No idea. It really is pot luck. As far as I am given to understand, Apple used mostly Samsung panels after the Clamshell, so if you do find an LG, you have done very well.
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Latest addition to my lil' mobile phone collection...
Any Sony Ericsson phone branded as XPERIA is a smartphone, right? Nope.
Meet the XPERIA Pureness, a tiny, featherweight minimalist phone from 2010 that could have been yours for just™ 600 euros.
What's so special about it? The transparent 1.8-inch 240×320 64-level greyscale LCD. The display is milky-glassy white when it's off...
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...but turns transparent when it's on. Contrast isn't that great to begin with and strongly depends on the background.
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My favourite, yet totally useless, feature is that the display can be seen from the back of the phone as well, providing a mirror image.
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There's no other game that could possibly have been a better fit for this device.
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Those were the days.
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I remember this … a very rare piece of kit when it debuted. I don’t believe it ever was available for retail in North America if it was I surely missed it. Also a former SonyEricsson fan and phone user. J2ME was great on their OSE back in the day.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness - Full phone specifications
Just managed to get an A1465 mid 2013 11” MacBook Air, i7, 8g RAM, 512gb SSD for £90, in claimed fully working condition.
The main reason for the price is that the keyboard is Swiss QWERTZ, but I already have my secret weapon - some complete sets of UK keyboard stickers that I used on Hackintosh laptops back in the day
If all goes well it will treble boot Mojave, Big Sur and Linux Mint.
Cheers
Hugh
The main reason for the price is that the keyboard is Swiss QWERTZ, but I already have my secret weapon - some complete sets of UK keyboard stickers that I used on Hackintosh laptops back in the day
If all goes well it will treble boot Mojave, Big Sur and Linux Mint.
Cheers
Hugh
Just the eBay auction page as I only bid at lunchtime today. I won’t be expecting delivery until Monday next week at the earliest.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203886368724
Mods, not my auction; I am the purchaser not the seller.
Cheers
Hugh
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203886368724
Mods, not my auction; I am the purchaser not the seller.
Cheers
Hugh
If you’re asking if CS6 runs on Catalina and later versions… apparently not because of 32-bit dependencies.
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And if you're asking about PhotoShop 6 from the year 2000, no chance
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
On the way I won an auction (ebay.com) that nobody else showed up to for..... a bit of a restoration project: a rather beat-up Power Macintosh G3 Mini-Tower-- one of my Golden Macs (forums.macrumors.com). At $100 before shipping I may have possibly paid a bit too much given the condition, but since it worked at all, I figured I'd give it the ol' restoration and bring it back to its former glory.
More on this later.
tried to toss a curveball at and get jackedout of the park!
thanks for the reply, thought so tho
Another little one arrived yesterday. Have just finished cleaning the case. Boots into 10.4.11 but as a dead optical drive. I may try to fix that at some point, but in the interim it is going on a shelf as a piece of sculptural art.
After promising myself not to buy more hardware, I accidentally picked up a couple of these
Not sure what I'm going to do with these except get out the soldering iron and start overclocking. I reckon one for MacOS9 only and the other for MorphOS.
2x mac mini computers a1103 | eBay
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">2x mac mini computers a1103.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">1 booted to desktop ok, other one outputs but hard drive making clicking sound.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">sold as 1 appears...
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Not sure what I'm going to do with these except get out the soldering iron and start overclocking. I reckon one for MacOS9 only and the other for MorphOS.
Well, it's a better fate than rotting in a landfill after an M1 conversion, at least.
After promising myself not to buy more hardware, I accidentally picked up a couple of these
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2x mac mini computers a1103 | eBay
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">2x mac mini computers a1103.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">1 booted to desktop ok, other one outputs but hard drive making clicking sound.</p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;">sold as 1 appears...www.ebay.co.uk
Not sure what I'm going to do with these except get out the soldering iron and start overclocking. I reckon one for MacOS9 only and the other for MorphOS.
if one of them is a PowerMac10,2 (1.33Ghz or 1.5Ghz) then you could solder in a 7448
i mean you can patch the Firmware of a 10,1 and do it also, but I like the fact the 10,2 has native support for the 7448, it ensures that L2 cache etc are enabled at the lowest level and is not dependant on the OS to enable it
id quite like to get a (1.5Ghz preferably for the 64MB of VRAM) 10,2 for that reason, although I have wondered if you can flash 10,2 Firmware to a 10,1
Nah, they are both 1.25GHz with the small heatsink so 1.5GHz is as much as I can push them but they both work fine and are in better condition than the listing suggested. Just a bit grubby, which took a minute to sort out.if one of them is a PowerMac10,2 (1.33Ghz or 1.5Ghz) then you could solder in a 7448
i mean you can patch the Firmware of a 10,1 and do it also, but I like the fact the 10,2 has native support for the 7448, it ensures that L2 cache etc are enabled at the lowest level and is not dependant on the OS to enable it
id quite like to get a (1.5Ghz preferably for the 64MB of VRAM) 10,2 for that reason, although I have wondered if you can flash 10,2 Firmware to a 10,1
Well, that was a waste of time, I'm sending the MBA back to the seller, because one of the USB ports won't accept drives when on battery power alone.Just the eBay auction page as I only bid at lunchtime today. I won’t be expecting delivery until Monday next week at the earliest.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203886368724
Mods, not my auction; I am the purchaser not the seller.
Cheers
Hugh
It complains about lack of power and shuts the port down. Obviously I've seen this before but usually it's been down to what I try to connect, in this case I tried a lot of simple flash drives and they all only mounted when I plugged into the mains.
Cheers
Hugh
Does it also have other issues? If it doesn’t, it might be worth asking for a partial refund — it’s still a decent machine for a low price IMHO
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No other issues that I could find so far, however I have already started a return as to be honest I also bought a mid 2012 i7 MBA, same 8gb / 512gb SSD, but it is boxed and absolutely pristine. It wasn't such a bargain but I will keep this one (I'm using it now).
I bought this one first but the seller was so slow to respond (nearly a week) I reckoned the sale wouldn't go through - that's why I grabbed the one with the Swiss keyboard as consolation.
I Geekbenched both laptops and with little difference it ain't worth the hassle of keeping the 2013 and possibly encountering more troubles. It was certainly more beat up externally than the photos showed.
I still have a pristine and boxed 2010 C2D MBA to sell and that should give a lot of the money spent back.
Cheers
Hugh
I bought this one first but the seller was so slow to respond (nearly a week) I reckoned the sale wouldn't go through - that's why I grabbed the one with the Swiss keyboard as consolation.
I Geekbenched both laptops and with little difference it ain't worth the hassle of keeping the 2013 and possibly encountering more troubles. It was certainly more beat up externally than the photos showed.
I still have a pristine and boxed 2010 C2D MBA to sell and that should give a lot of the money spent back.
Cheers
Hugh
The main selling points of the 2013 MBA over the 2012 are its better battery life and substantially faster PCIe SSD. Nothing earth-shattering. The 2012, on the other hand, is a substantial upgrade from the 2011, which in turn is a substantial upgrade from the 2010.
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It's in. It needs a front face plate for the Zip drive and a strong cleaning. Also turns out that I misread and there are no accessories or doodads so I need to also get an Apple Display to VGA adapter (recommendations welcome!) at the minimum and probably a keyboard/mouse (or a USB card, rec's welcome again), but it does power on and chime so the listing didn't lie to me.
One fabulous Beige forthcoming!
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My recommendation is to stick a Radeon 7000 in rather than rely on internal graphics. If you really need to get the adapter, then get one with dip switches rather than a fixed resolution.
PTC Beige MAC to VGA Adapter with 10 DIP Switches (DB15 Male to HD15 Female) | eBay UK
DB15 Male to HD15 Female. Product Specifications: ---Apple MAC computer to VGA adapter ---DB15 Male to HD15 Female ---Heavy duty construction with locking pins for secure connection. ---10 dip switches for resolutions settings ---Color: Beige.
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This is the sort of thing. You might save a bit getting one from China but may have to wait a bit for shipping.
Ah, souka.
Is there a complete list of compatible graphics cards somewhere? I do have this Radeon 9250 laying around here in the lab but that's probably not compatible or if it is it's OS X only. I'll probably pick up a card per the recommendation but if the 9250 does work it'll save me some money and some waste. Of course, I would need to Mac flash it if it does work, but that's fairly trivial in the grand scheme of things-- as long as I don't brick it.
Is there a complete list of compatible graphics cards somewhere? I do have this Radeon 9250 laying around here in the lab but that's probably not compatible or if it is it's OS X only. I'll probably pick up a card per the recommendation but if the 9250 does work it'll save me some money and some waste. Of course, I would need to Mac flash it if it does work, but that's fairly trivial in the grand scheme of things-- as long as I don't brick it.
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I managed to buy a DLSD 17-inch PowerBook for 45$, which apparently turns on, no chime and it has no charger, but it's in great condition. Gonna arrive in a couple of days, hopefully it works.