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  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    Yup. It's late. : )
  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    Here are a couple of technical tidbits for you... The Macintosh 128 & 512 had 20 bytes of PRAM. The Plus, Mac II, SE, SE/30, IIx, and...
  • J
    joevt replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    I think you mean 21.1 cm x 13.1 cm = 8.307 in x 5.157 in = 9.778 in diag = 77.2 dpi cm instead of mm.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    DCM solvent welded Polycarbonate Rib Reinforcement for Mac Portable
  • J
    joevt replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    You would need to drill through the transparent piece and the plastic of the subframe? The alternative to drilling or cutting is...
  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    I'm not sure which laptop the above measurements apply to. I just hand measured and got: Backlit portable: 21.1 mm x 13.1 mm = 5.157 in...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    Well, I'm actually glad to hear you feel "it's a toss-up" because I already DCM solvent-welded the transparent piece to the back of the...
  • J
    joevt replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    I think it would look cleaner without the transparent plastic piece. The JB Weld might perform better if it's thicker but I have no...
  • 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...
  • M
    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...