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So I got this green machine. Any suppliers of batteries? It doesn't have one in it. Also any good replacement chargers? Missing that also of course. Gonna look …
· 4 posts · started 2 Mar 2013 - 00:10 · last 2 Mar 2013 - 05:28
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Did anybody here snag the Second Wave PCI-Nubus expansion box that just went on ebay for $50? http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Second-Wave-Xpanse-pn800-PCI-Nubus-box-/3…
· 8 posts · started 16 Aug 2011 - 03:50 · last 1 Mar 2013 - 18:53
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I have come across a machine badged as a "Macintosh Plus 1MB" on the rear bucket, but with a 128/512k front bezel. I gather that there was a version of the Plus…
· 3 posts · started 28 Feb 2013 - 16:30 · last 28 Feb 2013 - 18:18
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I picked up this Power Macintosh G3 (blue and white) today, something "450mhz Rev 2". With 640MB RAM and 40GB HDD. It came with keyboard and a power cable. All …
· 11 posts · started 26 Feb 2013 - 13:08 · last 28 Feb 2013 - 13:09
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Won this last week and pretty happy about it. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261165750874?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 AU$11.50 is a r…
· 14 posts · started 23 Feb 2013 - 00:58 · last 25 Feb 2013 - 16:39
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http://macos9lives.com/ Looks useful
· 12 posts · started 21 Dec 2012 - 12:30 · last 24 Feb 2013 - 08:52
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So I just got my hands on a 1.4 ghz Sonnet G4 Upgrade card. I've been wanting one for awhile, but finally decided to make the purchase. I am installing it in my…
· 15 posts · started 18 Feb 2013 - 03:56 · last 23 Feb 2013 - 19:12
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Just to push it that extra 10mhz I want to plug a Diimo 030 into my Mac IIfx but while it does have the same 030 PDS slot as say a IIci I can't find any mention…
· 14 posts · started 20 Feb 2013 - 08:22 · last 23 Feb 2013 - 18:59
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The monitor for my IIci just arrived about an hour ago. After some frantic searching for the video cable, it's up and running! I am definitely very excited. So …
· 21 posts · started 19 Feb 2013 - 19:34 · last 22 Feb 2013 - 02:10
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I have just recapped a IIcx as a small diversion ($4669 with ONE glorious MB RAM and NO HARD DRIVE back in 1989!). Yup. This was a machine that I acquired about…
· 4 posts · started 21 Feb 2013 - 02:00 · last 21 Feb 2013 - 22:27
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I was wondering what size of battery the 512kE takes. I pulled the battery out of mine and it looked like it was almost ready to bust at the seams. I'm going to…
· 9 posts · started 6 Jan 2013 - 21:53 · last 21 Feb 2013 - 13:37
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There was a thread on 68KMLA that originally talked about this board, it was the board that used age appropriate parts. Board is not ready yet, They are $20 buc…
· 67 posts · started 12 Nov 2012 - 18:21 · last 18 Feb 2013 - 22:22
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So i was given an iMac G5 iSight 20inch model for free by the stepdad of my girlfriend. Model was made in 2005, only has the 512mb of logic board ram, no ram wa…
· 18 posts · started 31 Jan 2013 - 11:49 · last 18 Feb 2013 - 17:42
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... on eBay for just under £40. It's the 400Mhz version, came with 512mb RAM, 12GB HDD, DVD drive, Airport and a one hour battery. Upgraded from Panther to Tige…
· 29 posts · started 21 Jan 2013 - 15:51 · last 18 Feb 2013 - 17:14
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This is a odd question, but there's method in the madness. I have been experimenting with the pass-through power connection (for the monitor) in the power suppl…
· 14 posts · started 16 Feb 2013 - 15:29 · last 18 Feb 2013 - 04:05
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I've been doing some work with my IIgs recently. It had been working well as I went through the rpocess of getting it to network boot off of a Mac II running Ap…
· 8 posts · started 15 Feb 2013 - 22:38 · last 16 Feb 2013 - 00:39
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Also known as a 1.8" LIF/ZIF Solid State drive. Uses a Sandisk 1.8" 16GB Solid State drive. Connected to a LIF/ZIF to 44-pin IDE Connector (provides data and po…
· 7 posts · started 1 Jun 2011 - 23:25 · last 15 Feb 2013 - 23:09
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Hi All New to the forum, but been on IRC over the past couple of days talking to some of you, also a big thank you to the mod who authorized my registration, do…
· 10 posts · started 24 Jan 2013 - 12:34 · last 15 Feb 2013 - 11:38
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Got one for price of shipping and plugged it in, hit power and nothing. tested power supply with voltmeter and its juicing as it should. Opened it up and found …
· 14 posts · started 12 Feb 2013 - 01:28 · last 15 Feb 2013 - 07:19
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Picked this today after an ad at local macintosh users forum. I was looking for the backlit-display parts for my Portable i got from Juhani few weeks ago, this …
· 14 posts · started 10 Feb 2013 - 18:33 · last 14 Feb 2013 - 12:25
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I pulled from an older HP that a friend wanted to get rid of a 250GB Western Digital hard drive, 7200rpm 8MB cache (I installed it, harvested out of an old LaCi…
· 2 posts · started 14 Feb 2013 - 04:13 · last 14 Feb 2013 - 05:35
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Basically Passive Matrix LCD's are total crap, here are my Pick's With the Macintosh Portable, If you can, choose the one that is back lit.
· 24 posts · started 23 Nov 2012 - 07:06 · last 13 Feb 2013 - 22:54
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So today I picked up a blueberry iMac G3 (tray-loading 333MHz) as a board and system spare for my strawberry iMac which I plan to put in the music/guest room, b…
· 23 posts · started 1 Feb 2013 - 02:19 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 23:49
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I have a Griffin DB15 to VGA adapter which I use to hook my 6400 up to my KVM switch. Since I started using it (I had a Mac CRT before that) it's always bothere…
· 19 posts · started 21 Nov 2012 - 22:35 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 15:32
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And Pismo makes Two. This is the second conquest in the series, first being the iPod minis I picked up last week. I found this on eBay listed as "For Parts or N…
· 39 posts · started 2 Jun 2011 - 05:02 · last 12 Feb 2013 - 15:03
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