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    Thats a nice feature, as discussed in DM for me a minimum of Qp=23 seems to work to avoid the jitter/skew in frames. But of course...
  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    Only normal, I'm afraid. I'm interested in learning if the long connector has something special in it.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    @David Cook I appreciate your photos! Do both of your low-power mice have the long ADB connector, or normal size connector?
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread Cracked Hinge on Mac Portable.
    I followed your lead and opened my cylindrical hinges, wiped off all visible old grease inside, then dipped one end of a cotton swab in...
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  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    Oh, and at least two more variations exist: non-low power small light-weight black ball (on the left side of the image below)...
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  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    Yes. Apple ADB mice in my pile (not counting Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II or later) (5) large heavy gray ball (2) low-power large heavy...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    The normal 80mA or so Apple ADB Mice will work on the Portable, but they post a greater battery drain, which is why the low-power model...
  • David Cook
    David Cook replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    I suspect they learned a lot about power usage when designing the portable. (The Apple IIc was always plugged in, correct?) I'll guess...
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    V.Yakob replied to the thread DOS on Mac.
    Yesterday I finally received NEC 424210-60-G memory chips from China. I installed it, now there are 4 MB of video memory! :cool: I also...
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  • Fizzbinn
    Fizzbinn replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    From that Macintosh Portable and PowerBook: ADB Mouse Q & A 3/93 TIL article I took it to mean that the longer plug was to include a...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.
    Apple Mice with the "low power circular symbol below" are not common to my collection, as I only have one... And I have no idea why...
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