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I was kindly given an Apple Multiple Scan 17 Display the other day, which has a peculiar problem. The very first time I plugged it into a Mac, I turned the both…
· 2 posts · started 10 Jul 2009 - 18:44 · last 10 Jul 2009 - 22:22
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The Powertoggle works with a normal slot adapter and AV video card, but not with my Sonnet upgrade card and the same video card. It chimes fine with the Sonnet …
· 7 posts · started 7 Jul 2009 - 20:18 · last 10 Jul 2009 - 01:58
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Finally got some stuff done on the 4400. So far I have replaced the dead PRAM battery with a new homemade one, which is now placed in an easy accessible spot. T…
· 4 posts · started 8 Jun 2009 - 16:45 · last 9 Jul 2009 - 16:43
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So I have a Classic II with 4 mb of RAM. I got it open (finally) removed the old memory and installed 2 4mb 30 pin SIMMs. I power up the Mac, go to "About This …
· 9 posts · started 8 Jul 2009 - 04:21 · last 9 Jul 2009 - 11:55
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On a PowerBook 160 that I have been playing with this morning, I noticed, to my surprise, that if I turn off the 16 greys and set the Monitors Control Panel to …
· 1 posts · started 6 Jul 2009 - 19:31 · last 6 Jul 2009 - 19:31
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I recently obtained a Mac Plus (Yay!). It's beautiful. It came with a Kensignton Macsaver surgesupressor with a built in fan. it fits in nicely at the top of th…
· 47 posts · started 22 Nov 2007 - 11:33 · last 6 Jul 2009 - 05:32
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So, I'm trying to get into my Classic II to install some RAM. I have a T-15 driver that will reach the silver screws under the handle. I can take a flashlight, …
· 2 posts · started 6 Jul 2009 - 04:03 · last 6 Jul 2009 - 04:40
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I have an Apple 12" RGB monitor that doesn't use the full width of the screen. The top and bottom go to the edge of the screen, but the image needs to be stretc…
· 6 posts · started 27 Jun 2009 - 01:45 · last 5 Jul 2009 - 21:04
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I recently acquired 2 IIcxs. Both completely dead. Plug them in, press the botton, and absolutely *nothing* happens. I will search, but if anybody has some quic…
· 12 posts · started 3 Jul 2009 - 19:16 · last 4 Jul 2009 - 01:39
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So I've got this Quicksilver that I've had for quite sometime now, but unfortunately, its spent more time occupying my closet floor than being used. What is thi…
· 5 posts · started 30 Jun 2009 - 04:49 · last 3 Jul 2009 - 17:05
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Hi, I've never had/or been given a slot-loading iMac before, so i was rather pleased to receive two today - and my favourite colour, the dark blue models! One h…
· 8 posts · started 29 Jun 2009 - 06:14 · last 3 Jul 2009 - 06:09
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. . . to be whaling away with the ole' plexi scribe & the Japanese pull saws again! } I liberated what is to be a wide aspect ratio, NO maintenance MacQ…
· 11 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 02:22 · last 2 Jul 2009 - 00:12
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I managed to find a PowerBook Video adapter on ebay for a very affordable $3 ($9 with shipping). The item came in its original 1992 Apple packaging and worked o…
· 3 posts · started 29 Jun 2009 - 21:55 · last 1 Jul 2009 - 09:11
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Today I decided to get out the Mac Classic II I got for my 15th birthday and restore it. Aside from the original CRT I was able to round up all of my original c…
· 4 posts · started 28 Jun 2009 - 05:04 · last 30 Jun 2009 - 00:34
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Got a spares/repairs Macintosh SE 800K/20SC HD for £1. Powers on but has the flashing question mark. My guess is that the hard drive needs replacing...no worrie…
· 13 posts · started 7 Jun 2009 - 20:38 · last 29 Jun 2009 - 06:13
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Hello. Well i got my mac off of eBay. It ran for about 45 minutes and when i went to use it later on it gave me the vertical bars. It looked like the capacitors…
· 4 posts · started 27 Jun 2009 - 00:26 · last 27 Jun 2009 - 23:38
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I'm at my wit's end and thought I'd give it a shot on this forum. I have two hard drives, one an external WD Passport 120GB that was formatted for Mac and the o…
· 6 posts · started 26 Jun 2009 - 07:12 · last 26 Jun 2009 - 22:10
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Hello again. This time i am trying to install a bigger HDD in my G4 tower. It came with a 10gb drive. I cannot get 10.4 to install on there with any other HDD o…
· 11 posts · started 19 Jun 2009 - 13:03 · last 26 Jun 2009 - 13:24
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This is a rather interesting guide to solving the usual troubles. The writer effectively remove the whole capacitor before the soldering iron is ever applied. S…
· 2 posts · started 24 Jun 2009 - 22:17 · last 25 Jun 2009 - 15:20
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Talk about hazardous to your health. The thing is sitting on the carpet, with no visible means of support. LOL http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp…
· 4 posts · started 24 Jun 2009 - 18:48 · last 24 Jun 2009 - 23:43
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Okay, I did some reading yesterday about the SE. Seems the SE was the improved Plus. It works between 10-20 % faster, option for internal HD, later models with …
· 5 posts · started 23 Jun 2009 - 12:43 · last 24 Jun 2009 - 19:43
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Yes, I've finally done it. I've had 2 drives running flawlessly in my 1st B&W G3 for many years now, so today I decided to try and get 3 running in my #…
· 10 posts · started 20 Jun 2009 - 23:39 · last 24 Jun 2009 - 19:36
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Hi all, I'm the proud owner of a pristine PowerBook 145B, with its stock 4 MB of Ram and 80 MB hard disk, which runs just fine. Today I took the 4 MB Ram card i…
· 3 posts · started 22 Jun 2009 - 20:35 · last 23 Jun 2009 - 08:48
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I just got my first PowerPC ever, a cute little PB53000cs. All my life I've been a Windows user, and the past few months I've been collecting 68k compacts so I'…
· 10 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 17:43 · last 21 Jun 2009 - 04:02
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Alright, this might not really be a conquest (since it was a trade and all), but WorkgroupServer and I had a trade. I received: Mac SE power supply Mac SE analo…
· 12 posts · started 17 Jun 2009 - 15:10 · last 20 Jun 2009 - 18:28
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