powerbook 170

  1. JDW

    PowerBook 100 & 170 owners

    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...
    • JDW
    • Thread
    • display size lcd pixel density powerbook 100 powerbook 170 ppi
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    • Forum: PowerBook (68k-based)
  2. penguin86

    BlueSCSI not playing nicely with Powerbook 170

    Hello, complete SCSI noob here... I'm in the process of restoring a Powerbook 170. Two years ago I've got a BlueSCSI v1.1 (the STM BluePill based one) from Joe's Computer museum but I never managed to make it work. The bluescsi is the internal one, with the 2,5" SCSI connector, this one...
  3. C

    Powerbook 170 battery rebuild. Guidance needed.

    Hi all I am currently still on the journey to restoring a powerbook 170 that I can use for retro/vintage mac shenanigans. Currently I have done the following: Bought a powerbook 170. Tested it out. Cleaned it. Did a complete teardown. Worked on repairs. Did some plastic welding, and super...
    • Cyclone740
    • Thread
    • battery pack floppy disks floppy drive help macintosh system software powerbook 170 restoration
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: PowerBook (68k-based)
  4. KingDingus

    My PB170

    Been tinkering for a few months now and wanted to move on to something out of my comfort zone. Picked up a nice 170 for a decent price. Besides the common tunnel vision and brittle plastics the machine has been fantastic.
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