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Adventures in Macintosh restoration Part V: Good laser, bad laser

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In Part IV, I gave my Power Macintosh 8600/200 a good initial cleaning. Now it’s time to plug it in and see what’s working. Where to start? Since this is going to be a “crossover” machine, the most important thing for me to test is the floppy drive. But at this point, the only way…

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Adventures in Macintosh restoration Part IV: Start scrubbing

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In Part III, I proved my Power Macintosh 8600/200 wasn’t completely dead – at least it boots. Now it’s time to clean it up so I can start really working on it. Cleaning out the cobwebs Despite being in relatively good condition for a 20 year-old computer, the machine has its fair share of dings…

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Adventures in Macintosh restoration Part III: The Power Mac lives!

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In Part II, I described my first purchase: a Power Macintosh 8600/200 in pretty good shape. But I left the most important question unanswered – does it work? Replacing the PRAM battery First step was to replace the PRAM battery – the little cell that keeps the clock in-time when the system is unplugged, and…

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Adventures in Macintosh restoration Part II: Getting a crossover machine

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In Part I, I discussed my history with classic macs, my plans to restore a 30-year old compact mac, and some of the hurdles to getting started. I decided that my first step would be to buy and restore a “crossover” machine. Basically, get a “newer” classic mac, one in-between the mac I want to…

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