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3 sticks of 1GB SO-DIMMs 3 sticks of DDR, 512MB and 256MB Price: Free The 512MB stick is going into my Grandma's computer to bump it to a total of 1.25GB. The 2…
· 7 posts · started 19 Feb 2009 - 04:37 · last 20 Feb 2009 - 18:52
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Hi, Right now, I have one of my SEs on. The one I have on is the one whose hard drive needs reformatting due to the fact that it takes 1 min 40 secs to load pro…
· 7 posts · started 18 Feb 2009 - 22:04 · last 20 Feb 2009 - 17:37
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! That crashing sound you hear is the sound of Windows breaking. No, I didn't throw my ThinkPad through one. Mi…
· 29 posts · started 16 Feb 2009 - 01:35 · last 20 Feb 2009 - 08:21
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Ok so I figured I'd take my conquest thread here. Background: I purchased this IIfx not knowing of its condition. No idea on how much RAM and no HD. I plugged i…
· 16 posts · started 30 Dec 2008 - 15:11 · last 20 Feb 2009 - 06:01
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I was talking to a friend of mine last night, who says he has some old computers that he used to use for composing/producing music, that he hasn't used in 10 ye…
· 8 posts · started 19 Feb 2009 - 21:16 · last 20 Feb 2009 - 02:53
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I was on the MacSales site, looking at the G4 processor upgrades for an old AGP 400 Mhz Sawtooth, and I had some questions. It feels...expensive, but of course …
· 3 posts · started 17 Feb 2009 - 04:24 · last 19 Feb 2009 - 23:28
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I've picked up a couple of Sun Microsystems workstations from a friend of mine. 1 is a SparcStation 2, and the other is a Sparc Ultra 5. The Ultra 5 has no hard…
· 5 posts · started 16 Feb 2009 - 05:07 · last 19 Feb 2009 - 18:49
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Just collected a B&W G3 today, which I got off eBay for £10 ($14.39). Just updated the firmware and installed 9.2.1. My first PowerMac and this will be …
· 9 posts · started 16 Feb 2009 - 19:33 · last 19 Feb 2009 - 15:42
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Just saved this PowerMac from going to the dump. Turns out to be a 6100/66 DOS Compatible. I have never actual seen one of these before. I cleaned off the snow …
· 9 posts · started 17 Feb 2009 - 04:42 · last 19 Feb 2009 - 05:30
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While looking for something else, I just turned up in this document, note #2, that pci Macs in the 7300-8600 range support a theoretical maximum of 4 MB of Leve…
· 6 posts · started 29 Jan 2009 - 13:39 · last 18 Feb 2009 - 17:09
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"two b&w G3s, two imacs" $30. Will report tomorrow when I pick them up.
· 14 posts · started 13 Feb 2009 - 04:54 · last 16 Feb 2009 - 05:26
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Went to the Recycler again, this time I picked up a Powerbook 520c, for free. It's in nice shape, except for the top cover, which is badly scratched. There's al…
· 3 posts · started 16 Feb 2009 - 02:24 · last 16 Feb 2009 - 04:59
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After helping out at the flea market I got: 1) a DVD+/-RW drive for $20 (they're $30+ new locally) 2) An old ATX case with * Slot 1 motherboard * Celeron proces…
· 1 posts · started 15 Feb 2009 - 23:09 · last 15 Feb 2009 - 23:09
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My SE/30 has close to 20MB of memory installed... yes odd number but it's what System 6 is reporting (fresh install, wiped HD) to my knowledge System 6 didn't h…
· 7 posts · started 30 Jan 2009 - 16:43 · last 15 Feb 2009 - 06:55
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Just wondering what the largest hard drive you could put in an early Power Mac/Performa system would be. Just got my 6200 today (thanks again to Unknown_K) and …
· 10 posts · started 14 Feb 2009 - 19:59 · last 15 Feb 2009 - 02:36
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I priced up a new system for light-gaming to leave at my friend's house. This is the system: ECS Socket 754 Motherboard w/ Sempron 3000+ CPU Galaxy GeForce 8400…
· 8 posts · started 12 Feb 2009 - 20:28 · last 14 Feb 2009 - 23:55
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Cold. And it was free!!!!!
· 14 posts · started 13 Feb 2009 - 14:38 · last 14 Feb 2009 - 13:34
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Hi, courtesy of a random PC forum I picked up a 12" Powerbook, in very mangled condition. Obviously someone couldn't wait unscrewing everything to get to the HD…
· 8 posts · started 13 Feb 2009 - 11:35 · last 14 Feb 2009 - 02:14
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So I just received this 160 as a castoff from a friend's closet. It is my first pre-G3 mac. I am pretty psyched to get it working. The boot chime happens. Repea…
· 26 posts · started 13 May 2008 - 20:40 · last 13 Feb 2009 - 23:02
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Spotted this 9500 on the 'Bay... http://tinyurl.com/aadhoe Looks like it has *all* of its PCI slots filled... but with what?? I recognize a few SCSI cards, but …
· 10 posts · started 26 Jan 2009 - 01:23 · last 13 Feb 2009 - 00:14
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I finally found my Mac DB15-VGA adapter for my 7600, so I set it up, plugged it in, and POP! WTF? Oh... I forgot I was in Europe, and that the machine's power s…
· 1 posts · started 12 Feb 2009 - 21:08 · last 12 Feb 2009 - 21:08
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Hello, I just got a IIci which is not working (death shime). At the moment the motherboard is drying after a good wash. Here is my problem: There is an empty wh…
· 16 posts · started 25 Jan 2009 - 18:05 · last 11 Feb 2009 - 21:33
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I have a Mac IIci that I picked up online well over a year ago. It was filthy, and at the time I didn't have the necessary equipment to test it, so the first th…
· 22 posts · started 26 Oct 2008 - 20:39 · last 11 Feb 2009 - 21:12
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My quadra basically stopped booting yesterday. This is the sequence: Chime HD spins up Display powers up At this point I get a gray screen and the cursor can mo…
· 7 posts · started 8 Feb 2009 - 00:13 · last 11 Feb 2009 - 16:02
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I mean the sheer, rash, thoughtless IDIOCY that happens in this video is appalling! This idiot OPENED A MAC CLASSIC and TURNED IT ON WHILE IT WAS OPEN.
· 24 posts · started 17 May 2008 - 23:41 · last 11 Feb 2009 - 15:40
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