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Richard Walwyn <arw@malcol.worcs.sch.uk> wrote:

> I use an old Mac IIx and a IIfx as routers. They are nice because they are
> cheap and take a lot of old NUBUS Ethernet cards, which is what I need. The
> only problem is that they will not restart after a power cut. From the IIcx
> onward the reset button had a setting which effectively kept it depressed
> all the time, and forced the machine to restart automatically. Does anyone
> know whether it is acceptable to wedge the reset button on IIx and IIfxs,
> or might this lead to electrical problems.

It probably wouldn't be a good idea to do this.  You might try asking
this question on uk.comp.sys.mac or the Classic Macs mailing list:

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> Also, I have one faulty mouse which appears to force a startup in this way
> (as if the power-on were pressed). Might it be possible to construct
> something simple to plug in to the ADB port to do what I want?

Probably not; ADB is an Apple-specific serial bus.

Rowland.


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