RE: Would you plug in a powermac after 17+ years?

2017-02-21 Thread Wesley Furr 
I would pop the cover and glance inside, make sure there's nothing obviously
going on...like a mouse nest, metal pieces rattling around loose, etc.
Aside from that, I don't know of any reason not to just give it a try.  Only
ones I've heard of needing to do something special are some of the *really*
old machines like the IMSAI or Altair where folks talk about reforming
capacitors and such...but what you're talking about it so much more modern
than that!  Check for the obvious and go give it a try!
 
Wesley
 

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On Behalf Of Alex Ander
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 7:44 PM
To: Vintage Macs
Subject: Would you plug in a powermac after 17+ years?


I guess there's a high chance the capacitors have leaked in this time.
Any pre-turning it on checks on the machine?



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Re: Would you plug in a powermac after 17+ years?

2017-02-21 Thread William Bowles 
Where has it been stored because if its been in somewhere cold remember
that taking it to a warm room from a cold shed will cause condensation on
the metal parts and screen if its got one so let it sit for a day indoors
if possible to even things up and stop shorts. also it could have like
mould build up on the parts and dust so give it a clean off when its warmed
up. Thats just what I do if I get any in I even wait if I get one sent to
me simply because its been in a cold storage van all night.


William


On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 5:42 AM, Jonathan Morton 
wrote:

>
> > On 21 Feb, 2017, at 02:43, Alex Ander  wrote:
> >
> > I guess there's a high chance the capacitors have leaked in this time.
> > Any pre-turning it on checks on the machine?
>
> Yes.  Look at the electrolytic capacitors, checking for bulging or leaks.
> PowerMacs are probably okay for the time being - it’s the ‘030s that
> usually show the problem at the moment - but check anyway.
>
> Also look at the PRAM battery, make sure *that* hasn’t burst.  If it has,
> you may be looking at a difficult repair.  Even if it hasn’t, fit a fresh
> PRAM battery (or just remove the old one) immediately.  They don’t normally
> last more than 5 years with the machine unpowered.
>
> Everything else is robust enough that you can just try it and see.  Some
> moving parts (floppy, CD-ROM, HDD) might have gummed up, but they’re
> unlikely to cause secondary damage.
>
>  - Jonathan Morton
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Re: Mac OS system disk and software download links

2017-02-21 Thread William Bowles 
I used a Pismo for a long time but when it died I could not get rid so I
still have it in a cupboard .

and I put the drive in my wall street thats even older I do have a g4
upgrade in the Wall Street though . apple system profiler in os 9 sees it
as a 700 MHz g4 but when I use the unpowered app that goes with the upgrade
it sees it as a 466 MHz g4.


still a great book though .

also thanks for the links theres loads of stuff there .

On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Scott Schlatter <
scott.schlat...@kodefoo.net> wrote:

> Wesley,
>
> Thank you!
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 8:33:04 PM UTC-5, Scott Schlatter wrote:
>>
>> I wanted to start a thread that people could add actual links and
>> information on downloading classic Mac OS system disks (and software). I
>> have done multiple searches on forums and sites and not been able to find a
>> single place providing this information. I am very surprised that Apple
>> does not have a straight forward way to download these the old versions of
>> the Macintosh OS. It seems like a missed opportunity to support the Apple
>> community. Good thing we have each other! ;-)
>>
>> *Mac GUI*
>> http://macgui.com/downloads/?cat_id=340
>>
>> MacGUI contains a plethora of tools and utilities for the classic Mac.
>> Best of all it looks like they have systems 0 through 7 in disk image
>> format. The link above takes you to the system disk page. If the link
>> changes search for "Mac System Install".
>>
>> *Macintosh Garden*
>> http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/mac-os-install-cd-library
>>
>> Macintosh Garden contains links to download many old Macintosh programs
>> including the above link for classic Mac OS CD images. At the time of this
>> posting there appears to be images for Mac OS 7, 8, and 9.
>>
>> *Info-Mac Archive*
>> https://archive.info-mac.org/
>>
>> Info-Mac Archive contains many tools and utilities. I did not see any Mac
>> OS images, but it is possible that they are hiding in one of the
>> subdirectories.
>>
>>
>> *Emaculation*
>> http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/68k_software
>>
>> The Emaculation site that hosts the emulation software for Basilisk also
>> has a number of tools and documentation for running classic Mac OS.
>>
>> Have a great day!
>>
>> -Scott
>> Mac 128k/512Ke, Quadra 700, PowerMac 8100/80
>>
>>
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