Solid State SCSI in an LC 475 via PCD-60B Card Reader
The Macintosh LC 475. Now with solid state components for the hard drive. Reliable, check. Dependable, check. Awesome, … Continue reading
The Macintosh LC 475. Now with solid state components for the hard drive. Reliable, check. Dependable, check. Awesome, … Continue reading
Ever wonder what happens when you pair a 256KB VRAM chip with a 512KB VRAM chip? They say it should never be done… and … Continue reading
Derating tantalum capacitors is important when dealing with older technology. While a 16V electrolytic capacitor may have been sufficient for a 12V line … Continue reading
The above video an overview of how to get your classic Mac back up and running and also for my reference so I know which … Continue reading
Finally got around to getting a clean system installed onto the LC 475 I picked up a few weeks back. I’ve taken some video of the install process, and although the hard drive sounds like it is going to shatter, … Continue reading
Found that my RAM was all being eaten up by the system because 32-bit addressing was not turned on by default in System 7.5.3. I had 36MB of RAM, 30MB of it was allocated to the system software. Turned on … Continue reading
7th October 2023. Picture the date, picture the time. Walking along a major arterial road. Out of the corner of my eye, a monitor. E-waste? Maybe. Dumped? Definitely.
10th October 2023. It’s still there. There’s a nagging inside me that … Continue reading
A Macintosh Classic! What a great platform to test GeoCities. No, just no. Stop right there. No way. Let’s dig a little … Continue reading
More attempts at getting the MicroDrives working on the Apple LC 475. The previous video was blocky, I suspect some encoding hardware at YouTube is … Continue reading
Here’s a peek at what damage those little power cells can wreak on poor unsuspecting motherboards. It just happened to be an LC 475 as … Continue reading