewer about his recapped PSU for the SE & SE/30. He said that he tried to test the output voltages in the NO LOAD condition (disconnected from the Mac), and it trips his breaker every time he flips on the power switch. He said when the PSU is connected to...

I was born in 1971 but never grew up with Commodore. Still, I've always been rather enamored by them. Many school friends I had back in the early 80's had them. And while my first home computer was the 128K in 1984, I still was extremely excited to see the factory tour video below I...

Now that Flickr has gone back to giving us faithful users another punch in the nose with their 1024px photo resolution limitation, I thought it best to present some hi-rez versions of my original SE/30 pics here, from back in 2006. That was the era before SCSI2SD and BlueSCSI — when everyone...

I'm not getting any replies in the TechStep recreation thread, so I decided to make this a new post. If you own a Color Classic with the stock motherboard and also have a TechStep along with the required Vol.4 Cartridge for testing the stock CC M.B., I've love to hear if you are able to perform...

All of us who have done the 68.4V "VGA Mod" on our Mac Color Classic ANALOG BOARDS know that you must change the SENSE LINES, and that involves ISOLATING pin-25. I did that, along with @Branchus and @Kay K.M.Mods and countless other people through the years, and none of us have any problems...

I saw this post on FaceBook today, and I simply had to add a title and captions... I believe Steve is looking at the back side of the Cube, but the shot makes it look like his head is inside, which is absolutely hilarious, especially when you book at the facial expression of that bearded guy.

Just finished installing the LCD Retrofit Kit by @zigzagjoe and I'm excited to report it brings tack-sharp 640x480 INTERNAL color to your SE/30. Not an IPS display, but viewing angles are just as good. Brightness is a shocking 900nits. Best part is, your SE/30 remains a vintage Mac. (Not a Mac...

Folks, I never expected to be mentioning the passing of the beloved Macintosh creator, Bill Atkinson, at this early stage, but his family posted his passing today on FaceBook here. He was still a quite young 74-years-old. It goes without saying that Bill was the heart and soul of the vintage...