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Maybe we could have a thread for stuff like this? Just an idea. Anyway, Today I took trash out to the dumpster and found these screwed to some fiberboard: http:…
· 7 posts · started 29 Jun 2008 - 20:36 · last 30 Jun 2008 - 18:28
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The other week I went with a mate to a recycling centre, and after a quick look around, headed for the computer section, pretty bare, couple of PCs, and then I …
· 14 posts · started 19 Jun 2008 - 05:43 · last 30 Jun 2008 - 07:21
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I noticed that the BBS seems to support multiple terminal types. What types, other than vt100, are supported? Specifically, is there Tandy 100 or Tandy 102 supp…
· 7 posts · started 22 Apr 2008 - 01:10 · last 30 Jun 2008 - 05:29
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this has got to be one of the more decked out PM 9500 Systems out there. Though not everything is as decked-out as can be, the harddrive is over kill I picked u…
· 19 posts · started 27 Jun 2008 - 01:21 · last 30 Jun 2008 - 03:58
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They're home!!! Today I got (for free): A Beige Mac G3 (9/6/1998), an iMac G3 (233 Mhz), a Macintosh Classic (June 1991), a Style Writer II(1992), two Power Com…
· 11 posts · started 27 Jun 2008 - 05:09 · last 30 Jun 2008 - 01:48
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So yesterday I went to power up my iMac, only to have it not boot. It worked fine on Friday night, so yeah. I power it up, and I the fan runs, and the power LED…
· 10 posts · started 14 Apr 2008 - 01:55 · last 28 Jun 2008 - 06:13
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as you all have seen the thread about the 9500, it refused to boot to video last night. It's using a Radeon 7000 PCI, but now it won't even boot to video with t…
· 8 posts · started 27 Jun 2008 - 14:28 · last 28 Jun 2008 - 02:48
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Got the following from a local Freecycler last week: - Lime iMac/333Mhz tray-loader - 9600/300 - Sawtooth G4/400MHz I'm installing 10.3 on the iMac. The 9600 ha…
· 2 posts · started 27 Jun 2008 - 22:53 · last 28 Jun 2008 - 00:18
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I picked this up in the trading post from thisoldmacsupport. He had it listed for parts, as it wouldn't boot. The pram battery was dead and the hard drive fried…
· 6 posts · started 7 Jun 2008 - 10:46 · last 27 Jun 2008 - 14:00
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Not been around much lately (bad personal stuff) but have still been liberating with notable new additions being: A pristine eMate 300 (complete with original P…
· 5 posts · started 25 Jun 2008 - 09:04 · last 25 Jun 2008 - 17:09
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First conquest post... and let me remind everyone that Craigslist is your buddy [] ]'> Picked up a Powerbook 180 with AC Adapter for $20. It wouldn't tur…
· 7 posts · started 19 Jun 2008 - 05:54 · last 25 Jun 2008 - 06:50
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i checked out my local pc store they hate macs. it looks good but no ac adaptor and it has bad written on the battery will the machine start with an ac adaptor …
· 24 posts · started 3 Jun 2008 - 04:10 · last 25 Jun 2008 - 03:33
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Does anyone know what the voltage of the PRAM Battery in an LCII is? Is it possible to emulate it with AA(s)? Thanks!
· 11 posts · started 3 Dec 2007 - 04:59 · last 24 Jun 2008 - 21:30
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I know that this thing is an accelerator for an SE. But, there were at least three different accelerators with similar specs from three different companies, and…
· 3 posts · started 24 Jun 2008 - 05:09 · last 24 Jun 2008 - 11:38
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Hi there... I bought a couple of extended II motherboard to test. I'd like to have some functioning spare parts to address bad eveniences. I deeply washed them …
· 2 posts · started 11 Jun 2008 - 21:30 · last 23 Jun 2008 - 19:23
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Hey guys, new user on this forum. I have an old Quadra 650, first computer I ever owned. Used it for years but a few years ago the HD burned out. I figured this…
· 54 posts · started 15 Jun 2008 - 20:22 · last 22 Jun 2008 - 08:54
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Hi, I've not had any cheap luck on eBay for months, Friday the 13th came through though! Centris 650: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&r…
· 7 posts · started 13 Jun 2008 - 07:09 · last 22 Jun 2008 - 07:35
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What kind of hard drives work with the PowerBook 500 series notebooks? Are they interchangable with other Apple laptop hard drives? Thanks for the info.
· 7 posts · started 19 Jun 2008 - 04:32 · last 20 Jun 2008 - 05:15
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I finally had time to open up an SE/30 with an eye to geometry today. Well, okay, partly I was checking whether this new batch of 50V 105C 470 uF caps would fit…
· 19 posts · started 18 Jun 2008 - 06:50 · last 20 Jun 2008 - 04:55
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Over the last day or two, I've picked up a couple compact Macs and related parts. I got an SE, but its hard drive (one of my favourites: the Miniscribe 8225!) w…
· 1 posts · started 19 Jun 2008 - 05:04 · last 19 Jun 2008 - 05:04
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I saw an ad recently from someone about 50 miles away with two beige G3's without hard drives for free. One is a desktop and the other is a MT. I don't know if …
· 24 posts · started 15 Jun 2008 - 11:32 · last 18 Jun 2008 - 21:21
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yeah, I have one of these beasts. I upgraded the RAM heavily, and put in a large 20gb HD. For the longest time it was booting with no video, but something told …
· 14 posts · started 14 Jun 2008 - 09:10 · last 18 Jun 2008 - 05:28
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I have an LC 520, and it no workie. I set it up, flick the rear power switch to on, and it makes a really quick (seemingly shorter than usual) CRT-energizing no…
· 3 posts · started 14 Jun 2008 - 21:39 · last 18 Jun 2008 - 00:18
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Well last week I powered up my iMac to discover it had gone deadskies. It'd boot to the Apple logo (Jag 10.2. 8) , and then freeze, and display static. (like a …
· 10 posts · started 8 Jun 2008 - 07:55 · last 17 Jun 2008 - 16:20
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With matching black keyboard and mouse, to boot! You guys have no idea how excited I was to find this thing; I almost needed new pants. It's in really good shap…
· 19 posts · started 13 Jun 2008 - 19:52 · last 17 Jun 2008 - 03:41
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