Re: FS/T Apple stuff and of questions

[Richard Kilpatrick <delorean@NOSPAMbtconnect.com>]

On 27/7/04 5:34 pm, in article 2mnehsFp17b8U1@uni-berlin.de, "Liam Busey"
<buseyl@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Is it completely dead? Can you observe any change in state of the machine
> when flip the power switch (ie flashing LEDs, spinning fan, etc)? If not it
> may be as simple as a blown fuse, bad switch, or loose wire.

With Color Classic there are several possibilities. Importantly the PSU is
not interchangable with other Classic Macs.

> I've read that Classics have a bare bones copy of their system software in
> ROM. Supposedly you can access it by by holding down command-option-x-o at
> startup.

It's a PITA and it doesn't always work. Sounds like impending HD failure,
mine has the same issues. I think it might be related to the PSU/Analogue
board.

> IIRC, Mac SE have two slots in the front for floppy drives. If the unit came
> with a harddrive the top one will be covered by a face plate with a
> harddrive status LED embedded in it. If there is a harddrive you should be
> able to hear it spin up.

The 40SC in my SE died; replacing it with a newer, 105Mb SCSI involved
playing with drivers and later formatters to make it work ;)

> I don't think you can swap their power supplies. To open up the SE and
> probably the Classic, you'll need a long narrow shafted torx screw driver.
> Was it a T10?

T15 IIRC, often offered on eBay. You also want a case cracker, a sort of
clamp with flattened end to free off the casing.

> As for suggestions, if you're a collector, keep the Color Classic. If you're
> interested in old black and white Mac Mac games, keep the SE or dump them
> all and get a Plus (for best compatibility.)

SE is best for really old gaming, but I use a Color Classic upgraded with
LC575 and it's pretty stable.

An LC or LCII is also a nice machine for colour games.

Richard
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