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Posted by: Forrest on 2009-11-15 05:39:36
I booted-up the old PB 520c last night - still working fine (except for the 5 minute battery life). I cracked open a copy of Mac Attack, which I bought at a clearance sale for $2.99 from Electronics Boutique sometime around 1997 and had a blast. Also installed Star Trek 25th Anniversary edition. The After Dark Star Trek Screen Saver is also a pleasure to watch - now to try and find Looney Tunes.
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Posted by: coius on 2009-11-15 07:43:10
Cool! Any ideas on what else you are gonna do with it?
I turned mine into a webserver:
http://coius.info:8080/
I would suggest, max out the RAM, fine an external CD-ROM drive, and throw something like an ftp program on it. Make it a file server for old games 😉
Also, get the ethernet adapter. Will make stuff a lot easier getting stuff onto it, as well as updates.
At this point, I would also suggest a fresh install. It should speed it up. You have no idea how old the previous install was.
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Posted by: Forrest on 2009-11-15 08:34:49
Already have most of those bases covered. The PB was already upgraded to 20MB when I bought it used in 2000. Also have the 10baseT transciever and an external 4X SCSI drive with the weird PB cable. It's running on a fresh install of System 7.6. The battery is the only problem spot - but I don't use it as a portable.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2009-11-15 11:40:28
Ebay seller macmetex is still stocking the 540c 33MHz CPU modules for like a buck for two. They're a drop-in replacement, and he's a reliable guy.
😉
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Posted by: leosadvs on 2009-11-20 17:10:08
Ebay seller macmetex is still stocking the 540c 33MHz CPU modules for like a buck for two. They're a drop-in replacement, and he's a reliable guy. 😉 That module can work without problems in a Powerbook 520?
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Posted by: coius on 2009-11-20 17:31:59
Yup! I got one in mine 🙂
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