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  1. retr01

    How to Care for Apple products 🤓

    A sender walks into a Post Office and approaches the counter, placing the box in front of a Postal employee. "Hello, I'd like to send this via mail, please." "Okay." (weighs the box) "So, how much would that be?" "What is this?" "An iPhone." "That would be $50 via priority. Or $30 via...
  2. retr01

    Apple FDHD SuperDrive Technical Procedures

    The Apple FDHD Drive (Floppy Disk High Density) is a stand-alone external data storage and retrieval system that can record up to 1.4 megabytes of data on special high-density (HD), 3.5-inch disks. When used with the Apple File Exchange Utility (version 1.1 or later), the FDHD drive can provide...
  3. retr01

    Another dual PDS Adapter for SE/30? 🤔 (PDS only, no cache connector)

    I was browsing through buyee.jp, and this caught my eye: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/w1053871353?conversionType=service_page_search It is another dual PDS adapter for the SE/30, not by Artmix nor Bolle. Pricing hovers around $93 USD. @Kay K.M.Mods, can you look that up and let us know...
  4. retr01

    Picked up an Apple Newton eMate 300! 😃

    So, I picked up an eMate 300 complete in the original box with: original stylus original power adapter user manual teacher's guide Here is what it said to me:
  5. retr01

    Sad Mac Error Codes

    UPDATE! :) Gary Rice generously released the Black & Bleu - The Ultimate Mac Error Codes Utility on Macintosh Garden. This is an excellent resource for making sense of the Sad Mac codes, more than what is listed below. Apple's overview below is a good guide to introducing yourself and getting...
  6. retr01

    Apple In Depth: A reference guide to Apple products

    A detailed catalog of hardware and software for Apple II and Apple III computers at home and in businesses. Published by Apple for Fall 1981 to Winter 1982.
  7. retr01

    Good Things to Know About Lisa

    This is a chapter in "The Legacy of the Apple Lisa: An Outsider's View" written by David T. Craig in the 1990s. It is 276 pages of detailed and specific technical and general information using the Apple Lisa.
  8. retr01

    Connecting SCSI devices and using SCSI Target Mode for PowerBooks

    Introduction All PowerBook models released up to and including the PowerBook G3 (Bronze keyboard) include an external SCSI port except the PowerBook Duo 200 series. The PowerBook Duo must be connected to a dock of some kind to have a physical SCSI port (SCSI Disk Mode is only supported with the...
  9. retr01

    Print Ad CONCEPT of a vintage Apple TechStep #1

    I created a new print ad concept for TechStep, which Apple **could have** sent to the authorized dealership network from 1991 through 1993. Professionally published in color on a single sheet, the front, and back, it could have increased the interest of more authorized Apple dealers in obtaining...
  10. retr01

    Apple Technical Procedures - Macintosh SE and Macintosh SE/30

    This document resource is the Macintosh SE and Macintosh SE/30 section of the Apple Service Technical Procedures Macintosh Family Volume One. Last revised by Apple in March 1990, it includes procedures to assist with taking apart and repairing and provides an overview and technical information...
  11. retr01

    Tech Insider - Macintosh SE/30

    The Macintosh SE/30 personal computer was designed for people who want maximum performance from a compact computer system. It provides up to four times the computational speed of the Macintosh SE while continuing to offer the benefits that characterize all Macintosh computers: a consistent user...
  12. retr01

    Macintosh SE/30 Owner's Guide

    The Macintosh SE/30 embodies the same "user-friendly" philosophy as the original Macintosh while providing more memory, faster performance, and greater expandability. The Macintosh is still easy to learn and use, and now it's more powerful than ever. Key features of the Macintosh SE/ 30...
  13. mmu_man

    EGRET Reverse engineering & reproduction?

    I had some look at the EGRET posts here and elsewhere some time ago… It seems there might be interest in recreating them. I don't really have the need myself, my LC-III works fine for now, but I figured I'd spawn a thread to discuss the issue. The various pinouts don't seem documented yet on the...
  14. PowerRCP-G3

    Introducing the Racer Cinema Productions Intel Swamp Years Challenge! (A yearly challenge to use early Intel Macs for most everyday modern tasks)

    Racer Cinema Productions Intel Swamp Years Challenge Hello there and welcome back. The MacYak PowerPC challenge was proven to be a success and, I decided to come up with my own challenge involving Macs that are also nearing obsolescence. For those of you who don’t know, The Swamp Years of...
  15. C

    Keyboard—Help Identify what I have

    A few months ago I picked up a batch of stuff—some Mac SEs, a Classic, spare logic boards, a LOT of old HDDs, and a bag of keyboards. One of the keyboards is odd to me. It appears to be painted. . . maybe? It looks like a professional job, with a very subtle knock-down texture and a very very...
  16. Drake

    ADB -> USB Keyboard+Mouse Adapter Firmware

    This resource is dedicated to the testing and conversion of ADB devices to USB for use on modern computers, emulators or authentic-esque hackintosh etc. This example will be using an ATmega32u4 5v 16 MHz Pro Micro controller with micro USB port. An example can be purchased here: ATMega32U4 Pro...
  17. rdmark

    Macintosh Color Display M1212 Capacitor List (1-645-346-13)

    While working on refurbishing a Macintosh Color Display M1212, I took the opportunity to record the electrolytic capacitors on the "analog board". There didn't seem to be any electrolytics on the neckboard. Location Capacitance (μF) Voltage (V) Diameter (mm) CF10 220 35 10 CF11 470 25 10...
  18. Kai Robinson

    Modifying Apple's CD extension for use with 3rd Party Drives

    If you ever had issues trying to get a 3rd Party CD drive to work in your Mac - this will be some required reading. Thanks to Anthony Saxton, the author of ClipDragon, it's now posible to have a single modified driver work with both Apple CD drives, and any other SCSI CD ROM drive. The...
  19. Kai Robinson

    Apple Custom ASICs

    Something i've been working on, is a list of all the Apple Custom ASIC's, where they're used, and also the pinouts of the chips in question. I've started with the Compact Macs so far, but i'll be expanding this over time. If anyone has access to internal Apple datasheets for any of these parts...
  20. JDW

    Johny I've reflections on Steve Jobs (Oct. 2021)

    I came across this Wall Street Journal article by Johnny Ive today. I appreciated the warm sentiments Ive shared. I have always thought of Steve Jobs as a man greatly misunderstood, perhaps inspired by the fact I myself am often misunderstood. I sometimes say or write in a deliberately...