In a recent conquest, I got a battered old Performa 600 (roughly equivalent to a IIvx.) It wouldn't boot from its internal drive (it would do a "Mac OS" logo bo…
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I've already posted two threads about my large haul, and this is the last. To recap: A guy I had bought some old hardware off before emailed me saying that he w…
OK, So after I got this cute little IIci, it got me thinking of my poor Quadra 700. It was in pieces, all over the place, and I felt bad. Now, I had been web br…
Well, I finally got around to ordering the processor replacement for my crappy Dell computer which died. I got a mobo replacement and it turned out that it frie…
Note: I did a search for "SE" and "SE/30" and got no hits. I think something is wrong with the search function (no way could it be an operator error : ) I never…
Can you connect more than one compact to a single external drive?
First, thanks wthww! I got three 256 MB SDRAM modules from him along with a Sonnet G4/400 processor. Now I have a Blue & White G4/400 with 768MB Ram! []…
I recently posted about a decent haul. I went back today, and got more. Easily 1000 disks worth of software, PC, Mac, Apple II. Some still boxed (At Ease 2.0, a…
Wow, Office Depot has really cut the prices on some of their notebooks, and in particular, the models with the now-defunct HD DVD format drives. And so, here's …
The Pismo project now has a (relatively) new and spiffy keyboard with all the keys still on it, and a half-gig RAM stick to replace a 128, so now it has 768 MB …
I recently took my G3/266 Rev1 down from storage hoping that I might be able to turn it into a semi-competent web browser with Tiger (possibly panther), and als…
Could a Beige G3 233Mhz (Rev A) be flash upgraded to a Rev C. model or is it a soldering job? Also what PCI graphics card would you recommend and would the bios…
I got an LC 475 and an LCIII along with a Stylewriter II and two color monitors. Can't get any video from the 475 but the other one works great
Something caught my eye near some bins today and on closer inspection I discovered that the bit of "platinum" coloured plastic that I had spotted from a distanc…
Wel, I went to my favorite place for old electronics once again, Astro Too, and found a Mac SE just sittin on the floor! So I managed to get it for free! There …
Hi, I have an Apple MultiScan 15 monitor, which i've had for about 3 years now. About 2 years ago, the image on the screen would turn "fuzzy" for about 10 secon…
Hi, I have a Mac IIvi and want to use a VGA/SVGA monitor with it. I have Rasterops Mac2VGA adapter. It has switches on it. Both 640 x 480 (VGA) and 832 x 624 (T…
I got a friend that says his PowerBook 1400c is not booting up. I am wondering if a half-dead PRAM is better than no PRAM, or is no pram battery better than a h…
Hi folks. I would like to open up my Mac Classic, but first I need the correct tools to do this job. I'm in the UK and I am looking for the torx tools required …
So i've got this 500MHz Pismo which I decided to start using around campus just to show up all these mac noobs who think they know something because they bought…
After helping out at the local flea market mall, I looked through the stacks of computers and found the following for $15 total: ATX case with dead motherboard,…
I just got a 170 today and it's got a problem. When I start it up, it displays a pattern of gibberish lines and makes the chimes of death after the startup soun…