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JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.Oh, wow. You’re very kind. Thank you. And you do have some excellent photos there. It’s actually hard to find good photos like those... -
3lectr1c replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.I know for sure that the LCM is directly compatible. I'm not sure about the backlight. @techknight may be able to confirm. With regard... -
JHello all, I acquired a PowerBook 100, in very good condition. I cold-started it, and the screen lit up, hard drive came on, then off-...
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Hhasi replied to the thread Modding the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (Firmware Hack).I use vaseline or Plasic friendly grease, which I have from model helicopter gear.
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VV.Yakob replied to the thread DOS on Mac.Everything became clear. I tore off the sticker on the marking and found out that "FV80503200" refers to embedded systems. Some sellers...
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JDW replied to the thread Mac Portable Screen Visibility without Backlight: 5126 vs. 5120.I'm going to answer my own question with this photo of the backlight diffuser behind the LCD on my M5126 Portable... That textured...
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JDW replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.Thank you so much for your input! I sometimes use ChatGPT as an errand runner because it can search multiple websites faster than I...
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3lectr1c replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.A few notes and corrections as I look through the specsheet you linked: - Active Matrix is not a "precursor to TFT" - TFT and Active...
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3lectr1c replied to the thread PowerBook 100 & 170 owners.Please, please, please, please do not ever use ChatGPT for anything even semi-obscure. Everything in retrocomputing counts as "semi...
