I didn't mean to get into #MARCHintosh but it just sort of happened. My BlueSCSIv2 arrived in the mail today and I fitted it into the #PowerBook 140 I got a few years ago. After a couple of false starts with a bad microSD card it worked perfectly. The original Conner drive is long dead.

The screen is in pretty good shape and the RAM has been upgraded from 2MB to 4MB.

#retroComputing #retroComputers #macintosh #oldMacs #16bit

Spent a little more time cleaning the last few caps off of the Macintosh Quadra 610 motherboard today.

Went pretty well, on the second to last cap I did end up lifting part of the pad but some of it is still stuck down so as long as I'm careful when putting the replacements on it'll be fine.

I also touched up some of the legs on the RC6 IC. After inspecting the board where I already removed caps I noticed the solder joints looked bad. They still look bad but I think are actually connected now.

#Quadra #Quadra610 #OldMacs #Macintosh #RetroComputing​ #OldComputers

Well. A little more work on the old Macintosh Quadra 610 motherboard today. And I finally took on the busted cap that looked the worst now that I have gotten the hang of cleaning them off.

Good news is the cap came off easily.

Bad news is the nearby U46 IC (which had electrolytic gunk on it is toast. Some of the legs are eaten away and some of the pads lifted up when I was desoldering it. The pads started shifting around before I even tried lifting the IC which was surprising. I think those pads may be unused? I don't see any traces going to them. Maybe I got lucky.

So now I've cleaned 6 of 10 bad caps and the one (I hope) bad IC from the board. I think this part is still in production so I should be able to replace it without trouble.

#Quadra #Quadra610 #OldMacs #RetroComputing

I've finally gotten around to putting the ol' iMac G3 back together - Still without a functional CD drive or an OSX install, but I couldn't stand seeing it lying flat with its guts exposed any longer lmao

I think I could use XPostFacto to install OSX directly to a partition from a usb key in MacOS 9 - Really want to get 10 or 10.1 in there, as early aqua really fits the translucent plastic aesthetic.

The LTT screwdriver is probably slightly overpriced for most people, but as far as vanity purchases go, I'm at least pretty glad to have a ratcheting driver with a killer magnet now. 🎉
Certainly made screwing the drive bay back in this darn thing wayyy easier

#retrocomputer #retrocomputing #oldmacs #macintosh #iMacG3

I've finally gotten around to putting the ol' iMac G3 back together - Still without a functional CD drive or an OSX install, but I couldn't stand seeing it lying flat with its guts exposed any longer lmao

I think I could use XPostFacto to install OSX directly to a partition from a usb key in MacOS 9 - Really want to get 10 or 10.1 in there, as early aqua really fits the translucent plastic aesthetic.

The LTT screwdriver is probably slightly overpriced for most people, but as far as vanity purchases go, I'm at least pretty glad to have a ratcheting driver with a killer magnet now. 🎉
Certainly made screwing the drive bay back in this darn thing wayyy easier

#retrocomputer #retrocomputing #oldmacs

I've finally gotten around to putting the ol' iMac G3 back together - Still without a functional CD drive or an OSX install, but I couldn't stand seeing it lying flat with its guts exposed lmao

I think I could use XPostFacto to install OSX directly to a partition from a usb key in MacOS 9 - Really want to get 10 or 10.1 in there, as early aqua really fits the translucent plastic aesthetic.

The LTT screwdriver is probably slightly overpriced for most people, but as far as vanity purchases go, I'm pretty glad to have a ratcheting driver with a killer magnet now. 🎉 Certainly makes screwing the drive bay back in this darn thing wayyy easier

#retrocomputer #retrocomputing #oldmacs

I've finally gotten around to putting the ol' iMac G3 together - Still without a functional CD drive or an OSX install, but I couldn't stand seeing it lying flat with its guts exposed lmao

I think I could use XPostFacto to install OSX directly to a partition from a usb key in MacOS 9 - Really want to get 10 or 10.1 in there, as early aqua really fits the translucent plastic aesthetic.

The LTT screwdriver is probably slightly overpriced for most people, but as far as vanity purchases go, I'm pretty glad to have a ratcheting driver with a killer magnet now. 🎉 Certainly makes screwing the drive bay back in this darn thing wayyy easier

#retrocomputer #retrocomputing #oldmacs

Looking for 1GB memory upgrades for my 500Mhz Titanium PowerBook (it’s the OG launch model) and not having a lot of luck on eBay. Any one out there have any other suggestions for sourcing? #TiBook #retrocomputing #oldmacs

Just upgraded to a Macintosh IIci. (Still using System 7.0.1 tho.) #mac #oldmacs