If there’s a drop-in flat panel replacement it will work in both the TAM and 3400. But the TAM doesn’t have the same space constraint as a PowerBook, and the LCD isn’t driven directly by the motherboard, it is connected to a driver board that is itself connected to the motherboard. It’s why I was asking about VGA signals from the TAM’s motherboard: if we can get VGA output from the motherboard, we can then replace the whole display (driver board + LCD) with a modern flat panel and VGA driver board. And hopefully there’s enough room inside the TAM for the driver board and new attachments for the panel.
Grail Item Acquired - Twentieth Anniversary Mac
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The turntable goes to a phono preamp, and both it and the Cambridge (basically a fancy iPod, digital audio/spotify player) go to an RCA switchbox, which then goes to the TAM's mic in. So the TAM's sound is set to 'Sound In' and acts as the the amplifier.
the flat-panel screen probably uses LVDS or some similar protocol just like the PowerBook 3400 and Kanga G3 which used the same configuration of LCD screen as the TAM
Sure, just about any System 7 or later Mac can if there is a sound in port. It's just most of them don't have any special speakers or anything, so it's probably not a common use case. Just set the sound input in the Sound control panel to 'Sound in' and crank up your music.Can the TAM amplify sound?
I've done it on a few different Macs, it's nice to have a CD player and visualizer all in one.
Well my screen arrived sealed from Apple in 1997 and now freshly installed in my TAM, it's waited 25 years to be opened and used and its brand new, the screen looks absolutely amazing! I added a photo below (yes the TAM needs some TLC and its in the works) what I noticed is the replacement and the original in mine were a Samsung 12.1" 600x800 TFT LCD part number LT121S4. I did some looking and I found a site that actually has a few in stock so if anyone needs one I say give this site a shot I cannot validate it though as I didn't use it.
Replacement Screen Link
www.elecok.com
Photo of My TAM Before vs. After
Sealed Packaging
LT121S4-105 12.1" a-Si TFT-LCD Panel for SAMSUNG
LT121S4-105 12.1" a-Si TFT-LCD Panel for SAMSUNG
www.elecok.com
Sealed Packaging