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Tube🌱Time
anyway, let's try and get this machine running. i have a funny feeling the video isn't going to work right...
Tube🌱Time
sure enough, the machine chimes, but the video is blank. but i think i know what the problem is.
Tube🌱Time
sure enough, there's no PRAM battery. these machines need that battery or you won't get video!
Tube🌱Time replied to Tube🌱Time
i'm going to create a SCSI disk image for my SCSI2SD using BasiliskII and the instructions at https://www.savagetaylor.com/2019/12/19/how-ive-setup-the-scsi2sd-that-i-use-in-my-lc-475/
Jim Murphy replied to Tube🌱Time
@tubetime As a new hire at Apple I authored the 7.5 installer script. I moved on to doing software engineering on the OS by 7.5.3, but that always gives me a nice feeling to see it still running.
Jeff Haluska replied to Tube🌱Time
@tubetime I like to think you have a stock room full of capacitors.
Empathic Qubit replied to Tube🌱Time
@tubetime I recapped my SNES a few months ago to protect it. Unfortunately I think it has some problems with one of the ICs. Graphics are all weird. Also replaced the vreg even though the output from that looked fine.
AJ from Sweden replied to Tube🌱Time
@tubetime Never even crossed my mind that this was even a thing… 😮🥳
Fritz Adalis replied to Tube🌱Time
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Raker de W4WWW replied to Tube🌱Time
@tubetime TIL modern 9v batteries use 3x 1/2 AA 3v cells and not 6x AAAA 1.5v cells anymore!
Tube🌱Time replied to Raker de W4WWW
@w4www_raker only the energizer lithium ones, the others use the weird thin stacked cells thing
Justin Skists replied to Tube🌱Time
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Michael Engel
@tubetime Thanks for this hint – my LC475 is working again now using the MacBatt PCB which replaces the lithium battery with a CR2032 coin cell https://www.tindie.com/products/siliconinsider/macbatt-cr2032-pram-apple-macintosh-battery/
jeffluszcz
@tubetime back in my Mac shareware days I had made an app that would warn people if their pram battery had died. Simply just by checking the date and warning if it was back to the default but people in computer lab situations found it useful at least!
Eric Vitiello
@tubetime @bitsavers that was such a good form factor. I am partial to pizza boxes though
Squozen 🇪🇺
@tubetime this thread is making me wish I didn’t get rid of that LC III I picked up years ago and decided I had no sensible reason to hang into. Sometimes it’s ok to not be sensible. |
yes, it's a Performa 475. i like the slim form factor.