I just had to share. I've had a string of bad luck with a 2400c I had so I bought a cheapo "parts machine" off of eBay awhile back and thought it'd be good to c…
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I'm trying to connect a SCSI HD to the Mac Plus, but for some reason, it's not recognizing it. Actually, it's not even recognizing that the drive is connected. …
Now that I've got a long Torx-15 screw driver, I'm having a lot more fun in the repair shop with my old Macs. I finally got to see why my Classic II was present…
I started the restoration of the Macintosh SE today. It had been sitting with its cover off for a week, and had been sitting for a week before that. Today I mad…
I've had to ask this before... and now I have to ask again.... Though this time it's been a while. Videomonitor pro had a code lockout as it was shareware.... a…
After hearing about it for years I finally bought a copy of Hard Disk Toolkit. It's version 2.0 and the manual is a hulking beast of a book. I've used just abou…
I didn't use the word problems in the title because i mostly have small issues with it. I'll list 'em here... The battery is dead and will not hold any charge. …
Hi, This is my first time posting here... I've been a Mac user for a long time, and have a few classic systems in my collection that are running fine now, but I…
Hey, does anyone have the procedure to overclock the 6200 motherboard from 37.5mhz bus to 40mhz? Takashi's 6xxx overclocking site hasn't been around for awhile(…
Dearest comrades in the quest to liberate 68k Macintosh computers, Today there was an electronics recycling drive in my town (Lexington, MA) and I brought a CRT…
I've been looking for a couple of 512kb VRAM memory sticks for ages to upgrade the video output of my LC475. I came across these 2 months ago and got them shipp…
I have a Duo Type 3 battery that has a few small dents. Would it be safe to try it in my PowerBook Duo 2300c?
Hi, a nice surprise from a friend: - LC475 - older style LCxx case, 32MB RAM/dead 80MB HD, a little lifeless at first but the old "jumpstart" of switching it on…
I've found its way easier to give old macs away on Freecycle than to find them! I've dispatched 3 mostly broken G3 iMacs and a G3 Minitower to happy collectors/…
A couple of weeks ago a IIsi ROM SIM appeared on Ebay with buy it now and I promptly grabbed it for my SE/30. The SIM arrived in an anti-static bag and was nice…
Gonna get together and trade a G4 (Sawtooth) for a pair of Quadra 840AVs. Not sure what the specs are, but I went ahead and ordered a video adapter off of We Lo…
So my Performa 6214 won't output video to my VGA screen. I know this adapter is good and it worked intermittentley on another screen, the screen I am trying to …
Posted an Ad wanting cheap mac laptops and someone offered me a iBook G3 500 with 'some' damage. Well the screen is scratched (not cracked but scratched), the k…
I cannot access to VCFA on KDX cilent that I want to download System 7.5 Version 7.5.3 full CD. Even, the preterhuman.net does not have System 7.5 Version 7.5.3…
First, the good news. I just got a new Apple IIe for free from a friend! It's got a printer, color monitor, and two disk drives. Now, the bad. The power supply …
Hi all, just bought a(nother) SE/30 on ebay, so I can practise with my imminent capacitor replacement for my 'proper' SE/30 running A/UX. The monitor's a bit gh…
I picked up a Classic II yesterday for $3 at a church rummage sale. Today I finally got the chance to power it on and check it out. Unfortunately I was greeted …
Here's my dilemma. I have a Macintosh IIx logic board with leaky capacitors. Washed the goo off and got it working, but it failed again after only a week. I als…
I picked up a Classic II yesterday for $3 at a church rummage sale. Today I finally got the chance to power it on and check it out. Unfortunately I was greeted …