Category:Apple Vintage Computers
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| Preserving and Maintaining Apple's Legacy Machines |
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Welcome to the Apple Vintage Computers category! This section is dedicated to maintenance, restoration, diagnostics, and historical documentation for classic Apple Macintosh computers. Each system features:
- Detailed maintenance guides (cleaning, recapping, preventative care)
- Troubleshooting resources for analog/logic board faults
- Capacitor replacement specifications and diagrams
- RAM upgrades and logic board variants
π₯οΈ Macintosh 128K & 512K
[edit | edit source]πΎ Macintosh Plus
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting | Capacitor Guide | Memory Upgrade |
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| Macintosh Plus | Macintosh Plus General Maintenance | Macintosh Plus Troubleshooting | Macintosh Plus Capacitor Replacement Guide | Macintosh Plus Memory Upgrade Guide |
π₯οΈ Macintosh SE
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting | Capacitor Guide | Memory Upgrade |
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| Macintosh SE | Macintosh SE General Maintenance | Macintosh SE Troubleshooting | Macintosh SE Capacitor Replacement Guide | Macintosh SE Memory Upgrade Guide |
π₯οΈ Macintosh SE/30
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting | Capacitor Guide | Memory Upgrade | Logic Board |
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| Macintosh SE/30 | Macintosh SE/30 General Maintenance | Macintosh SE/30 Troubleshooting | Macintosh SE/30 Capacitor Replacement Guide | Macintosh SE/30 Memory Upgrade Guide | Macintosh SE/30 Reloaded Logic Board |
π₯οΈ Macintosh Classic
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting | Capacitor Guide | Memory Upgrade |
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| Macintosh Classic | Macintosh Classic / Classic II General Maintenance | Macintosh Classic / Classic II Troubleshooting | Macintosh Classic Capacitor Replacement Guide | Macintosh Classic Memory Upgrade Guide |
π₯οΈ Macintosh Classic II
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting | Capacitor Guide | Memory Upgrade |
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| Macintosh Classic II | Macintosh Classic / Classic II General Maintenance | Macintosh Classic / Classic II Troubleshooting | Macintosh Classic II Capacitor Replacement Guide | Macintosh Classic II Memory Upgrade Guide |
π₯οΈ Macintosh Color Classic
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting | Capacitor Guide | Memory Upgrade |
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| Macintosh Color Classic | Macintosh Color Classic General Maintenance | Macintosh Color Classic Troubleshooting | Macintosh Color Classic Capacitor Replacement Guide | Macintosh Color Classic Memory Upgrade Guide |
π₯οΈ All Apple Computers
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π¨οΈ All Apple Accessories
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π§ Sad Mac Errors & Diagnostics
[edit | edit source]- Sad Mac Error Codes β Comprehensive reference of system error codes and boot chimes.
- Diagnostic Serial Console β Serial-based diagnostic mode for SE and SE/30 systems.
- Diagnostic Flowcharts β Visual logic for narrowing down hardware faults (coming soon).
πΎ Drives & Storage
[edit | edit source]- Macintosh Floppy Drive Maintenance β Repair, lubrication, and alignment of Apple floppy drives.
- Macintosh HDD Maintenance β Restoration and longevity practices for SCSI-based drives.
- Apple Hard Disk 20 Maintenance β Maintenance for Appleβs early external hard disk system.
π Retrobrite (Plastic Whitening)
[edit | edit source]- Retrobrite β Safe and effective techniques to reverse yellowing on plastic enclosures.
π§ͺ Tools & Procedures
[edit | edit source]- Recommended Tools β Essential gear for restoration, soldering, cleaning, and diagnostics.
- CRT Discharge Procedure β Critical safety process for working inside compact Macintosh CRTs.
- Capacitor Failure Symptoms β Recognizing common symptoms of failing or leaking electrolytic capacitors.
π§ Maintenance & Repair Resources
[edit | edit source]- Apple Service Manuals β Official Apple service documentation.
- Apple Books, Guides & Technical Notes - Aggregated repair literature, diagrams, and other books.
π οΈ Planned Models (Coming Soon)
[edit | edit source]| Model | Maintenance | Troubleshooting |
|---|---|---|
| Macintosh IIci | (Planned) | (Planned) |
| Macintosh IIsi | (Planned) | (Planned) |
| Macintosh LC | (Planned) | (Planned) |
| Macintosh Portable | (Planned) | (Planned) |
π See Also
[edit | edit source]Subcategories
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
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- Apple Maintenance Guides (12 P)
- Apple Programming Documentation (158 P)
- Apple Service Source (110 P)
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Pages in category "Apple Vintage Computers"
The following 163 pages are in this category, out of 163 total.
A
- Apple 3.5 Drive Service Source
- Apple 400K Drive Service Source
- Apple 800K Drive Service Source
- Apple AudioVision 14 Display Service Source
- Apple AudioVision 14 Service Source
- Apple Basic Color Monitor Service Source
- Apple Cinema Display Service Source
- Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30 Service Source
- Apple Color Plus 14 Display Service Source
- Apple Color Plus 14 Service Source
- Apple Color Printer Service Source
- Apple eMate 300 Service Source
- Apple External Hard Drive SC Service Source
- Apple Hard Disk 20 Maintenance
- Apple Hard Disk 20 Service Source
- Apple High-Res Service Source
- Apple I
- Apple II
- Apple II Plus
- Apple IIc
- Apple IIc Plus
- Apple IIe
- Apple III
- Apple III Plus
- Apple LaserWriter Printers Volume I
- Apple Lisa
- Apple Lisa 2
- Apple Multiple Scan 14 Service Source
- Apple Multiple Scan 15 AV Service Source
- Apple Multiple Scan 15 Service Source
- Apple Multiple Scan 17 Service Source
- Apple Multiple Scan 1705 Service Source
- Apple Multiple Scan 20 Service Source
- Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display Service Source
- Apple PC 5.25 Drive Service Source
- Apple Performa Display/ Plus Service Source
- Apple SuperDrive/HDI-20 Service Source
- Apple Tape Backup 40SC Service Source
- Apple Two-Page Mono Service Source
- AppleCD 150/300 Service Source
- AppleCD 300e Plus/600e Service Source
- AppleCD SC/SC Plus Service Source
- AppleVision 1710AV/1710 Service Source
C
- Centris 650/Quadra 650 Service Source
- Centris 660AV/Quadra 660AV Service Source
- Color StyleWriter 2200 Service Source
- Color StyleWriter 2400 Service Source
- Color StyleWriter 2500 Service Source
- Color StyleWriter 6500 Service Source
- Color StyleWriter Pro Service Source
- Color StyleWriter Service Source
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- Macintosh 12 Monochrome Service Source
- Macintosh 12 RGB Display Service Source
- Macintosh 128K
- Macintosh 128K/512K Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh 128K/512K General Maintenance
- Macintosh 128K/512K Service Source
- Macintosh 128K/512K Troubleshooting
- Macintosh 16 Color Display Service Source
- Macintosh 21 Color Display Service Source
- Macintosh 512K
- Macintosh 512Ke
- Macintosh Classic
- Macintosh Classic / Classic II General Maintenance
- Macintosh Classic / Classic II Service Source
- Macintosh Classic / Classic II Troubleshooting
- Macintosh Classic Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh Classic II
- Macintosh Classic II Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh Classic II Memory Upgrade Guide
- Macintosh Classic Memory Upgrade Guide
- Macintosh Classic/ Classic II/Performa 200 Service Source
- Macintosh Color Classic
- Macintosh Color Classic Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh Color Classic General Maintenance
- Macintosh Color Classic II
- Macintosh Color Classic II/ Performa 275 Service Source
- Macintosh Color Classic Service Source
- Macintosh Color Classic Troubleshooting
- Macintosh Color Display Service Source
- Macintosh Colour Classic II Service Source
- Macintosh Colour Classic Service Source
- Macintosh Disk Drive and UniDisk 3.5 Service Source
- Macintosh Floppy Drive Maintenance
- Macintosh HDD Maintenance
- Macintosh HDI-20 1.4 MB Drive Service Source
- Macintosh II
- Macintosh II/IIx/IIfx Service Source
- Macintosh IIcx/IIci/ Quadra 700 Service Source
- Macintosh IIsi Service Source
- Macintosh LC 520/550/575 Service Source
- Macintosh LC 580/ Performa 580CD Service Source
- Macintosh LC 580/Performa 580CD Service Source
- Macintosh LC Series/ Quadra 605 Service Source
- Macintosh Performa 400 Series Service Source
- Macintosh Performa 630 Series Service Source
- Macintosh Plus
- Macintosh Plus Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh Plus General Maintenance
- Macintosh Plus Memory Upgrade Guide
- Macintosh Plus Service Source
- Macintosh Plus Troubleshooting
- Macintosh Portable Service Source
- Macintosh Portrait Display Service Source
- Macintosh Processor Upgrade Service Source
- Macintosh Quadra 610/ Centris 610/WS 60 Service Source
- Macintosh Quadra 800/WS 80 Service Source
- Macintosh Quadra 840AV Service Source
- Macintosh Quadra 900/950/ AWS 95 Service Source
- Macintosh Repair Resocurces
- Macintosh SE
- Macintosh SE Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh SE General Maintenance
- Macintosh SE Memory Upgrade Guide
- Macintosh SE Service Source
- Macintosh SE Troubleshooting
- Macintosh SE/30
- Macintosh SE/30 Capacitor Replacement Guide
- Macintosh SE/30 General Maintenance
- Macintosh SE/30 Memory Upgrade Guide
- Macintosh SE/30 Reloaded Logic Board
- Macintosh SE/30 Service Source
- Macintosh SE/30 Troubleshooting
- Macintosh Service Source
- Macintosh TV Service Source
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- Performa 500 Series Service Source
- Performa 6200/6300 Series Service Source
- Performa/Power Macintosh 6400 and 6500 Series Service Source
- Portable StyleWriter Service Source
- Power Macintosh 4400 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 6100/ WS 6150 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 7100 Series Service Source
- Power Macintosh 7200 Series/WS 7250 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 7300/ 7500/7600 & WS 7350 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 8100/ WS 8150 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 8200 and 8500 Series/WS 8550 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 8600/ 9600 & WS 9650 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 9500 Series Service Source
- Power Macintosh/Performa 5000 Series Service Source
- Power Macintosh/Performa 5200 and 5300 Service Source
- Power Macintosh/Performa 5260, 5280 Series Service Source
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- Sad Mac Error Codes
- Studio Display (15" ο¬at panel) Service Source
- Studio Display (17" CRT, 16" viewable image size) Service Source
- Studio Display (21" CRT, 19.8" viewable image size) Service Source
- Studio Display DVI Service Source
- StyleWriter 1500 Service Source
- StyleWriter II Service Source
- StyleWriter Service Source