Hello - I have a Performa200 that upon start up does as shown in pik (I've stolen this pik from elsewhere but looks exactly the same but the guys there didn't h…
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I have a MacBook and a 17" powerbook in various states of disrepair, and before I try to hack them together, I would like to know if the screen for the powerboo…
Bought a perfectly clean, inside and out, IIFX from a resale shop. Checked the board thoroughly for an hour, did not find a single drop of cap leakage, and none…
I *had* my dream MDD for years, a dual 1.42 transplanted into a 166MHz bus FW400 case, GeForce Ti 4600 128MB video, serial card, video encoder, lots of fast dri…
I just got a LCIII a few weeks back. I have my 100mb SCSI zip drive hooked and working perfectly. Since I got it, I thought it had a PRAM issue because I would …
Hi, Here's a rather amusing story that just goes to show you don't need to have any knowledge of computers and yet still get a top score! My Mum was walking to …
I was just wondering what some people do with their older machines. Do you think it is better to leave them on constantly or not. I was reading in one of my gui…
I'm trying to get OSX installed onto the upgraded PDQ PowerBook that I bought a while back (G4/500 with 512MB RAM) and I'm having problems getting it to work. I…
Anyone know how much power the 5500/6500 logic boards require? And in which voltages? I found this case: http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MjI0MA==…
I'm bidding on a Clamshell 'book at the moment...can anyone tell me if the same type of RAM for Lombards will work in a 300 or 366mhz Clam? The one I am bidding…
They where working before I put them away. They do nothing when trying to start them.They act as if they are dead Has any one had this problem before.
Hi, as recently posted in the Conquests section, I recently scored a Daystar Turbo601 66Mhz. I'd love to try it out, but I don't own a IIci. I could try it in m…
cost me $20 for it. came with monitor, keyboard and mouse. there is ZERO yellowing. I think it came with a 4GB HDD and possibly 32MB RAM. I upgraded it heavily.…
I saw an add on my local craigslist for someone who had 4 vintage macs, a Macintosh Plus (a real one), a Classic II, a Performa 575, and a LC I. I replied, hopi…
Hi all. I have a couple Macs with leaking capacitors that need to be replaced but I don't know exactly which capacitors I need. Hopefully some of you who have d…
During my semi-weekly walk around the area to check out the e-waste rooms at the nearby uni, I found a complete Apple IIc. It has the monitor, extra floppy driv…
Hi all, I've done a quick google but not come up with much, so I thought I'd be lazy and post here to see if anyone knew the answer. I've got a couple of Lisa 2…
Today user IPNixon, a non-MLA friend, and I went to the local university surplus and bought a pallet. Of macs. Twenty four macs in total, mostly G4 towers, and …
Hi, My current project is resurrecting a (non-backlit 2MB RAM/40MB HD) Mac Portable, which I've had sitting around for years - I recall it used to chime but nev…
Hello guys and gals I just had my very first conquest This is what i thought that never would happen since the people my city seems to never throw out any compu…
I am looking to install a 10GB HD in my 1400 with a 233 Vimage G3 upgrade installed. I have the driver on floppy but alas no floppy drive for the 1400. If I ins…
Hey Guys! I figured I might as well list my recent Mac conquests (thanks Slowpoke)! 1.) Power Macintosh 6100/66: I like the low profile "pizzaboxen" design of t…
What are the specs on the hard drive for a beige G3 Tower? I want to put a bigger HD in, but I don't know if I can plug just any drive in or if it has to be a s…
I've got a 5300ce which won't recognize the battery. I launched the Apple Battery Recondition and it said something like "no battery found, try reseating it." I…