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  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    I cannot speak as broadly as "all 68K Portables," but the first trio of MONOCHROME PowerBooks were square corners.
  • J
    joevt replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    The error may be up to less than an 1/8 of an inch which is not bad since you are measuring in eighths of an inch. bc <<< 'scale=10...
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread Low Voltage Mac Classic When Cold.
    The fluid/electrolyte is conductive. So its a good idea to clean it first before replacing the old capacitors with any new ones.
  • SitesOnFire
    For anyone who finds this page with a similar issue. I've taken the time to desolder large portions of the analog board and resolder the...
  • G
    greenmachine commented on RetroTechTom's profile post.
    What case parts are you in need of? I don't have handles, but I have some other bits.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    @joevt Thank you for your advice! It seems you are suggesting that I do NOT DCM-weld the transparent plastic piece over the backs of...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    @T-Man & @joevt ChatGPT is faster than using a calculator when you already have the basic template, which I filled out using the...
  • T-Man
    T-Man replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    installed photoshop 2....i cannot find a full screen option; the viewable diagonal on finder is 9 and 7/8 inches. heigh 5 and 2/8ths...
  • J
    joevt replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    The vertical and horizontal resolution also needs to be known to calculate the DPI, but this info can be gathered from the Mac's specs...