I’ve taken a look at 68kMLA, and of course I’ve found some useful information worth saving.
This is an interesting article about some versions of the Macintosh system software showing the year 1920 instead of the proper year 2020. Noteworthy is that a control panel extension named SetDate can be used to work around setting the correct date even in the face of this problem.
20200215/https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/58616-the-2020-experience/
This is a very interesting thread about using a video expansion card that gives color graphics! Micron Xceed is the name of the game. It also covers some very useful information about sync signals. One good thing to note. A typical multisync CRT monitor will accept and process sync-on-green signals just as well as it can process separate sync signals. Yeah, that’s right. If you’ve got a robust and flexible monitor, all you need to do is send composite video + sync signal to the monitor down the right pins, no software processing or signal reconditioning required. For this sake, there are adapters where you simply set the right DIP switches to adapt between an Apple DB-15 connector to a VGA connector.
Also note, if you have a really good multisync LCD monitor, you can use that just the same as you’d use a multisync CRT monitor.
20200215/https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/56731-se30-micron-xceed-video-card-db-15-to-vga/
Wow, this is a nice article on paint removal tips and tricks. Applying carnauba wax is one great trick that works for removing lacquer based spray paint, but it will not work for acrylic spray paint. And of course there’s other tricks.
20200215/https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/58814-aiii-ugly-paint/
This discussion contains some helpful advice on soldering. Please note that when you solder to fatter traces, it will take a little longer to heat things up, so don’t panic. This is necessary to get things going.
20200216/https://68kmla.org/forums/index.php?/topic/58554-broken-solder-joints/