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Raising the Dead, Part 3

Manuel Mejia Jr - 2000.03.20

When last I wrote, I was in the process of testing out my refurbished Mac II. In my quest to revive the MacDead, I discovered that one needs to have the correct RAM for the machine. I now need to install four 1 MB SIMMs in Bank A to get the beast going. I am attempting to not overspend on this repair since a Mac II can be bought for about $30 these days. To think that that they went for $5,500 new....

Storage Devices for Older Macs

Those of you Classic Mac-ers that still depend on 800K floppies should consider another storage medium. These disks are becoming progressively harder to find. The best option is to use a Zip drive with uncorrupted Iomega software. You can also use Apple Talk to transfer info to a Mac that has a high density disk drive or other device. It is just a matter of getting the proper cables to interconnect the two Macs.PowerBook 100

Mac IILatest Project

I manage to get a hold of an original PowerBook 100 with power supply, a (dead) external floppy drive, and a (dead) lead acid battery. What I am doing to replace the lead acid battery is the topic of a future column. In the meantime, while I keep an eye out for an external floppy drive, I am using the 100 in SCSI mode to interface with an LC that I use. I move files to and from the 100 using the LC. It is a very nice arrangement. Both Macs use System 7.0.1 with the Tune Up. As long as one is not using a web browser, the original System 7 works fine. LEM

Further Reading

Manuel Mejia Jr is familiar with Mac IIs, LCs, and older PowerBooks. He uses his Mac LC, PowerBook 145B, and PB 100 with System 7.1 on a regular basis and recently added a Mac Plus running System 6 to his collection. He's quite familiar with both System 6 and System 7. He also owns the Pina books on repairing compact Macs from 128k through the SE. You can read more about Manuel's computers in Manuel Mejia Jr's Four Old Macs.

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